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How Amazon Web Services (AWS) Achieved an $11.5B Run Rate by Working Backwards

Hitenism

In 2006, after Amazon Web Services (AWS) helped pioneer what we now call the cloud, product development changed forever. Today, one-third of daily internet users visit websites built on top of AWS. AWS is now an $11.5B Today this mentality is hardwired into the company. Focus on the Things that Don’t Change.

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Intercom’s Rich Archbold on how to run less software

Intercom, Inc.

I started at Amazon before they had Amazon Web Services (AWS) so I was lucky enough to see AWS born out of the guts of all of the great operations work done for the amazon.com retail website. You can think of them beginning from very base infrastructural technologies, and in our case we’re betting exclusively on AWS as a cloud vendor.

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Q&A with Maria Pergolino, Anthony Kennada, Aaron Ross and Jason Lemkin (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

And I remember being at that Dreamforce in 2009, which was awful. It’s usually one way, but just help that more communication, right? You have to communicate to everybody so that they can be empowered to go do it. The amount of overhead in a company to manage a distributed team is so high. I mean, literally.

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How to Retain Employees For 10+ Years with Alf Ruppert

FastSpring

I’m sitting in the US, you’re sitting in Germany like this just didn’t, this would have been an international like long distance phone call at like $3 a minute or something paid to some telecom company. So in today’s world, while so many people are working removed, company culture is often getting lost.

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To Manage a Call Center Efficiently see what Employees Really Think

Upscope

Mostly from other departments not communicating with us. Working as a apple tech was awful but for the rude customers I would put on hold while I went outside to chat with co workers or grab something from the vending machine. Ive been working for collections for a bank for almost a year and its soul crushing the management are awful.

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The Art of Ensuring Customer Success During Mergers and Acquisitions

SmartKarrot

You will keep your consumers satisfied and guarantee the quality if you constantly and clearly communicate the advantages and management of the new, united firm. Every organization has a unique set of cultural norms, values, and preconceptions that guide how employees interact with one another and behave themselves. Final Thoughts.

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SaaStr Podcasts for the Week with Tidelift and Cloudflare

SaaStr

Why does Bridget believe the best starting point for customer success is “company culture and value”? How does company culture impact the quality of customer success? Maybe, is it better to take it turn by turn, and how does company culture play into the level and quality of customer success? .