SaaStr

JULY 18, 2022

Each company approaches this challenge uniquely, but there are a few features consistent in every workplace that are hard to leave. Just as much as sheer growth, some companies must focus on engagement. #3. Its relatively limited resources, however, have driven Change.org to focus more on an engineer’s individual goals and aspirations.

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SaaStr

MARCH 31, 2024

At SaaStr Annual we had a great session with HubSpot Founder & CTO, Dharmesh Shah, and their Chief People Officer, Katie Burke, on building happier employees. With an honest assessment of what’s worked in their culture code, what’s changed, and what we all still need to work on. Jason Lemkin: Yeah. Is that the rule?

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SaaStr

MARCH 3, 2020

You’re probably going to maybe give them some shares in an advisor. People that can, not just from a numbers standpoint, but from a culture and mentoring standpoint. You’re recruiting on the merits of whatever your company does, whatever the pitch or whatever the buzz is. So he’s the CTO?

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Intercom, Inc.

AUGUST 15, 2018

Find a sponsor , not a mentor — someone who is in the room when opportunities arise and makes sure your name comes up. Most people know what mentoring is: you find a leader, someone you respect, you grab coffee with them every so often, you unload your problems on them, and they give you some coaching and advice, which is useful.

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 3, 2020

And during my time there, one of my close friends and mentors, his name is Steve Carpenter, gave me a nudge and said, “Hey man, when are you leaving?” Bret was formerly the CTO at Facebook. Harry Stebbings: Not in the schedule, but you mentioned bro culture within sales teams there, I totally agree.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

He had worked as a CTO at a startup when he dropped out of school. Karl Sun: It’s important to bring people in who care about mentoring and working with a great team and not just telling these people what to do but getting their buy in, getting their feedback. That’s part of the culture within the company.

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Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 5, 2022

We’ve gathered a list of articles, videos, and podcasts you can check out: Score Your Company’s SOC 2 Readiness. Evernote’s CTO on Your Biggest Security Worries From 3 to 300 Employees. And it’s just going to be baked right into the company culture from day one. Caught your interest? The LinkedIn Incident.

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