SaaStr

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

I remember when times were toughest, the very toughest at EchoSign, maybe late 2008, I felt so broken I literally couldn’t even walk up the 20 or so steps to my loft office. Force yourself to find and take 30 interviews. But I think we all know as founders we need to find a way to take care of ourselves if we go long.

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Intercom, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

In a heartfelt testimony, Rebecca recalls how her little brother came down with a rare autoimmune brain disorder back in 2008. Interview with Little Otter CEO Rebecca Egger. You can also read the full transcript of the interview, which has been lightly edited for clarity, below. Helen Egger — launched Little Otter.

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SaaStr

JULY 16, 2019

We founded the company in 2008, which many of you who were around then know was a pretty difficult time to start a company. But, the fundraising in 2008, 2009 was pretty difficult. Can you walk us through a little bit of the fund raising journey from literally the first dollar that you raised to your most recent round.

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Intercom, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Around that time, quite by accident, I started telling every candidate that I interviewed a version of the story I just told you. At every interview where he’s trying to hire someone – same story. If you invested $1,000 in Starbucks at its low point in 2008, that investment would currently be worth over $14,000.

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SaaStr

JUNE 19, 2020

In 2008 he became an angel investor and discovered Zendesk, Clio, FreeAgent – and his love for SaaS. ” And then he suggests to do a couple of things, like check their interview process, ask for their internal newsletter, ask for their employee engagement survey, join one of their team meetings as an observer.

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Neil Patel

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

The software makes it easier for you to find top-level talent, qualify them, schedule interviews, and onboard new hires. BerniePortal was founded back in 2008, so they have over a decade of experience in the HR software space. ATS software is highly beneficial for companies who are recruiting and onboarding at scale. Payroll Software.

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Buffer Resources

MAY 18, 2023

🔓Creators Unlocked This interview is part of a series called Creators Unlocked that delves into the world of content creators to uncover the stories behind their social media posts. Check out the other interviews here. 💡 To follow Elisa, check out her website and Twitter , LinkedIn and subscribe to her newsletter.

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Sales Enablement, SaaS and Growth

MARCH 23, 2020

An example of diminishing returns is Google’s hiring process - the technology giant discovered that four interviews was enough to predict whether someone should be hired with 86% confidence. Having a fifth interview only provided an incremental benefit, yet increased costs (time) by a further 25%.

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Valuize Consulting

AUGUST 6, 2021

I was working as a film and media producer in New York City when the recession of 2008 hit and things took a shift; I needed to make a change. The post Scaling Impactful Customer Success Strategy And Operations: An Interview With Emily Ryan appeared first on Valuize. I got into Customer Success by chance and circumstance.

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User Pilot

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Userpilot shares the stories of successful customers in case studies Userpilot interviews its successful customers regularly and formulates case studies to showcase real-world examples of how companies have effectively used the platform to achieve specific goals. Example of Slack’s customer-led strategy.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 8, 2020

A more scientific interview process [20:35]. The challenge with all of this was, I was at university from 2005 to 2008, and we all know what happened in 2008. But in 2008, Cisco was offering a graduate sales academy based in Amsterdam. A more scientific interview process [20:35]. And on Stitcher.

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OpenView Labs

MAY 29, 2020

You may need a third party to do these interviews for you so that customers feel like they can be completely open. Use those customer interviews to produce effective messaging with strong emotional triggers. John Quelch, Dean of The University of Miami Herbert Business School, Harvard Business Review , 2008.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

So the time that I was at Google was 2007, so pre the 2008 recession. Once you clarify your expectations, you really set up a good tight interview process with questions that you can calibrate equitably on and some of the questions around trust are simply, is trust given or earned? We had 5,000 employees and $14 billion in revenue.

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 7, 2020

Now before we get to the interview, we want to thank our sponsor. Now, without further ado, let’s listen to this interview with Shari Levitin. From there, once 2008 happened and a lot of people left hospitality, we’re getting emails from people all over saying, “Wow. Outreach has your back.

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Unbounce

JUNE 15, 2024

More blog posts by Josh Gallant Michael Aagaard Michael Aagaard has been working full time with CRO since 2008. He’s a self-proclaimed spreadsheet nerd by day, volunteer soccer coach on weekends, and wannabe fantasy football expert every fall. He has helped companies all over the world, including Unbounce, improve their online businesses.

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Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

This week on the Sales Hacker podcast , we interview Ilir Sela , the Founder and CEO of Slice, one of the fastest growing companies focused on the small business space in the US. . We want to thank our sponsors before we get into the interview itself. First Aircall , it’s a phone system designed for the modern sales team.

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Outseta

OCTOBER 16, 2017

If you're interested in listening to the audio version of this interview, here's what you'll find. If the audio version of the interview isn't right for you, a slightly trimmed down transcription of the interview is available below. That was around 2008, and that's when we started selling a commercial license.

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Happy post lunch interview. So 2008 was 10 years ago. Please welcome Zach Perret, Plaid Co-Founder and CEO and Ari Levy, CNBC Senior Technology Reporter. Ari : You have a preference? Zach : Go for it. Ari : All Right. I’m Ari from CNBC. And one of our, again, uniting principles, is to make money easier for everyone.

