Intercom, Inc.
APRIL 22, 2021
That question has been on Will Larson ‘s mind for a long time. For those who don’t know him, Will has over 10 years of experience in the likes of Yahoo, Digg, Uber, and Stripe, and he’s currently the CTO of Calm , the mindfulness app that helps millions of people to lower their stress levels and sleep better.
Intercom, Inc.
APRIL 19, 2018
It means reducing choices amongst engineering teams and standardizing technology, so our team can spend as much time as possible delivering value to customers. Our chat covers the origins of Run Less Software, how it has evolved at scale, and how it differs from the equally valid approaches of other engineering teams.
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SaaStr
DECEMBER 3, 2020
In Today’s Episode We Discuss: * How Sam made his way into the world of SaaS with Dropbox and how that led to his leading the sales and success team today @ Loom. What was Sam’s biggest lesson from scaling the sales team at Dropbox? When is the right time to hire the first sales rep? Should you hire 2 at a time?
Intercom, Inc.
JANUARY 5, 2022
After working on NASA’s Space Shuttle Main Engine, he went on to develop Portfolium, a social networking platform that allows students and graduates to showcase skills beyond the traditional resume to potential employers. Portfolium was eventually acquired, but the team behind it never stopped thinking about a better way to do it.
OpenView Labs
JULY 16, 2020
I have no idea, but I do know it’d definitely be a musical. I just haven’t ever got the time to do it. Back in March and April, when we were all adapting to COVID-19, I used the Mood Meter at the beginning of a bunch of my leadership team meetings because I found it was a really useful tool to open up the discussion.
SaaStr
JANUARY 10, 2020
Prior to Crossbeam, Bob founded Stitched, a powerful ETL service built for developers that was acquired by Talend in 2018. How does Bob think about when is the right time to hire a Head of Partnerships? Where do most startups go wrong both in hiring for partnerships and in the engagements themselves?
SaaStock
MARCH 29, 2019
Obviously, you should definitely jump at opportunities like this. Black Holes: these are ideas that take up a lot of company effort while offering poor ROI. That’s the advice, Petri Hollmén picked up on the more technical side of things from the opening session on Day 2 with Cal Henderson, CTO of Slack. Avoid them at all costs.
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