SaaStr

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

On everything on how to get more leads, do ABM right, work with mentors, build a world-class CS team, and so much more. We’ll have the CTO and GM of Shopify and Shopify Plus; the COO of Squarespace; the CEOs of Gorgias and Algolia; and a dozen more e-commerce leaders in sessions, AMAs, and more on March 10. Recruiting Fair.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The goal is to help each other learn something new, find mentorships, create partnerships, and exchange strategies. Take a look at just some of the topics and mentors hosting Braindates: Core metrics to track for SAAS with Tarush Aggarwal, Founder & Ceo at 5X Pricing as a growth lever – How, what, why?

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TurnKey Labs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Chief Technology Officers (CTOs) play a critical role in steering technology-driven businesses and tech startups towards success. From keeping pace with ever-evolving technologies to leading development teams effectively, the responsibilities of a CTO are multifaceted.

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Tom Tunguz

OCTOBER 24, 2021

A thanks to [Marsh 00:00:34] for stepping in at the beginning of the month, and a great session with our own Jason Warner and Adrian, the CTO of Zendesk. Lionetti, the CMO at Confluent, and most recently, the CTO from Zendesk, Adrian. We have the formidable Claire Hughes Johnson, who is the chief corporate advisor at Stripe.

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Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 22, 2021

That question has been on Will Larson ‘s mind for a long time. For those who don’t know him, Will has over 10 years of experience in the likes of Yahoo, Digg, Uber, and Stripe, and he’s currently the CTO of Calm , the mindfulness app that helps millions of people to lower their stress levels and sleep better.

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SaaStr

JULY 28, 2021

I retired from SunGard Treasury Systems as their CTO. When you find the right partner, the right investor, what they can do in terms of helping you grow and scale a company is just invaluable. He’s not necessarily interested in putting in the work that’s necessary or getting the coaching or the feedback that he needs.

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Tom Tunguz

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Last night, SaaS Office Hours hosted Optimizely co-founder and CTO Pete Koomen. First, hire a management coach to work with you as the company grows. The best ways he found to learn leadership skills was to hire a management coach to meet him once per month, to talk through the issues facing him at Optimizely.

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BetterCloud

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Our new Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Andra Milender defected from a medical career track before finding her footing on a technology path. What does your role as the CTO entail? You wear all hats as CTO. The definition of CTO is so broad and that’s what I like about this role!

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Intercom, Inc.

JUNE 14, 2018

Rather than suggesting a model startup, advisor and author Laura Klein is likely to point you toward her favorite heist film. I am the Vice President of Product at Business Talent Group, where we help find really good freelance jobs for high-end consultants at very large companies. I’m a defender of the user.” Do you need to choose?

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SaaStock

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Matthew started Yesware in 2010 together with his co-founder and CTO Cashman Andrus. You can find more information about his executive coach, Jerry Colonna here. The plan was to bootstrap but as demand for engineering talent increased while savings were drying up very quickly, Matthew and Cashman decided to fundraise.

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Scytale

MARCH 12, 2025

From advising the UK government on SME growth to mentoring startups and championing waste reduction, Tessa is reshaping how businesses and individuals think about consumption and sustainability. As co-founder and CEO of Lottie , he has built a trusted platform that helps families easily navigate, find, and finance later-life care.

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Sales Hacker

MAY 17, 2023

Company: Lavender Noteworthy: Will is one of the founders of Lavender, an AI-powered email coach helping sales teams write emails that buyers want to read. Where to find Will: LinkedIn Key Insights Is ChatGPT a friend or a foe? He was named a Top Voice in Sales by LinkedIn in 2021. ChatGPT is on everyone’s lips right now.

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SaaStr

AUGUST 2, 2020

If you would like to find out more about the show and the guests presented, you can follow us on Twitter here: Jason Lemkin. I retired from SunGard Treasury Systems as their CTO. When you find the right partner, the right investor, what they can do in terms of helping you grow and scale a company is just invaluable.

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Intercom, Inc.

AUGUST 15, 2018

He had to quickly determine which team members displayed a potential for leadership and teach them the fundamentals of management so they could make new hires and scale – without ruining the culture. Find a sponsor , not a mentor — someone who is in the room when opportunities arise and makes sure your name comes up.

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SaaStr

APRIL 16, 2019

Again, we felt that there was much greater value in being authentic than trying to be someone that we weren’t and try to find positives. It’s never a waste of time to find a great customer and take care of them and that’s led to frankly a lot of our success to date. This is never going to work.”

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Ideas Ryan finds transformative [29:33]. Hiring managers are also just trying to sell as well. Users come to us all the time and they say, Hey, this company looks awesome. Are they hiring? That goes to the hiring manager. And if you get hired, RepVue will actually pay you $500. Sam’s Corner [33:50 ].

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Kellblog

APRIL 4, 2021

The CEO said to the CTO as we were leaving, “spend the $9M anyway.” Your investors and advisors will have plenty of opinions but if you end up buried, you will be buried alone. Unlike your VCs and advisors, you have but one life to give for your company [3]. They apologize for missed quarters or bad hires.

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SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

You can watch the full session , and if you missed the podcast with the first half of the interview, you’ll find that here. If you would like to find out more about the show and the guests presented, you can follow us on Twitter here: Jason Lemkin. We might’ve touched on this one too on the hiring and the people.

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Valerian Tech

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

A typical cryptocurrency project will have a team of developers, economists, investors, and advisors who work together to bring the project to fruition. How can CTO’s help ensure the Success of a Cryptocurrency Project? This will help ensure that the project remains competitive and relevant.

