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The Top 50 SaaStr Answers on Quora in 2020

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What makes a bad CTO? How did Mark Zuckerberg manage to own 25% of Facebook? 1% equity considered low as a startup Director of Sales? I’m Head of Product and I think our CEO is actively recruiting a VP of Product. How much equity should I give my startup advisor? What should I do? How much does a VC make?

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How to Build Happier Employees – Lessons From HubSpot’s CTO Dharmesh Shah and Chief People Officer Katie Burke

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At SaaStr Annual we had a great session with HubSpot Founder & CTO, Dharmesh Shah, and their Chief People Officer, Katie Burke, on building happier employees. Along with our marketing software, along with our sales software. Jason Lemkin: This is such an important thing for us as managers. And I sort of understand that.