SaaStr

MARCH 18, 2019

” And the company would be like, “Yeah, but I’m new,” and then it would just cycle and usually not end in a good place for that company. And that’s new integrations, new payment methods, and new compliance schemes around the world. It’s pretty brutal actually.

Scale 115

Scale Payment Services Payment Methods Sales Hiring 115

ProfitWell

OCTOBER 1, 2019

A strong people strategy can create a noticeable competitive advantage by marrying culture, innovation, leadership, and inclusiveness. While culture is something many companies try to do, getting it right takes a certain finesse. In her recent talk at Recur, Katie broke down the top cultural mistakes companies make.

Company Culture 40

Company Culture Sales Recruiting Scale Software Review 40

OPEXEngine

MARCH 9, 2021

That’s exactly what got the former Zenefits leadership team into trouble. A clever business model enabled the company to be “the fastest-growing software company on the planet,” he says. These include Company Culture, Business Model, Value Proposition, Partner Relationships, and Sales Strategy. Company Culture.

Scale 52

Scale Sales Hiring Marketplace as a Service Underperforming Technical Team 52

SaaStr

JANUARY 10, 2020

What marketing strategies are going to work at different stages of the company, your best practices in hiring, in building company culture, in frameworks for thinking about mission, vision, and values. Bob Moore: All those things the first time you do them they are painful and difficult to formulate.

Sales Hiring 131

Sales Hiring Scale Outsourcing Services CTO Hire 131

Intercom, Inc.

MARCH 8, 2018

The last 12 of those have been in leadership positions. My first real job was at GE Capital in Australia, and then I moved back to London and joined a company called Complinet, which was a back office compliance software company. Others are not as good from a cultural perspective, a little toxic.

Social Media 186

Social Media Scale Sales Hiring Sales Recruiting 186

SaaStr

DECEMBER 10, 2019

I mean I guess I would say one critical thing that we did early on was we got them to agree that we as a leadership team were the ones who are owning the whole sort of announce and offer process to that new company for our employees. And I think one of the things that played in our favor was, JPMorgan is such a big company.

Payment Services 133

Payment Services Merchant Services Payment Solutions Payments 133

Intercom, Inc.

JULY 12, 2018

One of my big takeaways – having gone through Google and then Twitter – is to really give the leadership team the benefit of the doubt. If you’re very focused on regulatory and compliance as a company, you probably want to hire somebody for that role quite early, relative to other companies.

Sales Hiring 120

Sales Hiring Scale Sales Recruiting Technical Advisors 120

SaaStr

MARCH 31, 2024

Katie Burke: I mean it’s really hard, and the reality is it needs to be someone that your leadership team respects, listens to, and responds to. I think you should find the right person, who’s gonna make your company better, and actually help your leadership team be better too. It’s really tough.

Part-Time CTO 250

Part-Time CTO CTO Hire CTO Coach CTO 250