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Stripe’s Will Larson on engineering and infrastructure management

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As a startup scales, the importance of infrastructure engineers simply can’t be overstated. They’re the ones making sure your app is secure, that uptime looks good, and that the rest of your engineering org has the right tools to build features your users need and want. The tenets of foundation engineering at Stripe.

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Being “Product-Led” in 2023 Means Product-Led Sales

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Use your product as a growth engine and augment it with sales To delight your prospects, make sure they have all the necessary information to make a purchase decision without the need to ever talk to a sales rep: free trials, freemium model, extensive documentation, and product comparisons. . And it’s impacting sales teams too.

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What’s New at Greenhouse: $200M ARR, AI in the Real World, Going Big with PE, and More

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If one resume says software engineer and the other says developer, AI can converge these skills so people don’t slip through the cracks because they typed a title incorrectly. There’s a real opportunity to focus on the right candidates. AI can be a dangerous way to find the “right” candidates because of biases.

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SaaStr Podcasts for the Week with Mapistry and Slack — November 29, 2019

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As for Allie, prior to founding Mapistry she started her career in MIT’s Lincoln Lab before joining IQ Engines (acquired by Yahoo). Post acquisition, Allie integrated the technology built at IQ Engines into Flickr search. Post acquisition, Allie integrated the technology built at IQ Engines into Flickr search.

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The Alternative Funding Options For SaaS Start-ups Cheat Sheet

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Founders agree to a salary cap (based off of the average salary of a software engineer in the nearest major city), and can increase their salary up to that cap as the business makes money. Earnest calculates “Founder Earnings” which is net income + any amount of founders’ salaries over a predetermined threshold.

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SaaStr Podcast #225: Stephen Burton, VP of Smarketing at Harness Discusses How To Create True Alignment Between Marketing and Sales

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I mean, my career started as a software engineer, and out of frustration, I went into sales. I mean, at Glassdoor, when we were recruiting, I mean, everyone was complaining, “We can’t hire engineers.” Stephen Burton: It’s actually an interesting story. How do I automate things?” Good question.

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How to Acquire a $400B World-Class Company by WePay (Video + Transcript)

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Do they get Silicon Valley and all the different compensation here?” And it’s also a company that employees 50,000 software engineers. From a compensation philosophy that’s heavily grounded in equity and upside to one that’s different just because you’re at a more mature institution.