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The Top 5 Questions Every CEO Wrestles With – Lessons From Host Analytics (Video + Transcript)

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Well in 2002, I know it was a long time ago. But in 2002 there were only two types of startups in existence. There was no other type of startup in 2002 when the internet bubble burst. But leadership is about doing the right things. .” And the reason that’s only kind of glib is, let’s look point by point.

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

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We burned through $23 million in venture capital and only had 1 million in revenue to show for it. I think in 2002 we only signed up two customers and this was after the dot-com bubble burst, 9/11 happened. And so by the end of that first year I started to realize, “Oh, wow we’re starting to have problems.

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From Slooooow Growth to Hypergrowth with Collibra and Insight Partners (Video + Transcript)

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Felix will share insights on how he founded Collibra in Belgium, successfully relocated the company headquarters to New York City, and raised $233 million total in venture capital to become a unicorn company. What are the global roles where the global roles and how do you structure the regional leadership?

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The Things Nobody Tells You About An $8B Acquisition with Ryan Smith from Qualtrics (Video + Transcript)

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Jared started, this is in 2002, he’s got the Antonio Banderas look going on there. Jason Lemkin: But looking back, you started in 2002, and it was a terrible time to start, but also good because there weren’t 10,000 companies each year out of Y Combinator and EF and others. Ryan Smith: The Smith family. That’s it.