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SaaStr Podcast #403 with Loom VP of Sales Sam Taylor

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And during my time there, one of my close friends and mentors, his name is Steve Carpenter, gave me a nudge and said, “Hey man, when are you leaving?” Bret was formerly the CTO at Facebook. And so, I got to just grow up, if you want to put it that way. ” And I’m like, “What are you talking about?

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SaaStr Podcasts for the Week with Lucidchart and Wrike — February 28, 2020

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He had worked as a CTO at a startup when he dropped out of school. Karl Sun: It’s important to bring people in who care about mentoring and working with a great team and not just telling these people what to do but getting their buy in, getting their feedback. That’s part of the culture within the company. Karl Sun: Yeah.