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11 Key SaaS Roles and Responsibilities in 2023

User Pilot

Before hiring, assess your current needs and hire as your company grows. What to do before building a team for your SaaS company You can’t just jump into hiring without some forethought, or you’ll make many mistakes. Before the hiring process, take some time to decide on your current needs and hire as your company grows.

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Reddit’s Nick Caldwell on engineering leadership

Intercom, Inc.

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. Find a sponsor , not a mentor — someone who is in the room when opportunities arise and makes sure your name comes up.

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Drata’s CEO Adam Markowitz on creating a culture of cyber security

Intercom, Inc.

Evernote’s CTO on Your Biggest Security Worries From 3 to 300 Employees. Liam: So, let’s get into SOC 2 compliance, which I know is a bit like saying “let’s talk about taxes”, or “let’s talk about invoicing” But it’s so important. Caught your interest? The LinkedIn Incident.

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Using Buffer to Grow a Paid Newsletter's Traffic by 2.5x

Buffer Resources

Then he became CTO at Bezos Academy, a non-profit organization founded by Jeff Bezos. After leaving Bezos Academy, he decided to start a paid newsletter focused on career development, organization design, and hiring. He spent 12 years at Amazon, leading organizations as a general manager and technology director.

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The Road Now Taken: 4 SaaS Start-ups And Their Quest For Independent Growth

Outseta

The company had for a few years prior followed a growth-first path, hiring aggressively and prioritizing projects designed to make an immediate impact on their growth rate. That money brought us two phenomenal teammates, a really helpful mentor who's still on our board, and lots of connections and help from investors. of the $3.5M

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Final Speaker List for 2021 SaaStr Annual!

SaaStr

Viviana Faga, Investor & Advisor @ Coda. Christine Spang, Co-Founder and CTO @ Nylas. Dave Walters, CTO @ Hired. Christa Diaz, Senior Director, Customer Success @ Hired. Jenn Knight, Co-Founder, CTO @ AgentSync. Suzanne Xie, Head of Invoicing @ Stripe. Brian Peterson, CTO @ Dialpad.

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CEOs and CXOs of FullStory, Sendbird, mmhmm, Miro, ChurnZero, Canva, HackerOne Join SaaStr Annual 2021!!

SaaStr

Viviana Faga, Investor & Advisor @ Coda. Christine Spang, Co-Founder and CTO @ Nylas. Dave Walters, CTO @ Hired. Christa Diaz, Senior Director, Customer Success @ Hired. Amy Pisano, CRO @ Hired. Jenn Knight, Co-Founder, CTO @ AgentSync. Suzanne Xie, Head of Invoicing @ Stripe.