Valerian Tech

DECEMBER 30, 2022

The role of a Fractional Chief Technology Officer (CTO) is to provide technical expertise and leadership to a company on a part-time or temporary basis. This can be a useful option for startups or small businesses that may not have the resources to hire a full-time CTO or may not need one on a permanent basis.

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BetterCloud

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Our new Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Andra Milender defected from a medical career track before finding her footing on a technology path. What does your role as the CTO entail? You wear all hats as CTO. The definition of CTO is so broad and that’s what I like about this role!

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BetterCloud

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

It may instead signal a need for enhanced training or improved communication to demonstrate the tool’s value and encourage wider adoption. Last month, IT Brews webinar focused on an all too common issue – rising software costs colliding with sprawling tech stacks.

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SaaStr

MAY 8, 2019

His joint session with Glitch CEO Anil Dash proved to be highly effective in communicating an often hard to translate the message, “how to build a billion in ARR while being an ethical leader”. Jeff Lawson began his career as Founder, CEO and CTO of Versity.com, a venture he embarked on part way through his time at the University of Michigan.

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 20, 2023

It also delivers contextual information for what your communications to those companies should be based on your website, case studies, and its understanding of your business. Second, AI is changing how ZoomInfo ranks and prioritizes accounts. Second, AI is changing how ZoomInfo ranks and prioritizes accounts.

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SaaStr

JULY 30, 2024

Communication between the customer and companies isn’t as great as it should be because you have to throw a lot of teams in sales, marketing, and customer success at it, leading to higher customer acquisition costs. That might be the VP of Engineering, the CTO, and maybe even the CISO, CIO, and CMO.

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SaaStr

OCTOBER 24, 2022

It might even be months later that a VP of Engineering or a CTO or CFO realizes that they’re built on a new platform. Slack is a great tool to communicate with developers. It ultimately reduces the friction because they already have Slack open, so they can navigate to it and communicate with feedback and support questions.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Audience Member 2: And so the C-60 is the one that gets communicated, the team is like on-. And the best CTO I know in the world is the CEO. Then I was the CTO at another YC company, Standard Treasury, acquired by Silicon Valley Bank. Jason Lemkin: Our base. It’s just the base plan. He made a little bit of money.

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SaaStock

MARCH 8, 2019

She has led marketing and communications and strategy at Samsung and PwC, among others. In 2016, she co-founded Oxpecker Labs Limited and is also its CTO, responsible for developing its technology. Janet Yuen. In 2016, she moved to Hong Kong to head Innovation at HSBC. Anita Varshney.

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Buffer Resources

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Octa’s advice: ‘Focus on what brings you joy’ “Focus on what you enjoy doing the most to benefit the team and always strive to be aware of everything that is going on in the company, especially regarding product updates and internal communication.” ” 7.

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Hitenism

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

These days you can write a blog post instead of a press release since that’s the new most common medium used to communicate the launch of a product or service. If your product’s features sound boring and dry to customers, don’t build them because they probably won’t get adopted.

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Casey Accidental

JUNE 8, 2021

This is a style of communication that will not work with all cultures. Company cultures have to decide where they exist on a spectrum of open vs. closed in their communication. Obviously, I am biased, and communication styles come with pros and cons.

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FastSpring

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Communication. Communication is at the heart of e-commerce and community.” – Meg Whitman, President, and CEO of Hewlett-Packard. We often talk about building relationships with your customers, and all good relationships are built on a foundation of good communication. Communication is a two-way street.

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SaaStr

JUNE 27, 2019

We’ve communicated to the street, for example, that we’ll be a billion dollars in revenue by the end of our fiscal ’22. Well, like any relationship, it’s built on a foundation of transparency, and communication, and trust, and make it personal. ” That a moment that we’re so proud of.

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Valerian Tech

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

How can CTO’s help ensure the Success of a Cryptocurrency Project? Stay up to date on industry trends: The cryptocurrency industry is rapidly evolving, and it is important for the CTO to stay up to date on the latest technologies, trends, and best practices.

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Totango

MAY 11, 2021

Match communication strategies to stakeholder roles. Identify stakeholder preferred communication channels. Personalize automated communication. These steps chart a path to communicating the value of your product and brand to your stakeholders, promoting higher engagement and retention. Chief technology officers.

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SaaStock

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Matthew started Yesware in 2010 together with his co-founder and CTO Cashman Andrus. The answer was yes and eventually, they managed to raise a $1 million in 2011, which helped fuel the initial build of the communication platform for salespeople. According to the blog posts, they had read it was meant to be easy.

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The Angel VC

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

If you have too many founders, too much time is spent on communication, and each founder doesn't get a big enough share in the company. Needless to say, at a certain level these advantages get offset by the disadvantages of a founder team that is too large.

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Scytale

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Scytale streamlined the process by providing expert-driven technology. Email/Communication Policy: Outlines acceptable use of company communication tools. They shared valuable insights about our security systems so we can better protect our customers data. Encryption Policy: Specifies what data must be encrypted and how.

