Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Will Larson , CTO of Calm. Des Traynor , Co-founder and CTO of Intercom. But as you scale beyond Series A, how can you be sure you’re choosing the right lane? Scaling a sales team is not for the faint of heart – for one, it’s not even that much about selling. Intercom on Product: Keeping the momentum going as you scale.

VP of Engineering 118

VP of Engineering Scale Technical Review Outsourcing Services 118

SaaStr

JANUARY 10, 2020

At what scale does that become impossible? How does Bob think about when is the right time to hire a Head of Partnerships? Where do most startups go wrong both in hiring for partnerships and in the engagements themselves? What are the drivers of its death? How important is it to own the entire customer journey?

Sales Hiring 132

Sales Hiring Scale Outsourcing Services CTO Hire 132

SaaStr

MARCH 12, 2019

How can founders know when is the right time to make the move from SMB to enterprise? Where does Erica often see founders make mistakes with this scaling? With the scaling of departments and teams, what has Erica seen work really well when it comes to making cross-functional teams communicate really well?

Scale 172

Scale Enterprise Scaling Sales Hiring 172

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

We focus on Series A, and we only make a small number of investments, probably four or five a year, precisely because like to work very closely with the companies that we invest into to really help you scale out of Europe. Series A money is to fund the growth energy and the Series B money and C the expansion and the scale up.

New CTO 154

New CTO Sales Hiring B2C CTO Hire 154

OpenView Labs

JULY 2, 2020

Time and time again SaaS companies are promising customers that they will save hundreds of thousands of dollars, but their pricing strategies are only capturing a tiny fraction of that savings. Product Strategy for Scale: Pricing. At the enterprise level, discounting SaaS contracts is expected, not optional.

Pricing 135

Pricing SaaS Payments Payments SaaS 135