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CEOs of Zapier, Walkme and Dialpad: How to Build Your First Management Team (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

As part of the run up to 2021 SaaStr Annual in the SF Bay Area Sep 27-29, we’re taking a look back at some of our top sessions of all times. As a founder/CEO, building your first management team is something that you often lose sleep over. Which role should you hire for first? One thing is the timing. Is it a time?

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Chief Product Officer (CPO): The Complete Guide to This Key Role

SmartKarrot

What makes a chief product officer (CPO) different from a CTO or a VP in the product department. A CPO is one who manages products and teams to engineer better outcomes for customers. Keep in mind that Chief Product Officers (CPO) are different from Chief Technology Officers (CTO) and Chief Marketing Officers (CMO).

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“The “Dos & Don’ts” of Building Winning SaaS Companies with G2 Crowd (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

And I’ve been building SaaS Companies now for 20 years, so that’s a long time. And my education, I went to MIT to study mechanical engineering, and I think I would have thought I was going to go into the pump business like my father. I sell highly engineered complex pumps and I can’t sell them like a book online.”