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

Intercom, Inc.

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.

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10+ Ways A Venture Financing Can Implode Post-Term Sheet

SaaStr

But finding out post-term sheet about too many material issues can lead VCs to run for the hills. And any odd stuff on the cap table, or existing terms — at least highlight them, and come with a solution. I don’t see this all the time, but I see it too often. Most importantly, minimize surprises. Who is the CEO?

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The Playbook to Hiring Your First VP of Sales and Not Screwing it Up…….with Cassidy Ventures Founder Brendon Cassidy (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

Brendon introduces his playbook to hiring the first VP of Sales from his experiences as VP of Sales at LinkedIn, EchoSign, Talkdesk and more. Learn the dos and don’ts to make the correct hire the first time and not rush into hiring the wrong VP of Sales, which can cost the company months or even years. Roughly 90%.

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2021 in conversation: Learnings from the podcast

Intercom, Inc.

Throughout the year, we’ve talked to business leaders, experts, and pioneers about all kinds of topics: from creating world-class customer experiences to the challenges of running a business during the pandemic, from being an ally and addressing gaps in diversity to building technical leadership careers. Will Larson , CTO of Calm.

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Taking a $4B Company from Consumer to B2B with Pluralsight (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

So my father sat down with me in our basement, and I remember working in this makeshift workstation that we built together and we learned how to code, because back then there weren’t a lot of applications, there weren’t a lot of games, a lot of software to be used, so we actually had to create it ourselves.

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“The “Dos & Don’ts” of Building Winning SaaS Companies with G2 Crowd (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

And unfortunately it wasn’t Larry and Sergei who we’re starting Google at the same time, but it was two other students doing something much more mundane. They were building time and expense software. And so we started building a cloud solution, but it was a long arduous journey. It’s in the cloud.

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Meet BetterCloud’s New Chief Technology Officer, Andra Milender

BetterCloud

Our new Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Andra Milender defected from a medical career track before finding her footing on a technology path. She’s looking forward to helping BetterCloud scale and become one of the most reliable solutions that customers use. What does your role as the CTO entail?