Valerian Tech

DECEMBER 14, 2022

There are many benefits to hiring a fractional CTO, also known as a part-time or interim CTO. A fractional CTO can bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to your organization without the added expense of a full-time executive.

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Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 31, 2023

Click here to join the beta waitlist for our AI features or receive AI news from Intercom. We’ve built some exciting new features into Intercom using this new GPT technology and have given access to several hundred customers – and the response has been astounding. Our team has been using the new AI Inbox features a lot.

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SaaStr

JUNE 1, 2021

Co-founder and CTO Dharmesh Shah shared with us how they got there — and the top mistakes they made — just 3 quarters after their IPO. We have someone that probably 98 percent of you know virtually or socially in some sense, Dharmesh Shah, founder and CTO of HubSpot. But of course, it wasn’t always quite that big!

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Stax

AUGUST 14, 2024

a leading payment technology provider, has appointed Jeremy Krahl as the SVP, ISV Business Development. Stax’s mission and commitment to unlock partner and customer success through its innovative technology really resonates with me,” said Krahl. Stax Payments , Inc.,

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Intercom, Inc.

JUNE 14, 2018

I am the Vice President of Product at Business Talent Group, where we help find really good freelance jobs for high-end consultants at very large companies. I imagine when you’re working with companies like those that you’ve consulted with over the years, you end up repeating many ideas over and over. Laura: Exactly.

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CloudGeometry

JULY 8, 2021

Loosely-typed, scripted programming languages accelerate the requirements feedback loop between customers and developers. Frankencloud happens when the speed of customer-facing feature development is paid for by charging interest to functions outside of the direct control of the application developers.

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SaaStr

JULY 10, 2021

When we started the insurance business and we thought about developing the insurance business, we had a bunch of natural athletes, people who were super, super smart, who could research anything. As you said, people take it hard if suddenly you say, “Hey, this is your new EVP. We got the development side covered.

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Crafty CTO

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Fractional CTO services can be a valuable asset for businesses that want to take advantage of technology to grow and improve their operations, but don’t have the resources or expertise to do so in-house.

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Scytale

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Whether you’re a new entrepreneur in the software industry, scaling your startup, or a seasoned SaaS provider, securing a SOC 3 audit report can be a game-changer for your business , helping you strengthen customer trust while demonstrating your unwavering commitment to data security. The good news?

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FastSpring

DECEMBER 11, 2020

You need something that makes you think about your digital business in a new way, renews your motivation, and helps you be more innovative. Over-developed websites are slow to load. From your layout to design to CTAs to development, keep it clean and simple. Website Creation. This directly impacts conversion rates. I love this.

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User Pilot

MAY 1, 2024

Lenny is a newsletter writer, podcast host, angel investor, and product consultant. He worked as a Product Lead at Airbnb for 7 years, where he managed a number of teams, supported strategy for the anti-discrimination team, and built new tools for hosts. He later branched into hosting podcasts , called Lenny’s Podcast.

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Valerian Tech

MAY 4, 2023

DevOps is a software development methodology that can help legacy businesses streamline their digital transformation efforts. In this article, we'll explore the benefits of DevOps for legacy businesses and how a Fractional CTO can help overcome the challenges of DevOps adoption.

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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. Whether they started out as SDRs, marketers, engineers or even lawyers, their winding paths ultimately brought them to RevOps where they can solve new and challenging problems.

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OpenView Labs

JULY 2, 2020

New for 2020: SaaS Pricing and COVID-19. In this brand-new report, we finally answer the question “Freemium or free trial?” Pricing Low-Touch SaaS: How to Approach Pricing and Packaging a New SaaS App, by Example. SaaS pricing is one of the most important (but difficult) decisions a new business makes.

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User Pilot

AUGUST 17, 2024

He also organizes ProductCon, a conference that takes place in San Francisco, New York, and London and attracts thousands of product professionals every year. It isn’t the lack of team adoption or poor implementation of new tech. Hiring expensive consultants or setting up innovation labs doesn’t fly anymore. That’s crazy!

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Valerian Tech

JANUARY 22, 2024

In this post, we will explore why innovation is not just important but essential in the technology sector, a domain where change is the only constant. Why Innovation Matters in Tech Driving Progress Innovation is the engine of progress in technology. It turns the wheels of development, pushing boundaries and redefining what's possible.

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The SaaS Garage

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

million dollar Series B to drive the development of its next generation AI-based loyalty software. Founded 2014 in Munich, Germany, Loyalty Prime has quickly developed itself into a leading loyalty program tech provider, serving blue-chip companies around the globe from a wide range of industries. Loyalty Prime Raises $5.5

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The first sponsor is Sapper Consulting. Okay, it’s not that easy, but Sapper Consulting has built REGIE to keep the promise of sales enablement alive and keep your team doing what they do best, which is winning. Cancel the call, move that call to next week and get the developers over. Sales enablement is easy.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 25, 2019

This week on the Sales Hacker podcast, we interview Simmone Taitt , CEO of HeartSpace Consulting , and a longtime sales leader and consultant in the New York community. I’m an advisor at some of the best tech accelerators here in New York. Simmone welcome to the show. Simmone Taitt : Thanks so much, Sam.

