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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.

Rich Archbold , Senior Director of Engineering, has been at the forefront of codifying and scaling this philosophy over the past few years. Our chat covers the origins of Run Less Software, how it has evolved at scale, and how it differs from the equally valid approaches of other engineering teams. What it means to Run Less Software.

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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. So on a scale of one to 10, what type of feedback do you want? I mean, literally. It is so high.

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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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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? .

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The Art of Ensuring Customer Success During Mergers and Acquisitions

SmartKarrot

Losing employees while following a merger and acquisition is normal, whether because of cost-cutting, economies of scale, or the chance to forge a new direction elsewhere. 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.

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

SaaStr

Now, I have some background with luck because in between some long stints with other companies, seven years at Eventbrite and 15 years at Ticketmaster before, I spent five years of my life playing poker for a living and learned an awful lot about luck and positive outcomes as well. This was what Eventbrite was in 2011 when I started.