BetterCloud

MAY 17, 2021

Secondarily, I had a chance to chat with [CTO Jamie Tischart ] even before he joined the company. For me, when I’m assessing good hires, I look for some key things that I think can survive any of those things. How we use them will change over time, but there is still a big need for that function and how that role thinks.

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SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

So you were the first sales hire. Talk to me about the sales hires that you made back in the early days and talk to me about how it changed through the different stages. So my first sales hire was beginning of 2015. The very first few sales hire are I would say not your typical reps. Laura Bilazarian : Awesome.

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SaaStr

AUGUST 15, 2020

So what’s happening right now and trends, and then we’ll do a little speculation about the far future and where to those trends go over time. Nick Mehta: Power of the developer, or the API economy, both of you play very much in both those trends. Talk about what the near term trends are. ” Right?

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SaaStr

APRIL 16, 2019

Going above and beyond, being thoughtful and we try to say, how do we infuse Southern hospitality into our brand and make that a differentiator rather than being stressed about the fact that there are some negatives of being where we are. We ended up signing that contract in the uber back to the airport on the way home.

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Upscope

JANUARY 5, 2020

For some folks it’s mainly a messaging exercise, while others associate it very closely with branding. It’s how you differentiate your brand in the mind. Positioning focuses on the perceptions of the prospect not on the reality of the brand. Positioning focuses on the perceptions of the prospect not on the reality of the brand.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Since 2010 we’ve seen more startups, funds, and capital than ever before, but with this drastic increase, investors are seeing unexpected new trends reshaping the future of the industry. I think it’s more around a consciousness of what you know, or what you may not know, and then hiring around it to become successful.

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Hull

JANUARY 22, 2019

These roles are filled by engineers that roll up to the CMO/COO (not CTO) as part of a growth team. We've Spotted the trends, tactics & techniques from sitting deep in the data layer of scaling SaaS teams. Trend #1: The most effective users of martech are engineers. Someone had to define the brand.

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OPEXEngine

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

In HubSpot’s case, we eventually hired a world-class data science team, but our scoring only improved by a few points,” notes Redbord. You’ll need someone familiar with your data—perhaps a CTO or someone responsible for business operations. Engagement: How do they interact with your brand? Get it done faster. Big Picture.

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SaaStr

JULY 30, 2018

At our inaugural SaaStr Europa last June, podcast host-with-the-most Harry Stebbings sat down with MuleSoft Founder and CTO Ross Mason to discuss the organization’s sales strategy, building a strong company culture, how to think about international expansion, and much more. We have a lot of technology trends, so cloud was pivotal.

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Intercom, Inc.

AUGUST 13, 2019

The video operator for the demo was a guy named Stewart Brand , who among other things published a magazine at the time called the Whole Earth Catalog. No, I think the real reason is evident in this quote: OH (a former CTO of Autodesk): “I can walk through most buildings and tell you which version of AutoCad was used to design it. “.

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Outseta

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

And many CEOs simply fail to understand the nuances of the role and the future building benefits of marketing investments made in areas like “brand” where the return on investment is not immediately recognizable on the balance sheet. The process of building trust in a consulting capacity really focuses on the sales process.

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SaaStr

AUGUST 22, 2020

366: The buzz that accompanies digital transformation trends is infinite. And so, when thinking about yesterday’s workplace, which is really important to touch on before we get into the future workplace, you have built workplaces for some of the most iconic brands in the world; Pinterest, Zynga, Tesla, what has been your experience?

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Sales Hacker

AUGUST 18, 2020

And so I quickly raised my hand and said this is an awesome opportunity for me to get sales leadership experience, but also get the expat experience, which at that time I looked at as something incredibly valuable for me. So I found myself in London, a one of one employee introducing this new brand to advertising agencies in Europe.

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Andreessen Horowitz

MARCH 20, 2024

You could either spend, you know, you raise some venture funding, you could either spend some of that funding on hiring out a whole team and developing all those competencies, or you can spend that on making your model even better. But it’s a real problem for the incumbent, because they can’t compromise their brand.

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OnStartups

JULY 7, 2021

And I think part of it's because you've been in the game for a while and you're incredibly successful. Is your title CTO? Dharmesh: Yes, CTO. How do you have time to have your hands in all this different stuff? He was like, "You should probably hire someone outside of HubSpot for this role, for your growth.".

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OnStartups

JULY 7, 2021

And I think part of it's because you've been in the game for a while and you're incredibly successful. Is your title CTO? Dharmesh: Yes, CTO. How do you have time to have your hands in all this different stuff? He was like, "You should probably hire someone outside of HubSpot for this role, for your growth.".

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