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User Pilot

JULY 27, 2023

Before hiring, assess your current needs and hire as your company grows. The different roles in SaaS companies: Chief Executive Officer : As the highest-ranking executive, this person ensures the company runs smoothly and employees are happy and engaged. It reflects the efficiency and intuitiveness of the user interface.

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

If you missed episode 128, check it out here: How to Unshackle Your Career Growth With a Mentor with Tom Martin. How to find advisors when you’re a CEO [22:32]. Rob May being the founder and CEO of the company, and a great mentor for me. Like my CTO, Eric, he’s like, “Dude, I got it all.

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Buffer Resources

JANUARY 30, 2023

He spent 12 years at Amazon, leading organizations as a general manager and technology director. Then he became CTO at Bezos Academy, a non-profit organization founded by Jeff Bezos. After leaving Bezos Academy, he decided to start a paid newsletter focused on career development, organization design, and hiring.

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Neil Patel

AUGUST 23, 2021

What Lilach is Known For: As a coach who believes in the power of positive thinking, Lilach is known for helping businesses go from zero to 60 through her unique strategies and exercises. Why Larry is Successful: Founder and former CTO of WordStream, Larry has tenured experience in the digital realm. Sorav Jain. Handle: @soravjain.

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Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 5, 2022

And as nice as verbal assurances and a handshake are, as you grow and try to sign with more established, enterprise-level companies, you’ll find yourself more and more having to provide proofs of compliance before closing the deal: The shift to the cloud, more and more data breaches – it really put a magnifying glass on third-party risk.

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User Pilot

MARCH 7, 2024

This could be explained by the fact that it was women, more often than men, who had to step down and work part-time to take care of stay-at-home children during the pandemic. Also – a study by Paychex from December 2018 found that 33% of women in technology have considered changing careers because of male colleagues.

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BetterCloud

AUGUST 6, 2021

” At that time, I said, “You know what, I think I really want to become a CIO or CTO.” When I decided I wanted to be a CIO or CTO , I was an associate director or what other companies might call a junior director. Or have you always wanted to manage and mentor people ? It either works or it doesn’t.

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Sales Hacker

MAY 5, 2021

RevOps is still developing as a function, so people with a lot of different experiences, like moving from engineering to marketing for example, find RevOps to be a great place to put their problem solving skills to work. Take a look at her career advice on finding the right RevOps job. Alex Miller , Director of RevOps at Sendoso.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 25, 2019

Simmone talks about her experience building Gilt City and Kidpass as a woman of color and how she advises companies to build diversity and inclusion into their hiring practices and sales teams. How to build diversity into your hiring practices. I’m an advisor at some of the best tech accelerators here in New York.

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SaaStr

MARCH 1, 2019

And this is not just about something you do in a later stage, when you raise that $120,000,000 that PJ from Sherpa had done, but something you can do at the series A stage when you’re doing small hires to build out your team. I used to be a CTO and operator, co-founder of a SaaS start up. One other thing would be talent pickup.

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SaaStr

MAY 2, 2019

And then it was just a matter of, okay, make sure that it works, make sure that it scales, then very important not to forget, make sure that people buy it, that they know how to find you, you know. That means lots and lots of hiring and I don’t want to say firing, we did fire anyone, but people get reshuffled, you know? We did not.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 20, 2021

And it culminates in leveraging that understanding to find and deploy the right technology. It can be easy to get bogged down in features and functionality, but what’s more important is to find a customer training solution that helps you achieve your goals. Now it’s time to find solutions that might fit the bill.

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Frontegg

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Despina is one of the most proactive and inspiring PLG experts you can find today. Co-Founder and CTO at Gainsight (Former GVP of Engineering at Marketo). Speaker, Author, Advisor, and Product Discovery Coach. Mentor, Advisor, Speaker, and Influencer. Speaker, Writer and Founder of Product-Led Growth Hub.

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Natalia Luneva

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

The biggest struggle many first-time founders who are either working on their startup as a side hustle or quit their full time job in order to pursue their venture face is realizing that they are the one who has the vision for their startup and they are ultimately responsible for its success or failure.

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Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Will Larson , CTO of Calm. Des Traynor , Co-founder and CTO of Intercom. We chat with Maggie about all things sales – from laying down a solid foundation to hiring the right people and, finally, scaling the team into hyper-growth. Liam Geraghty: Will Larson is the CTO of Calm , the mindfulness app.

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Casey Accidental

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Programs are 4-6 weeks in length, part-time, and held in a virtual format, guided by an executive. By Harsh Sinha (CTO of Wise, formerly PayPal, eBay) and Bryan Dove (CEO at Commercehub, formerly Skyscanner, Amazon, Skype, and Microsoft). By Elena Varna (Growth Advisor at HP, Netlify, MongoDB, formerly Miro, SurveyMonkey).

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Intercom, Inc.

JULY 9, 2020

Kevin Indig leads SEO & Content Marketing as VP at G2 and mentors startups in Marketing at GermanAccelerator. I’m also mentoring startups in terms of marketing SEO go-to market at the German Accelerator, which is the official startup program in the Silicon Valley of Germany. Finding space in a crowded category.

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Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Top 10 Sales Excuses You Need to Stop Making in 2018: We can’t find qualified prospects. We Can’t Find Qualified Prospects. Find ways to better synchronize marketing and sales departments as well as sales development reps and account executives. Customers find our terms unacceptable. . Our marketing team sucks.

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