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Calm’s Will Larson on how to build a technical leadership career

Intercom, Inc.

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. It’s like, “Hey, you have to mentor a number of folks coming up.”

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Laura Klein on improving chemistry in product teams

Intercom, Inc.

Rather than suggesting a model startup, advisor and author Laura Klein is likely to point you toward her favorite heist film. Laura Klein: Since the mid ’90s, I’ve done research, I’ve been an engineer, I’ve done user experience design, and now I do product management. Making remote product teams succeed.

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How World-Class Product Teams Are Winning in the AI Era by Carlos Gonzalez de Villaumbrosia

User Pilot

TL;DR Carlos Gonzalez de Villaumbrosia is an author, speaker, coach, and the founder of Product School. Who is Carlos Gonzalez de Villaumbrosia Carlos Gonzalez de Villaumbrosia is a sought-after speaker and product coach. Turning user feedback into feature ideas AI tools are great at summarizing qualitative customer feedback.

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Top 11 PLG Experts You Must Follow on Social Media in 2022

Frontegg

She understands the importance of having a compelling user interface and having a dynamic PLG strategy in today’s uber-competitive SaaS space. Co-Founder and CTO at Gainsight (Former GVP of Engineering at Marketo). His peers always mention his analytic skills and user experience knowledge. 8 – Mickey Alon.

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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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Making the jump from Customer Success to CEO with FranConnect’s Gabby Wong

ChurnZero

Q: In your career, did you actively seek out coaches, sponsors, and mentors? Gabby: You should always seek out mentors. I would also encourage you as a new executive to have a separate executive coach. Steve Gladis is my executive coach. You should always seek out mentors. It’s great self-learning.

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2021 in conversation: Learnings from the podcast

Intercom, Inc.

Will Larson , CTO of Calm. Des Traynor , Co-founder and CTO of Intercom. Liam Geraghty: Will Larson is the CTO of Calm , the mindfulness app. Zanade Mann , founder of Black Women’s Business Collective. Janeen Uzzell , COO for Wikimedia Foundation. Farhan Virji , Vice President of Customer Happiness at Later.