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3 Unusual Drivers of Early-Stage Growth

OpenView Labs

The same was true when I ran the People function at a software development consultancy that doubled its headcount to ~100 while reducing attrition from 40% to 5% voluntary in 18 months. I saw this as a client partner and then regional managing director at an eBusiness firm that scaled from 0 to 2,000 people in three years, organically.

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Lean UX author Jeff Gothelf on why design must have a seat at the table

Intercom, Inc.

Luckily for me, I found myself in a position where I was leading a design team in New York and an organization that was transitioning from waterfall software development to agile software development. I wasn’t willing to continue down that path if this was the way it was going to be for the next 10 years.

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SaaStr Podcast #218: Twilio Founder, Jeff Lawson & SendGrid CEO, Sameer Dholakia on Why Developer First Is A Maturation In The Supply Chain Of Software

SaaStr

Before that, he worked for 12 years at Trilogy, where he held key leadership roles helping the company grow from a start-up to a $300 million business. How do Jeff and Sameer think about what what truly special leadership looks like today? Really quickly, I am a software developer and I’d started multiple companies before Twilio.

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Bridging The Gap Between Customer Success & Product Ownership: An Interview With Seyi Adesola

Valuize Consulting

To find out how Product Owners are reshaping the customer ecosystem and product experience in leading software organizations, I spoke with Seyi Adesola , Product Owner at Valuize. “My very first job, circa 2009, was as a sign spinner for a company called Great Glasses. Q: What was your first job?