SaaStr

JANUARY 14, 2020

We all know and could name several successful B2C and B2B companies. We saw the momentum increase, and we were nailing that B2C customer. And I think in a large part because we as the founders of the company knew better than anyone else what those individual learners needed. So, let me walk you through that.

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SaaStr

JUNE 26, 2024

Deals are contracting, not because of layoffs, but because people are managing budgets so tightly. It Takes Time To Bounce Back Jason was the first investor in RevenueCat , a company that automates mobile subscriptions on your phone. An early thing Jason wrote on SaaStr is that B2B lags B2C by about two years. in 12 months?

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CTO Hire AI Venture Capital Sales Hiring 147

Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Throughout the year, we’ve talked to business leaders, experts, and pioneers about all kinds of topics: from creating world-class customer experiences to the challenges of running a business during the pandemic, from being an ally and addressing gaps in diversity to building technical leadership careers. Will Larson , CTO of Calm.

VP of Engineering 118

VP of Engineering Technical Review Scale Outsourcing Services 118

SaaStr

MARCH 26, 2024

It’s challenging to find super high-quality folks unless you’re in B2C, where customer support is sales. Is the CTO involved in these decisions? App contraction is still happening, and AI is absorbing all of the energy in the industry. As a founder, you need to be more involved in functional areas like sales support and success.

AI 304

AI Pricing Artificial Intelligence Scale 304

Teamgate

JANUARY 14, 2019

What we are seeing is that often there are companies with 2 co-founders, a CEO and a CTO, and marketing is often left behind. If you have some sort of budget – I’d recommend hiring someone in-house. PR works similar in both B2B and B2C. A downside is that this might be a rather junior person.

Interviewing 81

Interviewing Startup Technical Review Technical Advisors 81

Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 10, 2024

I’m not going to claim to be the founder of Levelset, but that founding team, CTO, VP of customer experience, chief legal, our CFO, who kind of came later, but like that group, everyone stayed with the organization in executive roles the whole time. Let’s go hire somebody. I’m not a founder. And we were young.

Scale 116

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