SaaStr

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

How does a startup that launched during the financial crisis in 2008 become a unicorn company in 2019? So we started in 2008 June, 2008 I think and in three days we would celebrate our 11th birthday. It’s interesting to see how much has changed over the last 10 years, but in 2008 it was a very different time I think.

Sales Hiring 177

Sales Hiring Scale Sales Recruiting Government 177

OpenView Labs

JANUARY 22, 2020

In 2008, InformationWeek painted a bleak picture of CIOs under siege. Back in the days when the CIO’s role was almost exclusively about security, compliance and general technology “plumbing,” so to speak, software vendors found they could circumvent the CIO’s corner office and sell directly to the end user. The Role is Expanding.

Technical Review 53

Technical Review Scale B2C compliance 53

SaaStr

JANUARY 10, 2020

And that led me to co-founding a company called RJ Metrics in 2008 with my co-founder Jake Stein, who was also at Insight. And in the course of doing that, I think I really discovered and fell in love with SaaS as a business model and it really doubled down on my interest in data analytics. Is that not? Bob Moore: It absolutely is.

Sales Hiring 131

Sales Hiring Scale Outsourcing Services CTO Hire 131

SaaStr

DECEMBER 31, 2019

So I think, let’s see, if I look at Salesforce One was a project that started, I guess it was around 2008-ish, I think. So really the consumerization came down to are we actually solving the problem better and are we making it super easy for someone to buy it and renew it? Ciara : Craig. Craig : Yeah. And very similar for AB testing.

Enterprise 131

Enterprise Underperforming Technical Team Scale B2B 131

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

From that point on, we built a product and we launched it in February of 2008 out of a back of a coffee shop with one employee. So we launched the company in February of 2008. We launched the company in 2008. Some compliance factors had added fuel to our fire in terms of more people wanting to adopt.

Scale 169

Scale SMB VP of Engineering Leadership 169

SaaStr

JUNE 15, 2021

We’ve done a ton of terrific sessions with the Twilio leadership over the years, including 4 different deep dives with Jeff Lawson, CEO and co-founder. Jeff : Basically, we launched voice in 2008, very end of 2008. Once you can check all the boxes, prove you have checked them to the engineering leadership of Twilio.

Scale 285

Scale Underperforming Technical Team Engineering Wireless 285

SmartKarrot

APRIL 13, 2020

The ‘haven for programmers’ – GitHub has been providing its services through a SaaS model since 2008. The leading provider of tax compliance automation software for businesses was ranked in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500. It still continues to gain acclaim for its growth, product, and leadership. Engineering. Salesforce.

SaaS Payments 19

SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Payment Services Sales Recruiting 19