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Hiring a Senior Vice President of Engineering

Andreessen Horowitz

Note: engineering leaders’ titles tend to be inconsistent across companies. It’s common for founders to assume the role of chief technology officer (CTO), who either runs the day-to-day work of engineering or focuses on a long-term technological vision.

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30+ Incredible New Speakers for 2021 SaaStr Annual

SaaStr

Brian Peterson, CTO @ Dialpad. Carla Erlick Senior Vice President, ISV Channel @Paysafe. Dave Walters, CTO, Hired. Christa Diaz, Senior Director, Customer Success, Hired. Amy Pisano, CRO, Hired. Jenn Knight, Co-Founder, CTO, AgentSync. Deborah Preston VP, Client Success @Verifone.

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Calm’s Will Larson on how to build a technical leadership career

Intercom, Inc.

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. If you’re a senior engineer and want to further your career, what skills should you develop?

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I Asked 13 Buffer Leaders for Advice on Succeeding in My New Role

Buffer Resources

As part of my comprehensive Buffer onboarding — which had me up and running at full speed in a matter of weeks — I was tasked with setting up intro calls with the company executives.  So great were their responses that I took to asking other Bufferoos who had been at the company for a long time, too.

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2021 in conversation: Learnings from the podcast

Intercom, Inc.

We’re not exactly sure how, but yes, it’s that time of the year again. Farhan Virji , Vice President of Customer Happiness at Later. Will Larson , CTO of Calm. Des Traynor , Co-founder and CTO of Intercom. Des Traynor , Co-founder and CTO of Intercom. And what a year it has been!

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Making the jump from Customer Success to CEO with FranConnect’s Gabby Wong

ChurnZero

But promotional paths are a-changing, according to a time-series by Spencer Stuart summarized in Harvard Business Review’s “ Finding the Right CEO.” Additionally, “leapfrog” candidates—those who come from a level below the C-suite, such as senior vice presidents—now make up roughly 5% of new chief execs.

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Final Speaker List for 2021 SaaStr Annual!

SaaStr

We’ll also have a digital day with the President of Shopify, CMO of Canva, the CEO of Y Combinator and so much more if you can’t make it IRL. Harley Finkelstein, President @ Shopify. Katrina Wong, VP Marketing and Demand Generation @ Segment. Amy Appleyard, VP Sales @ VMWare. Dave Walters, CTO @ Hired.