Notion CEO Ivan Zhao wants you to demand better from your tools
In this Decoder podcast episode, Casey Newton chats with Notion CEO Ivan Zhao about Notion’s journey from a basic note-taking app to an all-in-one “LEGO for software” productivity suite. Zhao highlights its database-driven workflows, design-first ethos, and profitable growth without new funding. He explains how early GPT-4 access fueled Notion’s fast AI features—from meeting transcriptions to configurable “AI teammates”—and envisions a future where AI agents streamline repetitive knowledge work for teams.