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Doubling Down: Satya Patel, Partner at Homebrew

SaaStr

We made the investment because Pika makes it possible for anyone to become a professional quality video creator and use that powerful format to communicate, educate and entertain. #2. Satya joined Google in 2003 and was responsible for AdSense product management and partnerships. And how big is your current fund?

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The 18 Awesome Women of SaaS in Asia

SaaStock

Bai Xue believed in the internet – and in 2003 she did the unthinkable: she quit a secure and well-paid job at Panasonic to join the startup movement. She has led marketing and communications and strategy at Samsung and PwC, among others. Today Grab is Southeast Asia’s leading ride-hailing platform, valued at $3 billion.

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More of SaaStr’s Most Respected Leaders Awards List Revealed!

SaaStr

From 2003 on he has been with WordPress in a role he best describes himself “My roles with WordPress have spanned development, support, design, systems, event planning, janitorial, and public advocacy — thankfully, the community now includes people far better than me at all those tasks.”.

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Reading list: Platforms, ecosystems, and partnerships

Intercom, Inc.

Every economy has basic infrastructure needs: from land to live on, to transport and communications systems to keep the economy connected.”. Where do you begin and what are the important factors you need to consider? Infrastructure is usually a good place to start. The pains of growing a platform.

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A Look Back: Slack at $30,000,000 in ARR

SaaStr

In a kind of analogous way, everyone uses the Internet now, which wasn’t true certainly, when we started Flickr, in late 2003. The reason for that, I don’t think is because the product is especially difficult to use or requires a lot of technical expertise, but because it’s intended for internal communication.

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How to Track and Drive Productivity for Remote Sales and Customer Service Reps in 2019

Sales Hacker

employees reported working remotely all or some of the time in 2017, compared to just 23 percent in 2015 and 19 percent in 2003 , per the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Running a successful remote sales team requires 3 things: Communication. Codify and Communicate the Rules of Engagement. A whopping 43 percent of U.S. Coordination.

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How to Reduce Sales Friction with Salesflare Tasks

yoursales

Since 2003 LinkedIn in has increasingly become a critical part of the sales process. You’d want the task to appear under the account we’re communicating with. As a result, you can now manage both your LinkedIn and your email communication channels with customers in Salesflare.

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