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Employee Spotlight: Bill Wilson, Senior Director of Product and Kite Designer

FastSpring

My first job in tech was in 1998 as a software developer. In about 2002, I got into more of a leadership position for satellite offices of larger companies. In 2007, I decided to build my first company, MindSea, and in 2018 I went on to start SalesRight. How long have you been working in the SaaS/Tech industry?

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SaaStr Podcasts for the Week: May 17, 2019

SaaStr

But two other software engineers, building [inaudible 00:04:24] that was kind of a time and expense software system. And that’s how we were able to then survive from 2002 til about 2007, when the cloud market finally took off. And so that was my first. But Max was struggling to build sales, to build a company around it.

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Subscription Rockstars: How HubSpot Went From Zero to $500+ Million in Annual Revenue

Chargify

Then, they offered their software solution to online marketers who were interested in this “new way” of marketing. . HubSpot wasn’t just preaching inbound marketing to get people to sign up for their software. 2007: 48 customers. 2007: 15 employees. 2007:$255,000. They themselves were true believers. 2009: Unknown.

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These 6 hidden reasons explain why your outsourced software testing isn't working

Audacix

In the case of outsourced test automation services, most customers are trying to prevent losses of the magnitude reported by Computer Weekly magazine from the UK: One analyst, who follows the outsourced software testing space closely, believes: Cost savings are a major driver and also the need to do testing in a more professional manner.

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Unlearning the Growth vs. Costs Myth

OPEXEngine

It’s a pattern that can be seen across the 2007–09 recession, the recovery that followed, the slow-growth years of 2011–19, and even during the pandemic period of 2020–21. Although TSR growth varies by industry, we see the same link between productivity leadership and high TSR across industries. This is an area of focus for Microsoft.

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SaaStr Podcasts for the Week with Byron Deeter, Elliott Robinson, Henry Schuck, and Jason Lemkin

SaaStr

If you think of this in the context of software, it’s particularly powerful because for years, we’ve been seeing the visionaries out there promoting this transition. The dark blue bar here is cloud as a percentage of worldwide software spend. What happens when cloud has consumed software? What happens to growth?

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SaaStr Podcasts for the Week with B Capital Group and Bessemer Venture Partners — February 7, 2020

SaaStr

Plus, from 2007 until 2013, Karen ran all of Box’s business development, partnership, and strategic alliance activities. Listen to the start of the episode for a promo code to our upcoming events! Plus from 2007 until 2013, Karen ran all of Box’s business development, partnership and strategic alliance activities.

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