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Even More of SaaStr’s Most Respected Leaders Unveiled!

SaaStr

He rises to number ten on our list due to the high session average and initial bookmarks by our attendees. Nick Mehta’s tenure in tech began as co-founder and VP of marketing for Chipshot.com which he founded in 1998. He served as CEO for the company until 2002 before moving on to Materna.

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From $800k to $274M in 4 Years - The Story of Ariba

Tom Tunguz

In 2002, the company invested significantly in sales and marketing, but suffered a decline in revenue. Presumably this is due to customer churn, as a fair number of their customers must have gone out of business. Ariba acquired a company called Tradex technologies for $1.6B

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Salesforce’s Mike Kreaden on how to build a platform to drive growth

Intercom, Inc.

It’s now so inexpensive to go to market that having a great tech vision and product isn’t enough. You’ve had a number of roles at Salesforce since you joined the company back in early 2002, from product management to startup relations. When I started in 2002, I was the first product manager for the API.

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Employee Spotlight: Bill Wilson, Senior Director of Product and Kite Designer

FastSpring

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

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Why Social Media is ‘Pay to Play’ in 2021 (And How to Get the Best Bang for Your Buck)

Neil Patel

While the average cost of a 30-second TV ad slot during the Super Bowl has more than doubled since 2002 , getting in front of your audience via social ads has actually become cheaper. One study reviewed 101,421,493 posts across Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, and unturned some useful (and often surprising) statistics.

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SaaStr Podcast #394 with Sunil Dhaliwal and Jason Lemkin

SaaStr

I actually think they’re getting done with less diligence, not no diligence, but you don’t have the four weeks of in-person meetings, they’re getting done in days. We were chatting before, certainly it’s hyperactive. Deals are getting done faster than ever. They’re getting done [inaudible 00:16:53] Zoom.

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Bluehost WP Pro Review: Grow Your Perfect WordPress Website

How To Buy Saas

In this Bluehost WP Pro Review blog, we’ll take a quick look at some of the features, including the technology that executes Bluehost’s WP Pro hosting plan. In this Bluehost WP Pro Review blog We’ll also discuss the pricing and highlight the quality and their services. Bluehost was established way back in 2002.