SaaStr

MARCH 6, 2024

Founder CEO Todd McKinnon was VP of Engineering at Salesforce and left to start Okta in the depths of the last downturn. Seat Contractions Have Brought NRR Down From 120% to 111% While 111% NRR is still quite an engine at this scale, the drop in NRR from seat contractions explains a good chunk of the headwinds Okta has seen. #2.

Fractional VPE 219

Fractional VPE Part-Time VPE Scale SMB 219

SaaStr

OCTOBER 17, 2019

When it comes to seamlessly scaling your applications, a top-notch engineering team will be your foundation. Julian Lemoine, Co-Founder, and CTO of Algolia will share his lessons learned on how to stay focused and innovative as you scale while also avoiding the innovation for innovation’s sake pitfalls. Of course, not at scale.

Scale 121

Scale Scaling CTO Hire Part-Time VPE 121

SaaStr

JUNE 1, 2021

The problem is that he was in business school, working towards an MBA. Dharmesh : Then it occurred to me a few minute after that thought, that actually I was in business school, too… [laughter]. We’ve got a bunch of MBAs trying to build a SaaS business here. I’m paraphrasing… [laughter].

Part-Time VPE 222

Part-Time VPE Technical Cofounder CTO Hire New CTO 222

SaaStr

JUNE 25, 2019

I started right at the end of 2011, and I started in the role of VP of engineering. The company was 145 people, 40 of which were engineers. That’s not a real hardship, that’s a great world-class problem to have, that you need to grow your teams fast enough to keep up with the business.

Engineering 139

Engineering Part-Time VPE Sales Hiring Scale 139