SaaStr

JULY 30, 2024

How do you scale PLG? How do you build a stellar developer experience and continue to scale when the user base skyrockets overnight? What does scaling Enterprise ARR mean? So, let’s look at PLG and how you can scale it. Most software developers are skeptical. Why are companies focusing on PLG today?

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SaaStr

OCTOBER 14, 2021

It was exciting as it scaled to be a more “enterprise” Github at first. And the engine really never stopped running, evolving into a dominant DevOps Platform for software development. So GitLab is one of those ones that sort of … always was doing well. It was exciting at YC 2015 Demo Day.

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Tom Tunguz

MAY 19, 2018

Other times, front-end engineers innovate at the application layer, which demand downstream changes in the infrastructure to scale. Infrastructure-as-a-service provided by Amazon, Google and Microsoft among others empowers applications to scale as users demand. Advances like chatbots haven’t yet impacted software use at scale.

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Tom Tunguz

JANUARY 18, 2023

Most massive software companies structure themselves with an office of the CEO, which allocates capital to different business units. There are three paths I’ve seen to achieve this scale: The dominant path of the last ten years: focus on a single product until the company is roughly at $100m in ARR, then build adjacent products.

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TechEmpower SaaS

AUGUST 21, 2023

Many CEOs of software-enabled businesses call us with a similar concern: Are we getting the right results from our software team? We hear them explain that their current software development is expensive, deliveries are rarely on time, and random bugs appear. These are classic inflection points for a development team.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 4, 2024

joined forces with the incredibly talented Eiso Kant to build the world’s most capable AI for software development. All of our Managing Directors on the early team have both founded companies and operate at scale. Jason Warner , who was CTO of GitHub before and during my time as COO there (and a former partner at Redpoint!)

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SaaStr

APRIL 16, 2023

It’s about scale and revenue. At a high level, why are things scaling faster than ever from your perspective? Things are scaling faster. Yammer certainly scaled faster than I scaled back in the day with EchoSign or Aaron when he was here, but the pace of Slack. Jason : A lot has changed since then.

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TurnKey Labs

JANUARY 6, 2024

article will discuss the basics and benefits of nearshore software development. Knowledge is power—when you understand all of your options, you’ll pick the one that will keep your software dev team riding the big waves. Table of Contents What Is Nearshore Software Development? Let’s get started!

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TechEmpower SaaS

JULY 24, 2023

How quickly will we need to scale the application? Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask Here are some additional questions that might have slipped your developers’ minds. Team and Process Are you using, or planning to use any software development methodologies? Six months from now? A year from now?

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Tom Tunguz

JUNE 2, 2024

At small scale this may not seem important. More than that, Tobiko enables data engineers to operate with the same discipline as software developers: creating development environments, writing tests to ensure code performs as intended, & simulating changes to ensure one line of code doesn’t wipe a billion rows.

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TurnKey Labs

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The need to expand your software development team is paramount. As companies strive to stay competitive and deliver cutting-edge solutions, traditional methods of team expansion often come with their own set of challenges and complexities.

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Tom Tunguz

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Data Teams are Becoming Software Teams : DevOps created a movement within software development that empowers developers to run the software they wrote. They are faster to get started (no account creation), they can scale very quickly, and they can rise to enterprise levels with commercial cloud offerings.

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SaaStr

JUNE 19, 2021

But Wong offers a word of caution: “If you don’t get your ICP right, you kind of become this custom software development shop for your top customers.” Once you accelerate to significant scale growth, it’s vital to get an outsider’s perspective. Keep your eyes on the prize of your ultimate ICP. . Thriving ($100 million +).

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TurnKey Labs

JANUARY 7, 2024

Colombia has an exciting and quickly growing software development industry that’s taking the development world by storm. All the news I could find regarding the Colombian offshoring market is shouting that this mid-sized country in South America is churning out extraordinary new software projects and products.

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TurnKey Labs

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The need to expand your software development team is paramount. As companies strive to stay competitive and deliver cutting-edge solutions, traditional methods of team expansion often come with their own set of challenges and complexities.

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TurnKey Labs

AUGUST 28, 2023

Have you ever heard of nearshore software development and wondered how it differs from offshoring? As a trusted nearshore software development company with an office in sunny California, we are perfectly placed to demystify this subject for you.

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TurnKey Labs

JUNE 18, 2023

In this article, we’ll be analyzing the benefits of nearshoring your software development efforts. It’s the practice of transferring some or all of your software development processes to countries that […] Well, not literally next door, rather, nearshore (yes we’re poets, too). What is nearshoring, you say?

