SaaStr

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Some employees only require a few short hours of training, while others may require days or even months, especially where tech boot camps are involved for job functions like software engineering, data science, and machine learning. . Stage 3: Employee Development. Growth is always a work in progress, even for leaders.

Underperforming Technical Team 210

Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Acquisition Company Culture 210

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

The same could be true for a software engineer at her home office at 9:00 pm at night. . Building a strong and productive company culture has been a long-time priority of mine, as well as many of my fellow colleagues. It’s simply not true anymore. In fact, I’ve seen this for myself. Start there. .

Business 157

Business Software Engineering Company Culture Retention 157

Intercom, Inc.

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

As a software engineer, no matter how senior you are, you always seek code reviews before deploying new code to production. . This management overconfidence is a trap I see many others falling into, but it can often be avoided by following a few of the steps below. Always ask for advice. The same is true for managing people.

Management 291

Management Software Review Construction Engineering 291

Intercom, Inc.

MARCH 19, 2018

It struck me that most of these interviews were so far removed from the daily routines of a software engineer. Most interviews are so far removed from the daily routines of a software engineer. At Intercom, the interview process is different.

Interviewing 85

Interviewing Engineering Software Engineering Software 85

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

We paid a $2500 bonus for any referral, and then we paid a $10,000 referral bonus for anybody that referred a software engineer. 10,000 bonus for referring a software engineer. We did a really good job of motivating and promoting the internal referrals so that our existing employees would refer other potential employees.

Sales Recruiting 167

Sales Recruiting Scale Outsourcing Services Sales Hiring 167

Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 19, 2018

This is why knowledge transfer and building relationships between teams is crucial, and the first step in that process begins the day you join the company. Even after the first day, ongoing and continuous learning is critical to encourage and maintain.

Engineering 106

Engineering Technical Review Software Review Systems Review 106

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

Hear about the early days of Glassdoor; tactical lessons on scaling—from building a business model and recruiting an all-star management team to advice on building a compelling, innovative company culture; and learn whyGlassdoor’s $1.2 Billion acquisition is just one milestone in the early innings of the company’s story.

Scale 132

Scale SaaS Payments Sales Recruiting Payment Services 132