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Calm’s Will Larson on how to build a technical leadership career

Intercom, Inc.

As it turns out, he’s also quite the writer – since the last time we spoke , he has published not one but two books on engineering. After writing An Elegant Puzzle about the challenges of engineering management in high-growth organizations, his focus shifted to a career path that’s much less understood – the technical leadership track.

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2021 in conversation: Learnings from the podcast

Intercom, Inc.

It’s been 10 years since co-founders Eoghan McCabe , Des Traynor , David Barrett , and Ciaran Lee sat in a small Dublin coffee shop and dreamed of making internet business personal, and we’re still every bit as excited. Farhan Virji , Vice President of Customer Happiness at Later. And what a year it has been!

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Kellblog 2021 Predictions

Kellblog

DB-Engines ranking shows approximately the same number of DBMSs today (335) as one year ago (334). I admit that I’ve been more than a little slow to put out this post, but at least I’ve missed the late December (and early January) predictions rush. 2020 Predictions Review. The ongoing rise of devops. Sometimes, more. It’s going well.

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Sales Hacker Recommends: 97 Best Sales Books for Peak Performance (2020 Update)

Sales Hacker

If you truly want to be a better leader, better salesperson , better speaker, better writer, or just a better person, you need to study the craft. So what are the best sales books for helping you reach peak performance? This list is not endorsed or sponsored in any way. Books that made the cut: Are on my own bookshelf. The Transparency Sale.

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A Step-by-Step Guide to Landing Your First Enterprise Client

SmartKarrot

Some sales concepts can show founders are equally clueless, just as catchphrases show a salesperson knows nothing about business or engineering. For many early-stage start-ups, landing their first enterprise client is the holy grail. And finally, I will depict various steps to land your first enterprise client. Like what you are reading?

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Founder Interview: Daniel Kim & Jay Lee, AuditBoard

Mucker Capital

Kim now serves as CEO and head of product, and Lee as president and head of business. Lee, who was then serving as vice president of CounterPoint Capital Partners, began doing some research after Kim’s pitch. “I Then there are some industry-specific risks, like PCI (Payment Card Industry) or HIPAA.

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SaaStr Podcast #358 with Tipalti Founder & CEO Chen Amit

SaaStr

Chen Amit: So, I started in the tech world many years ago and actually started and made money as a youngster before the personal computer was created. 358: Chen Amit is the Founder & CEO @ Tipalti, the only global payable automation platform that scales with you and now remitting $5Bn annually across 3M suppliers. Where do many go wrong?