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Why Your Startup Needs a Fractional CTO – TechEmpower

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A Fractional CTO bridges the gap between founders and developers to help keep your tech strategy aligned with your business goals. This helps your startup stay agile and competitive in a fast-paced marketplace.

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Startup CTO or Developer

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What does it mean to be a CTO for a startup? Should a startup CTO spend their time programming? The role of a CTO varies as the company matures. Here’s a graphic from Socal CTO that illustrates the roles as they change over time: In its earliest days, a startup’s top need is often to produce a product.

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A Look Back: How $13 Billion Ramp Began To Scale with Co-Founder and CTO Karim Atiyah

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Co-founder and CTO Karim Atiyah came to SaaStr Annual to share how they got this rocketship … off the ground. ” SaaStr Take: Your early hires will define your company’s trajectory. Back in 2021 though, Ramp was just 2 years in — but already experiencing hypergrowth.

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The $939B Question: Is AI Eating SaaS or Feeding It?

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Customer Service Platforms Threat: Voice agents indistinguishable from humans handling phone-based jobs at a fraction of human cost Market size: $85 billion addressable market for business calls alone 3. But very few SaaS public companies outside of Palantir and perhaps ServiceNow are seeing any boost from AI.

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AI and Cybersecurity: How Rubrik’s Co-Founder Built a $1B+ ARR Platform While Joining the AI Revolution

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AI and Cybersecurity: How Rubrik’s Co-Founder Built a $1B+ ARR Platform While Joining the AI Revolution Lessons from Arvind Nithrakashyap, Co-Founder and CTO of Rubrik, on scaling cyber resilience platforms, building multiple product curves, and implementing AI across both products and operations.

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Top SaaStr Content for the Week: Gusto CEO, RevenueCat CTO, Intercom CEO, Notion CRO, and More!

SaaStr

Check out this week’s top blog posts, podcasts, and videos: Top Blog Posts This Week: Be Careful Hiring “Dualies” — Folks That Are a VP of More Than One Thing. SaaStr 565: Classic Episode: The Importance of Company Values, a Great Hiring Process, and Ownership Culture with Gusto Co-Founder & CEO Josh Reeves.

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Using Generative AI to Drive Corporate Impact

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This shift allows business to reallocate human resources to more complex and strategic roles, or eliminate those positions entirely. Other Notable Functions Generative AI is poised to revolutionize supply chain management by enhancing demand forecasting, enabling businesses to anticipate market changes and adjust inventory accordingly.