SaaStr

MARCH 19, 2021

Diversity, equity and inclusion software taking their rightful place. Then lastly, something BVP has seen grow rapidly over the last year is the emergence surge and cloud marketplaces, which help B2B businesses find each other and transact in the cloud. ? ? ? ? ? ? ?. Cloud Predictions for 2022: Unbundling of the Office.

Cloud 191

Cloud Scale Payment Methods Payment Solutions 191

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Alex Schrecengost : We’re a high-end inclusive hospitality service program, focusing on virtual and hybrid event experiences, curated corporate gifts for global organizations, team building, and employee retention. We positioned ourselves as the leaders of culture and inclusivity. We’ll start with your baseball card. and Fortune.

Entertainment 82

Entertainment Innovation Compensation Travel 82

Sales Hacker

APRIL 5, 2021

While hiring, I’ve identified some important hiring practices that have helped me build a diverse and mixed team. When wanting to reduce bias and build a diverse team , it takes a lot more effort than you would expect. Over the course of time, I’ve interviewed and talked to hundreds of sales candidates. Company culture redefined.

Sales Hiring 92

Sales Hiring Sales Recruiting Company Culture Interviewing 92

Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Of those, almost 62 percent leverage partnerships with diverse associations to meet their goals. While it is easy to read resumes coming in, it is necessary to be proactive and engage in unique strategies that attract diverse candidates. Your Interview Panels Lack Diversity. Your Job Descriptions Lack Gender Neutrality.

Sales Hiring 54

Sales Hiring Sales Recruiting Social Media Sales 54

OpenView Labs

MARCH 10, 2021

Diverse teams are just better. Research tells us again and again that diversity has a direct and positive effect on bottom-line business results. We’re a partner helping our customers solve things that impact the environment, social equity, and generally make the world a better place,” she said.

Construction 69

Construction Marketing Entertainment Machine Learning 69

Baremetrics

AUGUST 5, 2021

Build an inclusive environment 2. Build an inclusive environment McKinsey defines inclusion in the workplace as “the degree to which an individual feels that their authentic selves are welcomed at work, enabling them to contribute in a meaningful and deliberate manner.” How can we build inclusive hybrid workplaces?

SaaS Payments 98

SaaS Payments Technical Review Payment Methods Software Review 98

OpenView Labs

MARCH 23, 2021

This isn’t Trier’s first foray into diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) work. She started her career in the Air Force, where she implemented her senior capstone project that highlighted the lack of diversity across all the service academies and how that ultimately affects the lack of officer diversity.

Interviewing 97

Interviewing Leadership Compensation Engineering 97

OpenView Labs

DECEMBER 17, 2020

To improve their credibility, VCs need to roll up their sleeves and help turn each dollar of equity capital into two dollars. The industry falls short on diversity, equity and inclusion. While there has been some progress toward building more diverse teams and boards, overall that progress is underwhelming.

Benchmarks 52

Benchmarks Scale SaaS Software Review 52

OpenView Labs

JULY 20, 2020

Numerous studies show that diverse teams perform better than homogenous groups, so effectively recruiting members of under-represented groups and fostering a team culture that makes your team attractive to diverse candidates is a competitive differentiator. Mistake #3: hiring homogenous teams. Mistake #4: Trust without verification.

Interviewing 73

Interviewing Sales Hiring Sales Recruiting Underperforming Technical Team 73

SmartKarrot

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Customer Success (CS) teams tend to mirror the diversity found within the SaaS and other organizations that they work with. As is often the case with diverse groups, each will signify a wide-spectrum of values that will innately help with building better relationships with customers. Understand your clients better.

Customer Success 22

Customer Success Scale Innovation Compensation 22

SaaStr

JULY 8, 2020

In terms of the team itself ,though, I know that obviously you’re also a big proponent in terms of really building diversity throughout the organization. When building out the Contentstack team, I’m interested, did you consciously build diversity into the team? I mean, diversity is a part of our core values.

Scale 200

Scale Technical Review Technical Advisors Sales Hiring 200

Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 20, 2022

I am challenging myself and my team to build a diverse team and to think about equity and an inclusive culture. Again, it’s allyship that’s going to help individuals have access to build that future of a diverse, equitable, and inclusive team. How am I developing talent for the future?

