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Before Jeff Lawson Co-Founded $16 Billion Twilio, He Was CTO of StubHub. But He Didn’t Make Much Because, “I Never Really Committed”

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Jeff Lawson, founding CEO of $16B Twilio before that … actually joined StubHub as CTO before Twilio. But he didnt get nearly as much equity as the other CTO because in his own words, he wasnt committed enough. Why not, as CTO? ” And so his co-CTO ended up with many times more equity. Which makes sense.

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Top 10 Reasons SaaStr Annual 2025 Will Be Better Than Ever!! May 13-15 in SF Bay!

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With 200+ top AI demos and sessions from leaders like Perplexity, Google Cloud, GitHub, Rubrik and more, youll get the most comprehensive look at how AI is reshaping B2B. 150+ Sponsors Driving Innovation From the biggest names in cloud to the most exciting startups, our 150+ sponsors are showcasing the latest innovations in SaaS and AI.

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How to Bridge the Gap Between Sales and Tech Teams to Drive Customer Success with HashiCorp’s CTO and VP

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Sarah Polan, EMEA Field CTO at HashiCorp, and Louise Fellows, VP NEMEA at HashiCorp, explore the relationship between Field CTO and sales to help you understand why it exists and how you can leverage this relationship when you have a highly technical product. That’s where the CTO comes in. It’s a CTO motion. An SE motion.

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Just Announced: SaaStr Annual 2025 Headline Speakers: The CEOs and CXOs of Snowflake, HubSpot, Dropbox, ServiceTitan, Canva, Descript, and 100s More!!

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2025 SaaStr Annual is May 13-15 in SF Bay Area We have 100s of speakers and workshops coming to you from the best in SaaS, Cloud and AI, and we’re ready to announce our Launch Speakers: CEO Snowflake CEO HubSpot CEO Dropbox CEO Descript CTO Rubrik CEO Clio CEO Snyk CRO ServiceTitan CCO Canva CEO + CRO Flock Safety CMO + CRO Grammarly CEO Observe (..)

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Product Transformation: Adapting Your Solutions for Cloud Models

Speaker: Ahmad Jubran, Cloud Product Innovation Consultant

In order to maintain a competitive advantage, CTOs and product managers are shifting their products to the cloud. Many do this by simply replicating their current architectures in the cloud. Join Ahmad Jubran, Cloud Product Innovation Consultant, and learn how to adapt your solutions for cloud models the right way.

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My App Stack: Miguel Carranza, CTO of RevenueCat

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We’re kicking off a new series on SaaStr on what top SaaS and Cloud leaders (CROs, CMOs, and CTOs) use in their tech stack. First up is Miguel Carranza, CTO of RevenueCat. It’s the nature of mobile. Linear, Snowflake #3.

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This Week at SaaStr Fund: Algolia in Cloud 100, RevenueCat Launches App Growth Conference, AI Fuels Growth At Gorgias

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750k-$4m checks for SaaS, Cloud and B2B startups at from $10k-$200k MRR. Algolia and Legacy Investment Talkdesk in BVP Cloud 100! At SaaStr Annual in September , their CTO will present all the hard data on how it actually works. As a reminder, the SaaStr Fund is investing $170,000,000 in seed and late-seed investments.

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