Tom Tunguz

MAY 13, 2015

In 2002, the company invested significantly in sales and marketing, but suffered a decline in revenue. In a typical year, the company invested about 20 to 30% of their revenue in research and development. in 1999, and ultimately wrote off about $1.4B, which had to be recognized in the period from 2000 to 2002.

Outsourced Development 113

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SaaStr

APRIL 16, 2023

You had a BlackBerry in 2002. Stewart, totally disabuse me if I get it wrong, but notwithstanding all the blue chip logos you have, you’ve got a very core software development, project management core. I don’t think that Yammer had that same software developer core that could get accelerated.

Scale 363

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SaaStr

JUNE 7, 2021

Peter : 2002, I guess or so. Jason : The world ended in 2002 too. I was a software developer, a product person. Don’t get discouraged. I’ve always done that, even Salesforce.com the early days. Jason : When did you join Salesforce? Jason : Another terrible time to be in technology. Peter : Yeah.

Sales Hiring 340

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User Pilot

APRIL 30, 2024

Throughout his rich career, Marty has worn numerous hats within modern software product organizations, transitioning between roles involving product management, software development, product marketing , user experience design, and general management, among others.

Management 87

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FastSpring

DECEMBER 21, 2020

My first job in tech was in 1998 as a software developer. In about 2002, I got into more of a leadership position for satellite offices of larger companies. How long have you been working in the SaaS/Tech industry? I’m going to date myself. I started with Java 0.9 and have been working in tech ever since.

Technical Review 78

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SaaSOptics

MAY 19, 2022

Bubble , a no-code software development platform, uses a mix of free-trial offers and content marketing to drive most of their customer signups. A public marketplace for templates, plugins, and software development agencies. An online academy to teach the fundamentals of app development in Bubble.

Acquisition 59

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Outseta

OCTOBER 31, 2018

LiveChat Software has 21,000 customers and was founded back in 2002. Heck, software review site Capterra has over 238 live chat products listed on their site. A few examples to prove my point - LivePerson was founded in 1995 and IPOed just 5 years later in April of 2000. I know, I know, I’m being particularly hard on the bot.

Software Review 42

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