SaaStr

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

An organization that has come together voluntarily to take on a mission, at least in part. They’ll revolt when you make a senior or mid-level hire that as a group, they simply cannot suffer one day longer. The three times it happened to me: A very senior engineer that we just HAD to have. Something organic.

Part-Time VPE 284

Part-Time VPE Sales Hiring CTO Hire Scale 284

Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 19, 2018

It means reducing choices amongst engineering teams and standardizing technology, so our team can spend as much time as possible delivering value to customers. Rich Archbold , Senior Director of Engineering, has been at the forefront of codifying and scaling this philosophy over the past few years.

Outsourcing Services 192

Outsourcing Services Part-Time VPE Software AWS 192

Intercom, Inc.

MARCH 15, 2021

That was a shocker for me because I didn’t hear that language growing up and it wasn’t a part of my scope,” she says. As a leader, it’s critical that you make time to listen and learn from others.” Karen recounts an anecdote from when her children were younger and she was struggling to find that balance. “I

Part-Time VPE 209

Part-Time VPE Underperforming Technical Team Leadership Engineering 209

Intercom, Inc.

AUGUST 15, 2018

On day one as Reddit’s new VP of Engineering, Nick Caldwell faced a dilemma. He had just spent 13 years at Microsoft, most recently as the head of 300 engineers. At Reddit, he led a team of 35 – none of whom knew how to manage other engineers. Short on time? Nick Caldwell: I’m VP of engineering at Reddit.

Leadership 141

Leadership Engineering Part-Time VPE CTO Coach 141

SaaStr

APRIL 4, 2019

They wanted real-time results. And so we actually had to make some major adjustments and look for an alternative way to deliver the software which clearly meant that we needed to move to the cloud full-time. Traditionally we’ve been around since 2005 and traditionally have been a software on-prem business. How can you automate?

Cloud 173

Cloud Scale Trends Machine Learning 173

SaaStr

JUNE 25, 2019

But with it comes immense benefits and competitive advantages such as the diversification of ideas, speedier product development, and representation in important regions and time zones. We got a chance to celebrate our initial public offering on the New York stock exchange back in September, which was a really exciting time for me.

Engineering 184

Engineering Part-Time VPE Sales Hiring Scale 184