VP of Engineering 118

VP of Engineering Technical Review Software Review Scale 118

ProfitWell

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

And Webflow’s Head of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Mariah Driver , is proud to point this out. What are we without feedback? Vlad Magdalin , Co-Founder and CEO over at Webflow , is apparently really good at being a vulnerable leader.

SaaS Payments 52

SaaS Payments Payment Methods Transportation Subscription 52

SmartKarrot

MARCH 23, 2023

POLICY #6 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion “Diversity is being invited to the party, but inclusion is being asked to dance.” Equity in the workplace levels the playing field and gives everyone what they need to succeed.

Underperforming Technical Team 10

Underperforming Technical Team Scale Company Culture Compensation 10

SmartKarrot

MARCH 23, 2023

POLICY #6 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion “Diversity is being invited to the party, but inclusion is being asked to dance.” Equity in the workplace levels the playing field and gives everyone what they need to succeed.

Underperforming Technical Team 10

Underperforming Technical Team Scale Company Culture Compensation 10

OpenView Labs

MAY 17, 2019

Improved brand-building: In-person events are a great way to build brand equity. Things like culture, inclusion, business strategy and sales are relevant to professionals across industries, so attending events related to these industry-agnostic topics can show you care.

Scale 62

Scale SaaS B2B Branding 62

SaaStr

MARCH 28, 2024

Not only that, I personally deeply admire the company’s commitment to financial inclusion, to impact, and to equity. We were lucky enough to invest a few rounds before the business went public and today it is a $57B public company.

Venture Capital 245

Venture Capital Cybersecurity Scale Artificial Intelligence 245

SmartKarrot

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Develop a plan to raise at least $40 million a year in sponsorship money for the company, as well as corporate fee-for-service revenue from the Grace Hopper Celebration and associated events, as well as other Corporate DEI Services.

Customer Success 19

Customer Success Scale Venture Capital Leadership 19

SmartKarrot

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Develop a plan to raise at least $40 million a year in sponsorship money for the company, as well as corporate fee-for-service revenue from the Grace Hopper Celebration and associated events, as well as other Corporate DEI Services.

Scale 19

Scale Venture Capital Customer Success Leadership 19

Intercom, Inc.

JUNE 25, 2020

That also means that you do things like changing the language that your company uses both internally and externally to be more inclusive. It’s almost like, you know if you’re racist, you live as if you’re not racist in the way that you choose to be inclusive and responsive in the life that you live.

Artificial Intelligence 223

Artificial Intelligence Leadership Machine Learning Technology 223

Buffer Resources

JANUARY 9, 2024

The aim is “​​to collectively forge a more inclusive world for women,” according to the IWD site.    “When we inspire others to understand and value women's inclusion, we forge a better world. In 2024, it’s #InspireInclusion.

Social Media 52

Social Media Branding Trends Marketing 52

SaaStr

MARCH 22, 2022

These days, every company knows the buzzwords: diversity and inclusion. According to author Dan Schawbel, in 2021, 70% of job seekers said they want to work for a company that demonstrates a commitment to diversity and inclusion. But today’s talent pool is looking for more than words in a PR statement.

Sales Hiring 211

Sales Hiring Sales Recruiting Scale Sales 211

Kellblog

AUGUST 31, 2019

These can slow you down, but they certainly can’t stop you — which is why, when you compare brand equity to the risk and cost of renaming, it’s usually not worth it to change. So today, we are responding in the best way we know how—with diversity, inclusion, acceptance, and love. Quote: This is about our values.

Technical Review 74

Technical Review Social Media Branding Software Review 74

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 6, 2020

We both decided that there was definitely something lacking in the sales community and that was just a broader mix of backgrounds, and we wanted to figure out how to best create a more inclusive environment with more diverse folks to add their perspective to the game. A lot of them — I believe it was 62% — identify as women as well.

Sales Recruiting 63

Sales Recruiting Sales Hiring Scale Sales 63

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Diversity is a hot topic in many workplace environments, and there seem to be many inclusion initiatives to help diversify the job market. But here’s the thing: diversity is not a simple issue. This is where having a diverse team can help. But what is the real definition of having a diverse sales force?

