SaaStr
DECEMBER 31, 2024
So I caught up the other day with the CTO of a leading SaaS company with tens of thousands of customers, growing quickly. This is a leader in SaaS. In vertical SaaS, many are even further behind. Even the best CTOs are just getting started here. The post Most SaaS Apps Are Just Getting Starting With AI.
TechEmpower SaaS
AUGUST 7, 2023
What does it mean to be a CTO for a startup? Should a startup CTO spend their time programming? Exploring new technologies? The role of a CTO varies as the company matures. A CTO can help you find the right answers. Instead, they should consider a Fractional CTO who can help close the gap. It might be.
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SaaStr
MARCH 27, 2025
It’s not quite SaaS, but there’s a connection. Jeff Lawson, founding CEO of $16B Twilio before that … actually joined StubHub as CTO before Twilio. But he didnt get nearly as much equity as the other CTO because in his own words, he wasnt committed enough. SaaS stocks rapidly recovered. Why not, as CTO?
SaaStr
JANUARY 11, 2025
Back in the day, my CTO just wanted 3 tiers: entry level, top IC, manager. Equity varied a lot more, but I know it was important to my CTO that everyone on his team felt like equal stakeholders, relative to experience. The AI Team at many SaaS startups makes 30%-40% more. That was it. 3 pay bands, and they were very tight.
TechEmpower SaaS
JULY 12, 2023
A Fractional CTO bridges the gap between founders and developers to help keep your tech strategy aligned with your business goals. This helps your startup stay agile and competitive in a fast-paced marketplace.
SaaStr
OCTOBER 30, 2024
So we’ve covered HubSpot more than any other SaaS leader on this 5 Interesting Learnings series, in part because so many of us use HubSpot ourselves, and in part because its metrics and use cases are so like many of the apps we build and sell ourselves. 5 More Interesting Learnings then: #1. I think for many today, this would be late.
SaaStr
JULY 2, 2020
Q: What makes a bad CTO? While there is no legal definition for CTO ?? or bright line between CTO and VPE, I’d suggest a start-up CTO really only has to do a few things — which are very hard: Assemble a small team (3–9) of very good engineers. So … a “bad” CTO is one that can’t recruit a strong “pizza box” team.
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