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How I Got Promoted: Marques Stewart, VP of Technology at Achievement First

BetterCloud

A couple of weeks ago, we launched a new podcast called SaaSOps Leaders With David Politis. So, 2006 or 2007. I just knew there was always going to be something new to learn and I wasn’t going to get stagnant in it. ” At that time, I said, “You know what, I think I really want to become a CIO or CTO.”

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PODCAST 93: The Journey from 2x Founder to VC with Angus Davis

Sales Hacker

He then founded Tellme Networks, sold that in 2007 for $900 million to Microsoft. Although our firm is based in Silicon Valley, I’m based on the East Coast so I spend a lot of time working with founders in New York City, Boston, and London. We were part of the office of the CTO.

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SaaStr Podcast #376 with ZoomInfo CEO Henry Schuck: “10 Mistakes the CEO of ZoomInfo Made on His Journey to IPO (Part 2)”

SaaStr

Jason Lemkin: 50 reps in a new city that you’ve never met, and hired in 60 days when you’re in the low millions ARR. And then you keep resources on them because for the next three to six months, you’re taking feedback from customers and feeding it back into that new functionality or that new product.