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TurnKey Labs

JUNE 21, 2023

Success for software development startups and high growth companies relies heavily on having a strong and efficient development team in place, which is why many firms choose to leverage the many benefits of offshoring.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 15, 2021

At his core, Jeff Lawson is a software developer first, and the CEO of Twilio second. He gets what goes on in a developer’s brain and the detailed process of building software, but he understands that businesses are motivated to move quickly. ” and receive an answer that sounds like gibberish to you.

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SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Before starting JFrog, the founders had built a successful IT consulting firm, AlphaCSP, which focused on developing Java solutions. In other words, they got first-hand experience of the pains of software development.

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TurnKey Labs

JANUARY 8, 2024

outsourced and offshore software development companies may be the undisputed leader. Of all the great offenders of spam emails—from super slimming diet pills to the ones that promise to cure your hammer toe situation (complete with revolting photos!)—outsourced A dubious honor, indeed. However, statistics […]

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TurnKey Labs

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Offshore software development has become a pivotal strategy for businesses seeking cost-effective solutions and access to global talent. While the allure of offshore development is strong, […] However, this approach is not without its challenges and risks.

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TurnKey Labs

JUNE 28, 2023

I’ll let you in on a secret: Of all of the widely known scarce commodities in the world—oil, gold, lithium, palatable Justin Beiber songs (sorry, bro)—high-quality software developers are the shiny stars at the top of the list.

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TurnKey Labs

MAY 24, 2023

I was in the same boat when I first started exploring the world of nearshore software development. When I say Mexico, what three words that start with “T” come to mind? Tequila, Tacos, and Tijuana… any chance Tech made your list? Mexico certainly didn’t come to mind as a top choice. However, after some research, […]

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Intercom, Inc.

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

I’m referring to the full spectrum of business execution, from product management to design to engineering to marketing to sales to support and all the other functions needed to scale a business. are making it easier and faster for software developers to develop complex software applications atop this infrastructure.

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SaaStr

MAY 7, 2019

It’s about the people you bring into the organization, that culture and that’s what’s going to take you from kind of the zero to one to like a scaling company. How are you trying to scale it? Justin Kan : I just realized this talk is called The Evolving Role of the CEO, As A Company Scales, How Your Job Changes.

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OpenView Labs

AUGUST 18, 2020

We’re in the modern era of software development. Traditional waterfall methodologies of the 80s and 90s are transitioning to more iterative agile development, and with that a DevOps culture has emerged. Companies are shipping software faster and more frequently, a shift that requires tools that can keep up.

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TurnKey Labs

JANUARY 5, 2024

Key takeaways: The market is full of offshore software development options, but which ones should you consider in 2024 to get the best quality software development talent?

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TurnKey Labs

JUNE 1, 2023

As an offshore software development partner, we understand the challenges that come with managing remote dev teams. With the shift towards remote work, it’s more important than ever to ensure that your team is delivering top-quality work while working from different locations.

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Incredo

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

How To Deal With Software Development By Embracing The Slow Down Strategy , Incredo. As a SaaS CEO, you (probably) won’t directly be in charge for software development. But even if you hire the best Development Manager, there are certain things you should be aware of.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 26, 2022

UserTesting has opened offices in EMEA and APAC but has a bit lower international growth than I’d expect, given how global software development is now. But that’s similar to other sales-led orgs at this scale. Only 18% of revenue outside the U.S, but growing faster now, and was only 9% in 2019. Room to grow.

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The Angel VC

NOVEMBER 29, 2013

Note that the x-axis is not a true-to-scale representation of time elapsed. For a true-to-scale representation I would have to add much more space between the Series A and the Series B and between the Series B and the Series C. For example, you could ask users to rate your prototype and see if that rating goes up over time.

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TurnKey Labs

JUNE 12, 2023

As any successful founder will tell you, building a thriving tech startup requires assembling a talented team of software developers who are dedicated, skilled, and aligned with your product vision.

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TurnKey Labs

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

In recent years, Latin American countries have become an increasingly popular destination for offshore software development. According to a report by Forrester Research, the demand for software development talent in this region is expected to grow at a rate of 10-15% annually over the next few years.

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TurnKey Labs

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

I was in the same boat when I first started exploring the world of nearshore software development. When I say Mexico, what three words that start with “T” come to mind? Tequila, Tacos, and Tijuana… any chance Tech made your list? Mexico certainly didn’t come to mind as a top choice. However, after some research, […]

Outsourced Development 52

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TurnKey Labs

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

Colombia has an exciting and quickly growing software development industry that’s taking the development world by storm. This mid-sized country in South America is churning out extraordinary new software projects and products, and pushing the boundaries of tech innovation.

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TurnKey Labs

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

When you’re running a startup or tech company, it’s hard enough keeping the cogs of your software development efforts turning without worrying about adding new partners and vendors to that mix.

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