SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

JFrog is the pioneer of Continuous Software Release Management, or CSRM. Before starting JFrog, the founders had built a successful IT consulting firm, AlphaCSP, which focused on developing Java solutions. Finally, I had a Zoom interview with JFrog’s Yoav Landman, who is the co-founder and CTO, and Jacob Shulman, who is the CFO.

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SaaStr

JULY 5, 2024

If you’re an asphalt company, you might not need AI to manage your projects. Also, determine whether you have the right CTO to handle these changes. To win, you have to hire hackers and tinkerers who love working on the bleeding edge of technology. But there are two important things to understand here.

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TechEmpower SaaS

AUGUST 21, 2023

To head these off, we start by reviewing your team’s overall methodologies, and then drill down to details like source control workflow, ticket management, and code review processes. You need a team who’s well-versed in technology and capable of translating that know-how into pragmatic options. We can’t emphasize that last part enough!

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SaaStr

JULY 10, 2021

As a founder/CEO, building your first management team is something that you often lose sleep over. Obviously, I can’t imagine a chief executive not having loss of sleep over building a management team. What makes you feel that you need to level up your management, set up your first management team?

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SaaStock

MARCH 8, 2019

Today Carman is Founder and Managing Partner of Click Ventures, the globally renowned Hong Kong venture capital firm. Her superpower is product management, helping teams outperform by organizing work in the right way and with the right processes. Fast forward, in the late 90s, she rejected a Ph.D. The reason? Kathleen Ting. Lisa Zhang.

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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.

AUGUST 11, 2020

Intercom has responded by hiring a diversity and inclusion consultant, updating our recruitment strategy and hiring practices to reduce bias, scheduling allyship training for all employees, and amplifying Black voices in our podcast and blog. And the response was overwhelming. The question was not, “should we do this?”

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Intercom, Inc.

JUNE 14, 2018

As an engineer, UX designer, product manager and startup advisor for more than 20 years, Laura been part of every type of team – from those that have to deliver on the sometimes unrealistic expectations of upper-management to the ones that suffer from too many opinions on the ground floor. Laura: Exactly. It’s going to be great.”

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Scytale

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

ISO 27001 stipulates specific requirements for establishing, maintaining, and improving an organization’s information security management system (ISMS). The preparation costs To obtain an ISO 27001 certification, your organization needs to implement an Information Security Management System (ISMS).

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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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CloudGeometry

JULY 8, 2021

When you treat your cloud provider as a fractional colo. It matters less whether time is allocated to manage technical debt within a single sprint, or a dedicated sprint in a release cycle. The key insight is that one attends to managing technical leverage continuously over time. They experience significantly worse outcomes.

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Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 31, 2023

Robin Salimans, CTO at Luna “I say this about every new Intercom feature, but this time, I’m telling the truth – this could be my favorite! As a manager, being able to instantly summarize a conversation between my team and the customer is amazing. Kala Burdo, Owner at Kala Burdo Consulting However, suitability does vary per customer.

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Scytale

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

These criteria further highlight that every aspect of data is expertly managed to ensure complete protection and compliance. Level of Detail Detailed review of security controls including auditor’s opinion and management’s assertion. You can do it in-house, use automation tools, or engage a consultant. What is a SOC 3 Report?

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Tom Tunguz

OCTOBER 24, 2021

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. Lionetti, the CMO at Confluent, and most recently, the CTO from Zendesk, Adrian. We have the formidable Claire Hughes Johnson, who is the chief corporate advisor at Stripe.

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Sales Hacker

MAY 5, 2021

She is a prolific writer on LinkedIn, giving out excellent tactical advice such as, how project management skills can help you immensely when creating a RevOps function. Ask him about how to start a Salesforce consultancy.). Ask him about platforms built for Ops folks, not just platforms Ops folks have to manage.).

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User Pilot

MAY 1, 2024

There is a ton of product management advice out there, but most of it is generic tips repeated over and over again. Keep on reading to learn about his journey into product management , his recommended newsletters and podcast episodes, and his top tips for product management success.

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SaaStr

JUNE 27, 2019

I’ll never forget one of our customers at a large Midwestern insurance company told me … She’s an engineering manager and she said, “I just came across a line of code that my dad wrote when he worked here in production.” And I had one brave pre-sales consultant on the team who said, “Don’t worry.

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Valerian Tech

JUNE 5, 2023

With the increasing prevalence of cyber threats, insurance companies must proactively manage cybersecurity risks. 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.

