article thumbnail

Women in Tech – Female CxOs Share their Challenges in Tech Startups – with Melissa Kwan, Alice de Courcy, Maja Voje, Laura Erdem & others

User Pilot

Sima Banijamali : “I started in tech in 2009, and in 2010 I moved to Sweden from Iran and started studying. A friend of mine is working in finance as a compliance manager, and every New Year’s party the guys are literally harassing women. I made my way to operations, and then into product.” Maja : “Some women really have it tough.

article thumbnail

170+ Women in Sales Share Their Career-Defining Aha Moment

Sales Hacker

A Vietnamese immigrant, dedicated mother, and seasoned technology executive, Hang Black has an extensive background in engineering, marketing, sales, and entrepreneurship. Today I help investment managers harness the power of community and technology to automate regulatory compliance. Commit to being an expert at what you do.

Scale 130
article thumbnail

How to Build Happier Employees – Lessons From HubSpot’s CTO Dharmesh Shah and Chief People Officer Katie Burke

SaaStr

We could talk about CAK and LTV, and economics, and fundraising, and entrepreneurship, and SaaS and engineering, and product management, but instead I chose to talk about culture and people, which is a little bit of an odd topic for a CTO to pick up. Katie Burke: 2009, I believe. Jason Lemkin: 2009. Dharmesh Shah: 100.