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The 18 Awesome Women of SaaS in Asia

SaaStock

In 2018, she founded Work In Progress, a hub that connects professionals and fosters a coaching culture. In 2012, she became Assistant VP at JJL Overseas Education in Beijing, soon enough becoming its VP of Global Development. Lisa is now a Business Advisor for Asia Pacific and Inspur-Odoo JV Key Account Manager there.

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How I Got Promoted: Marques Stewart, VP of Technology at Achievement First

BetterCloud

” 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. I’ve noticed this about software developers, but I also see it in many IT careers.

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More of SaaStr’s Most Respected Leaders Awards List Revealed!

SaaStr

Namely is an HR software company that offers HR, payroll, benefits and talent management tools to businesses. Elisa Steele is the CEO of Namely and board member of Splunk, Cornerstone OnDemand as well as an advisor to Tile and People.ai. He is also a Techstars mentor and sits on the board of Censys. appeared first on SaaStr.

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11 Key SaaS Roles and Responsibilities in 2023

User Pilot

Chief Technical Officer The CTO is responsible for outlining the company’s technological vision, implementing technology strategies, and ensuring that the technological resources are aligned with the company’s business needs. Much of the success here depends on how competent and motivated the CTO and their team is.

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11 proven, DevOps best-practices for continuous improvement

Audacix

DevOps is really a set of ideas and practices that emphasise a culture and environment where building, testing, and releasing software can happen rapidly, frequently, and more reliably. DevOps best practices that will help you to run your software development projects smoothly. Help team members find mentors they can trust.

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SaaStr Podcast #385 with Balsa Founder & CEO Paul Rosania

SaaStr

I think that storytelling is a bit of a lost art in software development and we’re starting to rediscover it. Paul Rosania: So let’s imagine I went to you as a CTO. And I think that’s very similar to the job that you expect of a coach on the sideline in a big game. Harry Stebbings: Totally.

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PODCAST 119: Show Gratitude & Build Relationships With Small Gestures with Brendan Kamm

Sales Hacker

Long story short, I was running a team of about 40 sales and client service people at my last job and the person who is now my co-founder, Larry Rubin , a former MNA attorney, he was more ready to be an investor, mentor, and guide. Where’s the software development coming from? The power of networking [17:38].