SaaStr

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

So even the freshest new SaaS startup celebrating their 50th customer may find themselves dealing with sales tax in multiple states. . This is the exact scenario that KiwiCo, a subscription-based educational toy company, encountered. Expanding into new sales channels is a common growth play.

Merchant Services 171

Merchant Services Scale Technical Review Sales Hiring 171

SaaStr

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Karl has been in every interview for every new hire for the first 6 years of the business, why? He had worked as a CTO at a startup when he dropped out of school. No one, I think,, is fond of showing up one day and being told that they have a new boss if they haven’t been engaged in that process. Come on, educate me.

Sales Hiring 217

Sales Hiring Scale CTO Hire CTO Coach 217

SaaStr

APRIL 18, 2019

And my education, I went to MIT to study mechanical engineering, and I think I would have thought I was going to go into the pump business like my father. I remember when I was in business school the internet was brand new and back then the hero was Jerry Yang. And I just told him, “Hey I’m starting a company.”

Sales Recruiting 166

Sales Recruiting VP of Engineering Scale SaaS Payments 166

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. Can you fix that and educate them?

Part-Time CTO 254

Part-Time CTO CTO Hire CTO Coach CTO 254