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Why 2019 Is The Year Of Growth Engineering In SaaS

Hull

These roles are filled by engineers that roll up to the CMO/COO (not CTO) as part of a growth team. We've Spotted the trends, tactics & techniques from sitting deep in the data layer of scaling SaaS teams. Trend #1: The most effective users of martech are engineers. But what most people miss.

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Is Seed the new Series A? (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

Since 2010 we’ve seen more startups, funds, and capital than ever before, but with this drastic increase, investors are seeing unexpected new trends reshaping the future of the industry. I think it’s more around a consciousness of what you know, or what you may not know, and then hiring around it to become successful.

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2021 in conversation: Learnings from the podcast

Intercom, Inc.

Will Larson , CTO of Calm. Des Traynor , Co-founder and CTO of Intercom. We chat with Maggie about all things sales – from laying down a solid foundation to hiring the right people and, finally, scaling the team into hyper-growth. Liam Geraghty: Will Larson is the CTO of Calm , the mindfulness app.