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SaaStr Podcasts for the Week: May 17, 2019

SaaStr

As for Godard, he founded his first business, BigMachines, in 2000, a business he scaled to $50m in revenue and over 300 people up until it’s acquisition to Oracle 11 years later for $400m. Having been a Founder through the bust of 2000, how did seeing that macro environment impact his operating mentality today?

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How to Scale Nuclear Power

Andreessen Horowitz

These concerns are largely unfounded and reveal a misunderstanding about advancements in nuclear technology. We already know how to build plants and safely operate reactors; we just need to get better at reducing construction hurdles and executing on new reactor deployment.

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The Techno-Optimist Manifesto

Andreessen Horowitz

You live in a deranged age — more deranged than usual, because despite great scientific and technological advances, man has not the faintest idea of who he is or what he is doing. We are told to be angry, bitter, and resentful about technology. Truth Our civilization was built on technology. We are told to be pessimistic.

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Top 10 Lessons Learned in Getting to $100M ARR with Adaptive Insights (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

Tom Bogan, CEO of Adaptive Insights, a Workday company, will review the key principles to building a successful SaaS company. So, early in my career, I started in technology a long time ago, and had the privilege of being President and running Rational Software in the early 2000’s and, as you may recall, we sold that.

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Top 14 Twitter Alternatives for Brands Leaving X in 2024

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Positive and constructive culture. Growth This plan costs $89 per month Access to 2000 members Positive Provides posts in chronological order. Karma credits help others to review your contribution and improve your reputation in the community. That provides you with more privacy. Zero Ads – It does not support ads.

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Questioning tech: The past, present, and future of survey tools

Intercom, Inc.

The history of surveys is essentially the history of the technology used to collect and interpret information. As tech has developed, so has our capacity to know ourselves at a large scale. We’ve all experienced this tech at some stage in our lives. Take Zoe Sinnott. Liam Geraghty: Okay. Let’s see. Name, Liam Geraghty.