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The decade software ate the world

Intercom, Inc.

It was in August 2011 that Marc Andreessen coined the famous phrase “ Software is eating the world ” in a Wall Street Journal op-ed. Apple survived the death of Steve Jobs in October 2011 under the thoughtful stewardship of Tim Cook, and continued to essentially be the iPhone company, while branching into wearables and services. .

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State of the Cloud 2019: Europa Edition with Alex Ferrara, Bessemer Venture Partners (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

It was around that time about 12 years ago that Jeff Bezos launched AWS, and some of you may remember that, when he did this, Wall Street analysts were looking at him and saying, “Why would you take what’s already a very unprofitable business and drive it further into the red by investing in this AWS initiative?”

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Intercom on Product: One for the roadmap

Intercom, Inc.

And I remember at Facebook, one of the things that I was really impressed by at the time, and we’re going back now to the 2011 era… “I remember Zuck used to talk about two timelines, roughly six months and 20 years. I was having a great time there, back in 2011. That’s the dream, that’s the vision. Paul: No comments.

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Intercom on Product: One for the roadmap

Intercom, Inc.

And I remember at Facebook, one of the things that I was really impressed by at the time, and we’re going back now to the 2011 era… “I remember Zuck used to talk about two timelines, roughly six months and 20 years. I was having a great time there, back in 2011. That’s the dream, that’s the vision. Paul: No comments.

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$100 Million ARR Pivot: From Platform Product to Vertical Apps With Treasure Data CEO Kazuki Ohta (Podcast #506 and Video)

SaaStr

When it launched in 2011, Treasure Data’s positioning was a Hadoop-based big data warehouse in the cloud. The reality was that they were heavily relying on the enterprise deals closed by the leadership team. Even after that exciting third year of growth, leadership at Treasure Data began noticing the lack of product-market fit.

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SaaStr Podcasts for the Week with Domo and Gorgias — April 24, 2020

SaaStr

How does John think about the role of leadership in a crisis such as this? Where does John believe many leadership teams go wrong in times such as this? How can leadership teams ensure that a crisis is not self-fulfilling and how can one prevent that mindset? You’ve got executive people who want thought leadership.

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Engineering Your Own “Luck”: The 3 Key Rules of Building Globally Distributed Teams with Eventbrite (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

I’ve been with the company since 2011. A little more about me, as I’ve said, I’ve been with Eventbrite since 2011. I started right at the end of 2011, and I started in the role of VP of engineering. This was what Eventbrite was in 2011 when I started. That’s my walk up music.