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Run Less Software

Intercom, Inc.

by Rich Archbold, Senior Director of Engineering at Intercom. In this battle, I’ve found a secret weapon hidden within one of our core engineering strategies, an idea called Run Less Software. When I say “execute”, I don’t simply mean the engineering challenges of building something. The same is true in software.

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Measurement: What SaaS platform builders need to know to prepare for growth, Part 3

CloudGeometry

The intensity of competition in the SaaS marketplace puts a premium on new, stable, and reliable features. Given that engineering is a core competence in software development, it should come as no surprise that there are plenty of ways to measure. The question of who does what in the user model is a great starting point.

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Using Product Led Growth as an Indicator for Investment w/OpenView Venture Partner, Ashley Smith (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

Congratulations you’ve built a product that’s proven itself in the marketplace! ” Was obsessed with mathematics, went to college at 16, became an engineer. Thought I wanted to be an engineer, quickly realized I actually prefer the customer facing side of the startup world. There’s no UX engineer. SaaS, right?

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Facebook Workplace’s Julien Codorniou on turning companies into communities

Intercom, Inc.

Whereas Facebook’s overall vision relies heavily on third-party developers having access to user data, Workplace wants to be the app that’s connected to all your other apps and a highly curated marketplace that has the best SaaS applications in the world. It’s about turning companies into communities.

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