Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 5, 2022

Cyber attacks have gone up 125% from the previous year, and with companies shifting to partial or fully remote settings, it shows no sign of slowing down. Cyber security and compliance, it turns out, is in demand. Portfolium was eventually acquired, but the team behind it never stopped thinking about a better way to do it.

Scale 211

Scale compliance Software Review Technical Review 211

Intercom, Inc.

MAY 4, 2018

Imagine walking into the office one morning and having your star team member ask if you have a few minutes to talk. These create more meaningful relationships with people on your team, uncover what motivates them and as a result increase their impact and engagement in their current role. What’s your current development focus?

Underperforming Technical Team 223

Underperforming Technical Team compliance Development Customer Support 223

SaaStr

MARCH 26, 2019

Scaling the company’s employee base, sales teams, marketing, and operations—all while preserving its culture—has required a laser focus on first principles, smart processes, and effective hiring. Write down your principles (like your mission statement) and use it very early for guiding culture and decision making.

Scale 155

Scale Payment Services Payment Methods Scaling 155

SaaStr

MARCH 18, 2019

Scaling the company’s employee base, sales teams, marketing, and operations—all while preserving its culture—has required a laser focus on first principles, smart processes, and effective hiring. Our team is in Room 111. They were self taught developers. Your registration. We’re doing office hours all day.

Scale 119

Scale Payment Services Payment Methods Sales Hiring 119

SaaStr

JANUARY 10, 2020

Prior to Crossbeam, Bob founded Stitched, a powerful ETL service built for developers that was acquired by Talend in 2018. Prior to Crossbeam Bob founded Stitched, a powerful ETL service built for developers that was acquired by Talend in 2018. How have you altered and developed as a CEO do you think?

Sales Hiring 133

Sales Hiring Scale Outsourcing Services CTO Hire 133

OPEXEngine

MARCH 9, 2021

“I’ve talked to countless entrepreneurs who are anxious about the next step—first seed round, hiring a team, landing a board member, etc.,” That’s exactly what got the former Zenefits leadership team into trouble. The Building Blocks of a Scalable Company. Company Culture. A Cautionary Tale. Who is your buyer?

Scale 52

Scale Sales Hiring Marketplace as a Service Underperforming Technical Team 52

SaaSOptics

MAY 6, 2022

To scale an early-stage company, you need to focus on the following core areas of your business: Financial Core —to create a streamlined quote-to-cash process. Customer Core —to maintain and develop customer relationships. Poor financial records are not something you can run away from. HR Core —to manage payroll and employees.

SaaS 76

SaaS Scale Underperforming Technical Team Forecasting 76