SaaStr
MARCH 23, 2025
Codeium has built a generative AI coding assistant Windsurf that integrates across any IDE and supports over 70 programming languages. Their product is generating an impressive 45% of developers’ code on average. Technical customers report that tasks that previously took weeks are now completed in hours.
SaaStr
OCTOBER 30, 2024
Ask the founders this question when you interview them: How supportive has X person been as an investor? VCs used to always have meals with founders when they gave them a term sheet to get to know each other, and while it’s less common less days, you absolutely should as it’s a great way to do reverse diligence.
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Intercom, Inc.
FEBRUARY 26, 2018
The same is true in software. In this battle, I’ve found a secret weapon hidden within one of our core engineering strategies, an idea called Run Less Software. As well as being a critical philosophy behind how we build software, it also represents how I feel about the software industry and technology in general.
TechEmpower SaaS
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
If you're grappling with this issue, identifying the specific cause can be difficult, especially if you don’t have a software background. This is where a technical review can be useful!) Before we review the symptoms, though, please bear this in mind: If your team shows these signs, it doesn’t necessarily mean they’re weak.
SaaStr
MARCH 16, 2025
Force Yourself to Interview 30 Candidates for VP Roles Yes, 30. Use Screening Filters Create simple tests to weed out unqualified candidates before the first interview. For example, ask engineers to complete a quick coding challenge or have marketing candidates critique your product. Thats time you cant afford to lose.
SaaStr
MARCH 12, 2024
Asset — To gain certain assets like code, patents, data sets, etc, while leaving the team and often the company behind. Not only do you have to pass the hiring interviews as a Founder, but everyone on your team does, too. Build a great company, hire well, write good code, and build a business that’s working.
Intercom, Inc.
AUGUST 6, 2019
Yes, the code that you write and the systems that you build are major contributing factors to the success and growth of a business. Interviewing. Getting involved in interviewing candidates is perhaps the most obvious and direct way a product engineer can help out with hiring. Who reviews my code?” “How Onboarding.
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