Sales Recruiting 90

Sales Recruiting Sales Hiring Sales Education 90

Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 7, 2022

Only then can we build more diverse, inclusive teams. I am challenging myself and my team to build a diverse team, to think about equity and an inclusive culture. Again, it’s allyship that’s going to help individuals have access to build that future of a diverse, equitable, and inclusive team.

Customer Success 118

Customer Success Technical Review Sales Hiring VP of Engineering 118

SaaStr

OCTOBER 13, 2020

First wave of speakers confirmed for SaaStr Scale in our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, these speakers represent; Men: 33.3% With the demand for these sessions, we’re now hosting three session tracks on Tuesday, December 8th – Marketing, Sales, and Product / Customer Success. and Women: 66.67%.

Scale 185

Scale Engagement Scaling Sales Hiring 185

Intercom, Inc.

JULY 7, 2022

.’ You actually need to create a cultural shift” Liam: It’s interesting that something like diversity and inclusion was initially seen by businesses as this big headache they had to deal with when in fact, apart from just being common sense, there’s evidence that company diversity leads to better profits.

Underperforming Technical Team 118

Underperforming Technical Team Education Engineering Innovation 118

Intercom, Inc.

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

But how can we use our position to empower co-workers and create a more inclusive, diverse, and engaging experience for everyone? Having a diverse team is not just better because all the different thoughts, points of view, and experiences make it more profitable in the long run. Embracing diversity. We can all be equal.

Leadership 118

Leadership Underperforming Technical Team Sales Hiring Education 118

Sales Hacker

APRIL 28, 2020

Why it’s important to have diversity in sales [15:55]. Inclusion is still a commitment to us and we’ll just put it on hold for now.” Why it’s important to have diversity in sales [15:55]. We want that, but why do you think it’s so important to have diversity in sales? We just have to survive.”

Leadership 71

Leadership Scale Sales Hiring Sales 71

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Best-selling author of Embrace Your Edge, Hang is a global speaker on sales, leadership, and diversity & inclusion in the workplace. She thrives at the corner of career and culture and is passionate about building a diverse pipeline of future sales leaders. Build a robust, diverse, and inclusive network.

Scale 130

Scale Sales Recruiting Sales Hiring VP of Engineering 130

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

Statistically, I don’t look like your average venture capitalist, but I really do care about diversity and inclusion. They’ve got some incredible initiatives, particularly in the engineering and coding org about how to make diversity and inclusion a strategic advantage for them. And we protected equity.

Sales Hiring 153

Sales Hiring Scale Payments Cloud 153

Buffer Resources

JANUARY 9, 2024

The aim is “​​to collectively forge a more inclusive world for women,” according to the IWD site.    “When we inspire others to understand and value women's inclusion, we forge a better world. In 2024, it’s #InspireInclusion.

Social Media 111

Social Media Branding Trends Marketing 111

Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Think about what you could be doing to bring more diversity into your teams and be more inclusive as a company, and go actively out of your way in order to achieve set goals. If 2020 taught us anything, it’s that a passive attitude towards non-discrimination isn’t enough. Be open-minded. Karen: Yeah, fair enough.

Payment Solutions 209

Payment Solutions Payment Methods Underperforming Technical Team Sales Hiring 209

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

From the recruitment process and how we think about marketing to candidates, and also every single time we bring in someone for an interview, we have to protect the culture and also be very mindful that we should scale it accordingly, and be very inclusive. So, at what point does your CEO stop interviewing people? Melanie T.:

Data 114

Data Scale Interviewing Churn 114

SaaStr

JULY 22, 2020

I guess in twofold you know the first would be true diversity and inclusion I mean that in the broader sense of the word. So it’s like diversity of background, diversity of opinion, diversity of experience.

Venture Capital 216

Venture Capital Investment Travel Marketplace as a Service 216

Intercom, Inc.

MARCH 5, 2020

When it comes to diversity, Jasmine’s philosophy is equality through equity. “Why is diversity so important to me? Dee: And one thing that you’ve been really strong on throughout your career and I suppose it’s reflected in your recruitment process, is diversity and inclusion. From skirts to suits.

Payment Solutions 129

Payment Solutions Payment Methods Interviewing Payment Services 129