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Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 24, 2019

And I remember Marc [Benioff] interviewing me, like he did every employee, and painting the vision for what the platform would be. We had already achieved the mission, so after 2008 we backed off the pedal, so to speak. It’s actually been quite a wild ride with Salesforce from the early days.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

And we were about a $50 million sales run rate, but I’d never done a media interview. Ryan Smith: So the first media interview or press release we did, we said, “Hey, we’re raising a series A round, and Julie Bort from Business Insider got on the phone and was like, “How old are you? .” Think about that.

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User Pilot

MAY 19, 2021

It would focus on news across the tech industry, and key business insights from his own personal experience and interviews with other professionals-all told with a witty editorial perspective. Hubspot, one of the leading content marketing platforms, pioneered webinars all the way back in 2008. Since then, over 1.5

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Today, we are focused on an interview with Brent Adamson. Brent Adamson: If you go back to 2008/2009, things were not so great if you were selling. Another great interview. Sales Hacker Podcast—Sponsored by Aircall and Outreach. Sam Jacobs: Hey everybody and welcome to the Sales Hacker Podcast. It’s your host Sam Jacobs.

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Intercom, Inc.

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

And that went on to become a monster, I floated it on the London Stock Exchange in 2006, exited it in 2008 for about a half a billion bucks and that brings us up to the latest bunch of companies. I realized after three or four weeks that retirement was boring and then set up a gaming software company called Inspire Gaming Group.

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Natalia Luneva

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Today I interview Sarah Hatter and we talk about creating an excellent customer support experience for your SaaS product. . Around 2008, the typical advice that was given to bootstrapped SaaS founders was that they should handle support by themselves. The Customer Support Handbook. . . Show Notes.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 9, 2019

So, I think this is going to be a great interview. Now, without further ado, let’s listen to this interview with Anthony Kennada. Anthony Kennada: I started out of college as a tech recruiter, which, in 2008, was probably one of the worst jobs you could have; getting people jobs in a recession was not great. Sam’s Corner.

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How To Buy Saas

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

We Heart It 2008 Fabio Giolito 4. FoodGawker 2008 Gawkerverse 5. It is used by researchers and teachers to organize and manage documents, important interviews, tutorials, presentations, notes, and more. Top Pinterest Alternatives of 2024 Pinterest Alternatives Year Launched Founders/Owners 1. Mix 2017 SU team and Expa 6.

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Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Sam Jacobs: Today, we bring you an interview with Ilan Jacobson, one of the leading financial entrepreneurs in Canada. Now, without further ado, let’s listen to this interview with Ilan Jacobson. I was young and dumb and didn’t know I probably shouldn’t start something like that right after the 2008 crisis.

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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. And yes, it’s not statistically significant to do an interview with 20 people, but it does give you a good sense of where to start. Ciara : Craig. Craig : Yeah.

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Point Nine Land

OCTOBER 22, 2019

In 2008 when [practice management] products came out, many in the legal profession had never even heard of the cloud and, among those who had, the general consensus was that using the cloud was certainly dangerous, perhaps irresponsible, and maybe even heretical,” explained legal journalist Robert Ambrogi in a recent article.

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BetterCloud

AUGUST 25, 2020

When the economy collapsed in 2008, I was unemployed for about 11 months, which was pretty brutal, but I took the time to start learning IT from some friends. I was so excited after I had my interview with them because they all wanted it to get better. After college, I worked in phone support at a few startups.

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Outseta

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Wistia Funding History $650,000 from angel investors in 2008 $775,000 from angel investors in 2010 $17.3M Their first round of Angel investment in 2008 had not been a round for the sake of raising a round, or funds really even earmarked to invest heavily in growth. TWO ESTABLISHED COMPANIES CHANGE COURSE.

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

is the longest running sales tech conference, taking place every year since 2008. Don’t miss the end-of-day town-hall-style interviews of some of the day’s speakers, where you can ask questions directly to top experts. March 10–11 | Orlando, FL. June 9–10 | Toronto. October 13–14 | Las Vegas, NV.

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Andreessen Horowitz

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Joining me to interview Bansal, we have general partner Peter Levine, who also put out a series of 16 short sales videos for founders, which you can find at a16z.com/16sales. This was 2008, right? The conversation features special guests Jyoti Bansal, founder and founding CEO of AppDynamics. Like, if you don’t know <Yeah.>

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SmartKarrot

JANUARY 18, 2022

Talview offers various services including talent acquisition, online assessments, asynchronous and live video interviews, talent management, remote proctoring, behavioral insights, recruitment marketing, and more. Capillary Technologies was founded in 2008 by Ajay Modani, Aneesh Reddy, and Krishna Mehra. Capillary Technologies.

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SaaStr

MARCH 3, 2020

So who they’re going to bring with them is critical, that them ideally even like interview them sort of in the process in parallel with the candidate because for me, for a first time VP of Sales, so say you’re … I don’t want to say any … I don’t know. You may have been at Box in 2006 or LinkedIn in 2008.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 24, 2020

Below, we’ve shared the transcript of Harry’s interview with Dimitri. When things like 2008 occurred, that was a struggle to find our way through that and navigate through the turbulent waters. If you would like to find out more about the show and the guests presented, you can follow us on Twitter here: Jason Lemkin. Harry Stebbings.

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FastSpring

MARCH 10, 2023

Stream the full interview below or find it wherever you listen to podcasts. Full Interview: Audio-Only Full Interview: Video Transcript Nathan Collier Hey y’all. Like the iPhone is 2008. But I mean, if you go back to 2006 2007 2008 like that, yeah, that was just not a thing that people did. Alf Ruppert Yes.

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