SaaStr

APRIL 4, 2019

Eyal Manor: Yes, so one trend I’ve been observing in the past two years is first of all is the rise of containers and the rise of Kubernetes. And that’s kind of why I asked it a little bit earlier, “Who started four years ago,” because actually those technologies did not really exist at the scale they are today.

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SaaStr

APRIL 16, 2019

I immediately left the office, went home, packed a bag, went the airport, booked flights, showed up there at mid night, met with the individual. We ended up signing that contract in the uber back to the airport on the way home. It was our largest contract to date, kind of helps the other quarter. This is never going to work.”

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Outseta

APRIL 11, 2019

Why most SaaS companies are blind to some of the best talent on the market By Geoff Roberts 9 min read I believe that most SaaS companies are missing out of a major opportunity when hiring—the opportunity to hire more part-time help, where the employee acts as a fully integrated (albeit part-time) member of the team on an ongoing basis.

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Valerian Tech

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

How can CTO’s help ensure the Success of a Cryptocurrency Project? Stay up to date on industry trends: The cryptocurrency industry is rapidly evolving, and it is important for the CTO to stay up to date on the latest technologies, trends, and best practices.

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OPEXEngine

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

To combat this and be more agile, SaaS management is morphing and restructuring functional management and multiplying the number of new C-Suite titles like Chief Customer Officer, Chief Revenue Officer, and Chief Product Officer, not to mention Chief Performance Officer and Chief Security Officer.

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Valerian Tech

JUNE 5, 2023

The Role of Fractional CTO in Enhancing Cybersecurity A Fractional CTO can provide invaluable expertise and guidance in strengthening an insurance company's cybersecurity defenses. Partnering with a Fractional CTO brings the necessary expertise and guidance to enhance an insurance company's cybersecurity defenses.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Since 2010 we’ve seen more startups, funds, and capital than ever before, but with this drastic increase, investors are seeing unexpected new trends reshaping the future of the industry. I think it’s more around a consciousness of what you know, or what you may not know, and then hiring around it to become successful.

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Intercom, Inc.

AUGUST 13, 2019

No, I think the real reason is evident in this quote: OH (a former CTO of Autodesk): “I can walk through most buildings and tell you which version of AutoCad was used to design it. “. You can see this very simply in how tools and trends co-evolved as the web came into being. Our philosophy and process on hiring.

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User Pilot

AUGUST 17, 2024

Hiring expensive consultants or setting up innovation labs doesn’t fly anymore. We’ve noticed three trends that set them apart from others. Traditionally, the product function fell under Technology. More than 50% of Fortune 100 have a Chief Product Officer (CPO). There’s more. What do they have in common?

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Baremetrics

MARCH 16, 2021

QuikNode wants to see technology transform decentralized applications, smart contracts, decentralized governance, voting systems, and more. Bunsen, a serial founder and multi-CTO before starting QuikNode, had used Baremetrics in previous roles and was familiar with the value it brought to growing businesses.

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SaaStock

MARCH 29, 2019

That’s the advice, Petri Hollmén picked up on the more technical side of things from the opening session on Day 2 with Cal Henderson, CTO of Slack. Hire Game Changers to Propel Growth. We loved this one in particular, the importance of hiring, which he picked up at a side event Notion Capital ran. Full post. . Full post.

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Sales Hacker

MAY 5, 2021

RevOps leaders are talking about trends in the market, and how the move towards RevOps will change everything from marketing to sales development to post sales. As Director of RevOps, he scaled his team at Sendoso by hiring smart generalists to lead their own teams of MOps, SOps, CSOps. Alex Miller , Director of RevOps at Sendoso.

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SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

So you were the first sales hire. Talk to me about the sales hires that you made back in the early days and talk to me about how it changed through the different stages. So my first sales hire was beginning of 2015. The very first few sales hire are I would say not your typical reps. Laura Bilazarian : Awesome.

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Valerian Tech

JANUARY 22, 2024

Whether it's through agile technical solutions or rapid project deployment, staying ahead means constantly evolving and adapting to new trends and technologies. Enhancing Quality of Life Technology has the power to improve lives. Companies must continuously innovate to stay relevant.

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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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How To Buy Saas

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Traditionally, a data annotation specialist is hired to perform this task manually, but numerous automated processes have also been developed to perform this activity through AI applications. Hiring an on-premises data annotator is a costly option. A remote CTO is effective in maintaining this perfectly.

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Valerian Tech

JULY 5, 2023

Furthermore, data analytics can help identify trends, optimize pricing strategies, and forecast demand, leading to better revenue management. The convergence of technology and hospitality holds immense potential to shape the future of the industry, creating memorable experiences and driving sustainable growth.

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Valerian Tech

MAY 30, 2023

By analyzing data from various touchpoints such as website interactions, purchase history, and social media engagement, businesses can identify patterns and trends. By leveraging data, they can identify market trends, customer preferences, and emerging opportunities early.

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Natalia Luneva

APRIL 30, 2021

Of course, our team is involved to an extent, and we have an external part-time moderator for support. 5 Sebastian Schaeffer, CTO at dofollow.io (B2B PR SaaS) says: “ Our community is primarily on Facebook and Linkedin and it has been live for over a year. But mostly our members help each other, and it works like a charm.