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Valerian Tech

JUNE 13, 2023

Regulatory agencies frequently update guidelines and introduce new requirements to address emerging risks and changing industry dynamics. Technological Advancements The rapid pace of technological advancements introduces both opportunities and challenges for healthcare organizations in terms of regulatory compliance.

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Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 21, 2021

With that in mind, before we welcome the new year and all the good things to come, we’ve gathered our favorite insights and nuggets of wisdom from 2021 in a special wrap-up episode. Will Larson , CTO of Calm. Des Traynor , Co-founder and CTO of Intercom. Zanade Mann , founder of Black Women’s Business Collective.

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Crafty CTO

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

So once I made the decision to move ahead on the launch of Crafty CTO , I wanted to get on with it. Then came the decision to launch Crafty CTO and suddenly I had a burning need for art, starting with a logo. Even for the impatient, though, there’s a minimum quality bar to hit if you want a credible business footprint.

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Tom Tunguz

OCTOBER 24, 2021

Great to see a lot of repeat attendees and some new ones. We’re excited to continue the Month of Scale here for Redpoint Office Hours. A thanks to [Marsh 00:00:34] for stepping in at the beginning of the month, and a great session with our own Jason Warner and Adrian, the CTO of Zendesk. I’m Travis Bryant.

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Baremetrics

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Benefits of using Expense Categories in SaaS The main expense categories for any SaaS company are: Cost of Revenue Research & Development Sales & Marketing General & Admin These four categories are the standard for describing costs and expenses of any SaaS company from Salesforce to Zoom to your startup. New Gross Margins?

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Audacix

JANUARY 1, 2019

Remove infrastructure bottlenecks: you do this by ensuring that your infrastructure configuration and management doesn't become a bottleneck to developer productivity. Amazon's tech innovation czar (and CTO) put it best as early as 2006, when he said: “You build it, you run it.

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Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott, in conversation with a16z’s Bob Swan, explains how AI copilots are keeping developers longer in a flow state and why AI copilots more broadly could be the start of an industrial revolution for knowledge work. [00:59] Find more content from our AI Revolution series on www.a16z.com/AIRevolution.

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Outseta

APRIL 11, 2019

Let me be very clear—this is not an argument for consulting or the so-called gig economy and I’m not arguing against the need for full-time employees—if you’re hiring a COO, for example, you’re probably going to need that person full-time. Consider the alternative of hiring a Junior Software Developer at a salary of $80,000 per year.

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Major challenges facing a new CEO [19:40]. We’ve got two sponsors, the first is Sapper Consulting. Sapper Consulting makes it easier though, because they built Regie. It really lended itself to being this new category, this post signature type of contract product. Show Agenda and Timestamps. Sam’s Corner [28:45].

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The SaaS Garage

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

million dollar Series B to drive the development of its next generation AI-based loyalty software. Founded 2014 in Munich, Germany, Loyalty Prime has quickly developed itself into a leading loyalty program tech provider, serving blue-chip companies around the globe from a wide range of industries. Loyalty Prime Raises $5.5

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Frontegg

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Despite being extremely busy, Ramli is always open to new ideas and collaboration offers. #5 Growth Consultant, SVP Marketing at HubSpot. Co-Founder and CTO at Gainsight (Former GVP of Engineering at Marketo). Sachin is a seasoned PLG expert who is constantly developing new product strategies.

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Outseta

OCTOBER 15, 2018

The fact of the matter is there are countless ways that you can choose to build your business, and even amongst this new flock of independent SaaS companies there are significant, deliberate differences in the approaches these companies have taken. At the end of the day, “We broke pretty much everything,” says CEO Chris Savage. of the $3.5M

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Sales Hacker

JANUARY 21, 2020

In 1995, while a high school student Rhode Island he was an early employee at Intelecom Data Systems, one of America’s first commercial internet service providers and website developers. Angus Davis: Mike was the VP of Technology, and my job was to build prototypes of next generation products that our group was dreaming up.

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Today on the show, we’ve got Jeff Winters, the founder and CEO of Sapper Consulting, one of the top 10 people in the world who can get a dream meeting — a meeting with virtually anybody in the world. Who is Jeff Winters and what is Sapper Consulting? [02:00]. How Sapper Consulting built REGIE [07:20. We’re on iTunes.

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Crafty CTO

APRIL 17, 2023

When the jungle tears itself down and builds itself into something new. Since each Midjourney prompt creates new, unique imagery, it eliminates an entire manual step in the workflow—the need to search around for where else a stock image might have been (over-)used. When the rules of the game change. Kenzo: What game?

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Outseta

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

But for some reason the importance of the CMO building trust internally doesn’t get discussed nearly as often—yet it might be the single most important skill for a marketing leader to develop. Co-founder Marketing Consultant Full-time Head of Marketing Here’s an overview of how the trust building process has differed in each capacity.

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Crafty CTO

JUNE 9, 2024

As I was mulling this, I came across a pair of new Vision examples in the OpenAI Cookbook. That led me down one final rabbit hole, but a very useful one, as I soon realized that Framework was a perfect fit for one of my fractional CTO client’s “data science reporting and dashboard” needs. Mix and match at will.

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Crafty CTO

JUNE 28, 2023

The Leaked Google Memo On May 4th, SemiAnalysis, a boutique semiconductor research and consulting firm, published a leaked internal document authored by a Google researcher. A tremendous outpouring of innovation followed, with just days between major developments (see The Timeline for the full breakdown).

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