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OpenView Labs

JULY 2, 2020

Steven Forth, CEO of Ibbaka, shares wisdom on managing pricing through the COVID-19 pandemic. Time and time again SaaS companies are promising customers that they will save hundreds of thousands of dollars, but their pricing strategies are only capturing a tiny fraction of that savings. Pricing in a Time of Uncertainty.

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Valerian Tech

MAY 4, 2023

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. How can a Fractional CTO help legacy businesses implement DevOps practices? Finally, a Fractional CTO can help legacy businesses develop a roadmap for DevOps adoption.

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User Pilot

AUGUST 17, 2024

He spearheads various initiatives to promote innovation and excellence in product management. He’s founded the Product School, a global leader in product management education with over two million community members. Hiring expensive consultants or setting up innovation labs doesn’t fly anymore. There’s more. Think about Agile.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Managing a technical team as a non-technical person [24:13]. 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. That goes to the hiring manager.

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The SaaS Garage

JULY 12, 2021

B2B SaaS start-up consalio backed by angel investors for an optimized advisor spend management Düsseldorf, 12.07.2021 ( SAASGARAGE ) — B2B SaaS start-up consalio has closed an angel round to drive product development and market entry. Advisory services can easily consume up to 10% of the costs in a company.

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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. What are the specific tactics that you’re introducing to your clients that bring this element of empathy into the consulting that you’re doing?

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Valerian Tech

JULY 5, 2023

Increasing Efficiency and Streamlining Operations Efficiency is vital in managing the complex operations of a hospitality business. Technology integration enables automation and streamlines processes, leading to increased efficiency. Book a free consult today.

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The SaaS Garage

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

The product development is led out of Germany by Jan Riedel, a software engineer virtuoso and veteran, who Loyalty Prime was able to win as their new CTO at the beginning of 2019. Riedel summarizes: “We will be extending the power of AI to all aspects of loyalty program management with our next generation SaaS platform.

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Valerian Tech

MAY 30, 2023

They can implement order management systems, shipping automation tools, and real-time tracking solutions to enhance order fulfillment efficiency. Optimizing Inventory Management Effective inventory management is vital in e-commerce to ensure efficient operations and customer satisfaction. Book a free consult today.

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Crafty CTO

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Yes, I needed to replatform my blog, but I also needed a web presence for my new fractional CTOing entity. In the end, I found a name that I think works well for both (ask me again in 5 years): Crafty CTO / craftycto.com for the entity, with the blog living at CraftyCTO.com/blog.

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Valerian Tech

JULY 18, 2023

It allows developers to focus on writing code without worrying about infrastructure management. Containers and Kubernetes: Containers have transformed application deployment and management, enabling lightweight and portable software packaging. It provides flexibility and scalability for cloud-native applications.

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Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Will Larson , CTO of Calm. Des Traynor , Co-founder and CTO of Intercom. And no one knows this better than Zanade Mann, founder and Managing Director of the Black Women’s Business Collective. There are plenty of resources and advice on unlocking the secrets of the engineering management career path.

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Valerian Tech

JUNE 13, 2023

The company’s leadership should work to identify potential compliance gaps by analyzing data management practices, security protocols, documentation processes, and employee training programs. Book a free consult today. This allows them to pinpoint areas that need improvement.

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

We’ve got two sponsors, the first is Sapper Consulting. Sapper Consulting makes it easier though, because they built Regie. Prior to founding LinkSquares, he held positions in operations and product management at Backupify and InsightSquared. It’s not that easy. We love InsightSquared. Welcome to the show.

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Scytale

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Specializing across diverse domains, ranging from Technical Infrastructure and Project Management to Cyber Architecture and Risk Management. Currently, he’s the Chief Technology Officer of CF Partners, a pioneering force in risk management, trading, and asset management within the commodities domain.

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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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Outseta

APRIL 11, 2019

Just as hiring remote employees has opened the door for smart companies to dramatically open up the talent pool they can pull from, I think hiring managers will soon come around to the notion that not every employee needs to be hired in a full-time capacity. People generally don’t want to be freelancers for the sake of being a freelancer.

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Baremetrics

DECEMBER 7, 2023

This means things like rent or the accountant fees, but also your C-level managers and their assistants. If you are a smaller team, I recommend not to categorize your CTO or the Sales Leader in G&A until they have at least a few people in their teams. And remember. SaaS Cost of Revenue = Hosting and Support.

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The SaaS Garage

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

The product development is led out of Germany by Jan Riedel, a software engineer virtuoso and veteran, who Loyalty Prime was able to win as their new CTO at the beginning of 2019. Riedel summarizes: “We will be extending the power of AI to all aspects of loyalty program management with our next generation SaaS platform.

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