Hitenism
NOVEMBER 7, 2016
In 2006, after Amazon Web Services (AWS) helped pioneer what we now call the cloud, product development changed forever. Today, one-third of daily internet users visit websites built on top of AWS. AWS is now an $11.5B Today this mentality is hardwired into the company. Focus on the Things that Don’t Change.
Intercom, Inc.
APRIL 19, 2018
I started at Amazon before they had Amazon Web Services (AWS) so I was lucky enough to see AWS born out of the guts of all of the great operations work done for the amazon.com retail website. You can think of them beginning from very base infrastructural technologies, and in our case we’re betting exclusively on AWS as a cloud vendor.
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SaaStr
AUGUST 10, 2023
How Much Does Culture Matter, And How Do You Build One That Pays Dividends? We hear this everywhere — culture is everything. Company culture is a difficult thing to get right because it’s intangible, yet you have to establish it early. What does company culture do for a company?
Intercom, Inc.
JULY 24, 2018
When new hires joined the APAC Alliance, they would fly to our San Francisco or Dublin offices for two weeks of onboarding, as it’s an awesome way to get immersed in our company culture, meeting Intercom leadership and new colleagues while experiencing our values first hand. You’re free to rock your pyjamas all day long if you please.
SaaStr
JULY 20, 2021
It’s a brutal, awful slog in the start. I would say, it’s always good to call out just how awful it is to be a founder, to be an entrepreneur, because that is a unique perspective that you bring to the board room that no one else shares. That sounds like an awful idea,” and then you have to work for it.
Kellblog
AUGUST 19, 2022
Think: I have this great opportunity with a high-growth data workbench company — but I can’t tell you who it is. They erode trust in the company culture. Call me when you can.). The first rule of confidential search is there are no confidential searches. Eventually, you get busted; the question is when, not if.
SaaStr
JANUARY 28, 2020
And I remember being at that Dreamforce in 2009, which was awful. ” I’m like, that sounds awful. I remember about three years ago, Marc Benioff gave some interview and he said his biggest regret was not continuing to hire sales professionals through 2009, his number one regret. I mean, literally.
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