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. In Silicon Valley, the average tenure for an engineer is eighteen months, and one-third of new hires leave after only six months. Just as much as sheer growth, some companies must focus on engagement. #3.

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Are marketing becoming the new sales team with their content being used more and more in the sales funnel? Bret was formerly the CTO at Facebook. And so, they actually reached out to the Facebook folks, asking for salespeople they enjoyed engaging with, and I was on that list. How well are they engaging?

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Intercom, Inc.

AUGUST 15, 2018

On day one as Reddit’s new VP of Engineering, Nick Caldwell faced a dilemma. He had to quickly determine which team members displayed a potential for leadership and teach them the fundamentals of management so they could make new hires and scale – without ruining the culture. What to tackle first as a new leader.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 10, 2020

In the early days, partnerships can be a distraction, how does Bob determine between right and wrong when determining whether to engage in a partnership? Where do most startups go wrong both in hiring for partnerships and in the engagements themselves? 298: Startup success is not exclusive to Silicon Valley. Yep, we did that.

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ProfitWell

OCTOBER 1, 2019

When designing your culture code, here are nine mistakes to be aware of. Mistake 1) Assuming everyone in your company is on the same page about the culture you're building. When HubSpot first launched its culture code, Dharmesh Shah, CTO and Founder of HubSpot, felt it was important to share it with candidates.

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SaaStr

MARCH 20, 2019

Jeff Lawson is the Founder & CEO @ Twilio, the company building the future of communications allowing you to engage customers like never before on voice, SMS, WhatsApp or Video. Prior to founding Twilio, Jeff was the Founder & CTO @ Nine Star Inc and enjoyed a spell at Amazon as a Technical Product Manager.

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SaaStr

JULY 30, 2018

At our inaugural SaaStr Europa last June, podcast host-with-the-most Harry Stebbings sat down with MuleSoft Founder and CTO Ross Mason to discuss the organization’s sales strategy, building a strong company culture, how to think about international expansion, and much more. In a new one, it was tough to keep up.

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