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Valerian Tech

JULY 18, 2023

In this blog post, we will delve into the world of cloud computing, exploring recent trends and developments. Understanding Cloud Computing and Recent Trends Cloud computing refers to the delivery of computing resources, including storage, processing power, and software applications, over the internet.

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OPEXEngine

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

In HubSpot’s case, we eventually hired a world-class data science team, but our scoring only improved by a few points,” notes Redbord. You’ll need someone familiar with your data—perhaps a CTO or someone responsible for business operations. Trend lines for the percentage of customers in Red, Yellow, or Green. Get it done faster.

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Andreessen Horowitz

MARCH 20, 2024

You could either spend, you know, you raise some venture funding, you could either spend some of that funding on hiring out a whole team and developing all those competencies, or you can spend that on making your model even better. You’ve got to think about taxes. There’s just a lot of work.

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Upscope

JANUARY 5, 2020

We changed our home page headline half a dozen times but with no real structured reasoning. There are a number of powerful trends that we happen to be a part of and we've done little or nothing to understand how we can position for it. Pricing as part of positioning The article also covers notes on how they priced the software.

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BetterCloud

MAY 17, 2021

Secondarily, I had a chance to chat with [CTO Jamie Tischart ] even before he joined the company. For me, when I’m assessing good hires, I look for some key things that I think can survive any of those things. How we use them will change over time, but there is still a big need for that function and how that role thinks.

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BetterCloud

AUGUST 11, 2020

And because of that, we can identify micro and macroeconomic trends based on when companies in certain industries start scheduling shifts again—and a huge portion of our customer base was just decimated by this whole pandemic. We were days away from signing a big contract with an AV vendor to rehab the cafe space that we had to put on pause.

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Outseta

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

The challenge in each case is the same—the company is hiring you at a lower level of commitment than a full-time hire, usually with the expectation that they will see some ROI relatively quickly. Full-time Head of Marketing I’ve been hired to lead marketing teams at four companies in a full-time capacity now.

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SaaStr

MARCH 26, 2024

Is the CTO involved in these decisions? App contraction is still happening, and AI is absorbing all of the energy in the industry. Jason shares that he would love to see more focus on logo retention and GRR and fight this toxic trend of CS reporting to sales. Q: Do You Think This AI Trend Will Impact Funding?

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SmartKarrot

MARCH 14, 2022

Considering this, companies are contemplating hiring a C-suite executive to head their AI team and handle related matters. If you follow the discussions happening within the industry, you would be aware of the arguments against hiring a CAIO. At the same time, there are a respectable number of discussions in favor of hiring a CAIO.

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SmartKarrot

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

You can access the latest information, insights, trends, and data to enhance your knowledge of the latest SaaS industry developments. Knowing these trends will help you gain a competitive advantage and stay ahead of the pack in your business decisions. One of the top SaaS influencers is Dharmesh Shah , co-founder, and CTO of HubSpot.

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SaaStr

AUGUST 15, 2020

So what’s happening right now and trends, and then we’ll do a little speculation about the far future and where to those trends go over time. Nick Mehta: Power of the developer, or the API economy, both of you play very much in both those trends. Talk about what the near term trends are. ” Right?

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Hull

JANUARY 22, 2019

These roles are filled by engineers that roll up to the CMO/COO (not CTO) as part of a growth team. We've Spotted the trends, tactics & techniques from sitting deep in the data layer of scaling SaaS teams. Trend #1: The most effective users of martech are engineers. But what most people miss. Growth is operations.

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SaaStr

JULY 30, 2018

At our inaugural SaaStr Europa last June, podcast host-with-the-most Harry Stebbings sat down with MuleSoft Founder and CTO Ross Mason to discuss the organization’s sales strategy, building a strong company culture, how to think about international expansion, and much more. We have a lot of technology trends, so cloud was pivotal.

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Sales Hacker

AUGUST 18, 2020

So I spent some time talking to our CEO, our CTO, and some of the board members about ways that we can go to market in a different way that might allow us to kind of break that next kind of barrier to growth. I think the next thing that was really critical was, you cannot discount the need to actually hire locally as well.

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ProfitWell

JANUARY 24, 2020

We know the idea of “brand affinity” has been this sort of buzz-worthy, industry-trending topic. The Athletic 's strategy for the past three years has been to hire top-talent journalists in the sports space, getting people to pay for high-quality journalistic content. And an urban electric vehicle company with… a waiting list?

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SaaStr

AUGUST 22, 2020

366: The buzz that accompanies digital transformation trends is infinite. One of the things that you and I talk about a lot is hiring for skill and impact over proximity, right? Jason Lemkin: Box Shield has a rule-based hire, I can pick rules. And then obviously, I think there’ll be more remote hiring in this environment.

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OnStartups

JULY 7, 2021

And I think part of it's because you've been in the game for a while and you're incredibly successful. Is your title CTO? Dharmesh: Yes, CTO. How do you have time to have your hands in all this different stuff? He was like, "You should probably hire someone outside of HubSpot for this role, for your growth.".

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SaaStr

JANUARY 10, 2020

In terms of replacement, what does Bob believe will be the emerging trends in SaaS Go To Market that will replace it? * How does Bob think about when is the right time to hire a Head of Partnerships? Where do most startups go wrong both in hiring for partnerships and in the engagements themselves? Come for part two.

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