SmartKarrot

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Here is a list of people who I believe are predominantly found in the C-Suite role: Chief Executive Officer Chief Customer Officer Chief Financial Officer Chief Operating Officer Chief Technology Officer. A CCO can train the customer-facing departments with adequate soft skills to maintain a positive brand image in front of the customers.

Customer Success 10

Customer Success Part-Time CTO CTO Scale 10

Intercom, Inc.

AUGUST 13, 2019

Many of us in the design and technology community pride ourselves on being tool builders, creating products that others can use to get things done. I hope that by the end you have some new ways of thinking about what tools you use yourself, and some of the pitfalls that you might not be aware of. To start, let’s ask: what is a tool?

Underperforming Technical Team 223

Underperforming Technical Team New CTO CTO Hire Technology 223

Hull

JANUARY 22, 2019

Over the past few years, we've seen a new role emerging at within scaling startups - the growth engineer. These roles are filled by engineers that roll up to the CMO/COO (not CTO) as part of a growth team. Second, cloud-hosted SaaS apps meet “consumerized” technology buyers via a freemium sales models.

SaaS Payments 77

SaaS Payments Technical Advisors Engineering Payment Solutions 77

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.

Strategy 128

Strategy Marketing Sales Hiring Engineering 128

Intercom, Inc.

JULY 9, 2020

. “The real advances in SEO come from people trying things out and sharing them with the community” Alexa: You mentioned trial and error there and given that SEO is really a new discipline, how has trial and error helped you be at the forefront of a discipline that has emerged within your career span? Kevin: Absolutely.

Technical Review 199

Technical Review Scale Underperforming Technical Team Software Review 199

OPEXEngine

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Drive new levers of growth. Through this work, it can drive new revenue opportunities. But then you’re relying on technology to answer questions that you need to be able to answer yourself.”. You’ll need someone familiar with your data—perhaps a CTO or someone responsible for business operations.

Startup 91

Startup Scale Systems Review Technical Review 91

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.

Technical Advisors 159

Technical Advisors Scale Sales Hiring Sales Recruiting 159

ProfitWell

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

For example, if you subscribe to the New York Times , you pay a flat price per month or year. Better and cheaper technology has enabled the creation of scalable pricing structures, so you’ll rarely see examples of flat rate pricing in SaaS. But even that trend is changing. Who is using a flat rate pricing strategy?

Pricing 59

Pricing Technical Cofounder Scale New CTO 59

Sales Hacker

AUGUST 18, 2020

We’ve got two sponsors, including a new one called Sapper Consulting. Brandon has over 15 years of experience in technology, sales, and ad tech, and he’s recognized as one of the leading figures in the Bay Area on advertising technology. It has been an incredible journey for him. So it’s a great show.

Subscription 106

Subscription Payment Features Scale Underperforming Technical Team 106

SaaStr

AUGUST 22, 2020

366: The buzz that accompanies digital transformation trends is infinite. We’re a full-stack technology-powered brokerage helping usher in the hybrid workplace and the office of the future. We’re already in this like a new gen.” This episode is an excerpt from a session at SaaStr Summit: Enterprise.

Sales Recruiting 148

Sales Recruiting Cloud CTO Hire Scale 148

Andreessen Horowitz

MARCH 20, 2024

The technology just wasn’t there. You can actually look at a lot of social networking technology as if it’s almost an alternative to AI. And so, the thing that was really new about LLMs was the ability to, at extremely low cost, generate an answer instantly to any question. David George: Sure. Yeah, of course.

AI Search 139

AI Search AI Artificial Intelligence Scale 139

OnStartups

JULY 7, 2021

Is your title CTO? Dharmesh: Yes, CTO. So for a long time, it was brand, culture, and what I call boldness, which is is the organization taking on enough risk? if I'm going to work on brand, I'm in there with the marketing team reviewing copy and going through the. So this is Dharmesh. Dharmesh is the. So anyway, yep.

Payment Methods 140

Payment Methods Software Review Technical Review Payment Solutions 140

OnStartups

JULY 7, 2021

Is your title CTO? Dharmesh: Yes, CTO. So for a long time, it was brand, culture, and what I call boldness, which is is the organization taking on enough risk? if I'm going to work on brand, I'm in there with the marketing team reviewing copy and going through the. So this is Dharmesh. Dharmesh is the. So anyway, yep.

Payment Methods 40

Payment Methods Software Review Technical Review Payment Solutions 40