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OPEXEngine

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Politano described the role as having the ‘six Cs’ : “Collect, consolidate, and condense performance-related data; communicate the results; collaborate with others; and control and govern the process.” Chief Product Officer. Integrated Management Supports Value Creation by Reducing Bottlenecks.

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Teamgate

JUNE 11, 2025

Middleware also supports asynchronous communication patterns, which boost scalability and fault tolerance – an essential feature as enterprise applications grow more complex. Integration with Development Tools Runscope seamlessly connects with key CI/CD tools and communication platforms, enhancing team efficiency.

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Scytale

MARCH 12, 2025

Christopher Doman As co-founder and CTO of Cado Security – a leading platform for cloud-native digital forensics and incident response – Christopher Doman is a seasoned cybersecurity professional making waves in the tech startup space.

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SaaStr

JULY 10, 2021

Our company, we basically unified communications in the cloud. Dialpad effectively integrates with Google apps or Office 365 to give a cohesive product. There needs to be a lot of communication with the employees. It makes sense that that would be the role that comes in as the CTO. Craig : Yeah. Wade : Yeah.

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Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 31, 2023

Robin Salimans, CTO at Luna “I say this about every new Intercom feature, but this time, I’m telling the truth – this could be my favorite! It’s an essential tool for any business looking to streamline their communication and improve efficiency.” Great stuff!” This saves us a ton of time and enables us to assist even more clients.

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Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Increasing the volume of communication is only going to create work for the knowledge worker, and that’s why those of us who use email hate it. It is a much better technology and framework for communication and collaboration and also for taking advantage of AI. They want the next generation technologies.

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Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 19, 2018

If we are actually trying to win our market and be the absolute best customer communications company, we need to make exquisitely good use of our precious engineering resources. Ciaran, our CTO , came up with this magical line. He said, “I want to run less software, not more software.

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Kellblog

MAY 10, 2023

Sounds obvious, like maybe you shouldn’t need to remind pilots to do this, but here’s what they teach them and why: From the earliest days of flight training, pilots are taught an important set of priorities that should follow them through their entire flying career: Aviate, Navigate, and Communicate.

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Unbounce

MAY 19, 2020

You probably wouldn’t lead a sales call with, “Hey [Insert CFO or CTO name], I know the times are hard and Coronavirus may be impacting your business…” Similarly, in your copy, genuine empathy should come across in your voice and tone, without necessarily mentioning COVID-19. Communicating Empathy on Your Landing Pages.

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Kellblog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

Isn’t it the CEO, CPO, and CTO’s job to work on product strategy, including product line expansion? Isn’t it PM’s job to know what features customers want? Isn’t it management’s job to work on improving our processes? If those processes aren’t working, let’s fix the root cause.

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Neil Patel

AUGUST 23, 2021

His communication style is one of the keys to his success. Why Larry is Successful: Founder and former CTO of WordStream, Larry has tenured experience in the digital realm. Niche: Market research. What Rand is Known For: Co-founder of Moz, Rand knows all there is to know about search engine optimization (SEO). Handle: @kim_larry.

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Outseta

MARCH 21, 2018

Team: Co-founders Andy Taylor (CEO) and Navtej Sadhal (CTO). Team: Co-founders Joe DiNardi-Mack (CEO), Joseph Haddad (CTO), & Chris Finn (COO). The platform allows you to track listings, viewings, and communication while setting up automated nurturing sequences for hot, long-term, and cold leads.

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Intercom, Inc.

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

That’s why we embedded Intercom’s InfoSec team within the R&D org and why it reports directly to the CTO, meaning that we are closer to this risk while retaining company-wide visibility and impact. . This level of velocity is a delight for both our customers and engineers, but introduces the potential for risky changes.

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Intercom, Inc.

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

The team is also leveraging these messages to implement a feedback loop, regularly sending out NPS surveys to capture customer sentiment and ensure that customer feedback is frequently collected and communicated back into the company. Fostering a culture of being quick to respond.

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SaaStr

APRIL 4, 2019

Megan Leuders: And when you were talking to CEOs and CTOs today, what do you believe is the biggest technology challenge that they are facing as a SaaS company? What is their biggest challenge and what should they be focused on, whether they’re a CEO or a CTO, what would you say they should be focused on today?

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FastSpring

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

If you have the CEO, CTO, some executive chat through, here’s the big picture of the company. Because if they’re getting a lot of very mixed messages and you’re a super fast growing startup, you just don’t communicate, which I think is common, then that’s going to be a turnoff for the candidate.

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Scytale

MAY 29, 2025

Communicate clearly with your customers about what data you collect, why, and how its protected. Scytale streamlined the process by providing expert-driven technology. Heres how to leverage CCPA compliance to set your company up for long-term success: 1. Transparency breeds trust and confidence.

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Valerian Tech

MAY 4, 2023

In this article, we'll explore the benefits of DevOps for legacy businesses and how a Fractional CTO can help overcome the challenges of DevOps adoption. DevOps is a combination of culture, tools, and processes that emphasize collaboration and communication between software development and IT operations teams.

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