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“What Do You Mean They Quit?!” Don’t Give Your Engineers a Reason to Leave with Notion’s Head of Engineering: Michael Manapat, Change.org’s CTO: Elaine Zhou, and Plato’s CEO: Quang Hoang (Video)

SaaStr

Co-founder and CEO of Plato, Quong Hoang, the #1 mentoring platform for engineering leaders , helped moderate a discussion between CTO of Change.org, Elaine Zhou, and Head of Engineering at Notion, Michael Manapat, on this subject. But for Notion’s Manapat, retention of engineers boils down to three main criteria: Company Success.

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Laura Klein on improving chemistry in product teams

Intercom, Inc.

Rather than suggesting a model startup, advisor and author Laura Klein is likely to point you toward her favorite heist film. Hopefully you can get them to the point where they say, “This is going to increase retention for this particular segment of users.” Laura: I’m glad you asked, because my CTO currently lives in Hawaii.

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How World-Class Product Teams Are Winning in the AI Era by Carlos Gonzalez de Villaumbrosia

User Pilot

TL;DR Carlos Gonzalez de Villaumbrosia is an author, speaker, coach, and the founder of Product School. Who is Carlos Gonzalez de Villaumbrosia Carlos Gonzalez de Villaumbrosia is a sought-after speaker and product coach. To increase your retention and renewal rates. Let’s look at a quick overview of the key ideas from the talk.

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Top 11 PLG Experts You Must Follow on Social Media in 2022

Frontegg

Sam’s growth team at OpenView is helping dozens of companies to elevate their conversion and retention metrics today. #8 Co-Founder and CTO at Gainsight (Former GVP of Engineering at Marketo). Speaker, Author, Advisor, and Product Discovery Coach. Mentor, Advisor, Speaker, and Influencer.

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11 Key SaaS Roles and Responsibilities in 2023

User Pilot

Chief Technical Officer The CTO is responsible for outlining the company’s technological vision, implementing technology strategies, and ensuring that the technological resources are aligned with the company’s business needs. Much of the success here depends on how competent and motivated the CTO and their team is.

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PCI explained: Why every platform should prioritize compliance | Episode 42

Payrix

For software companies, this means that every element of their operations, from data retention policies to website security, must be scrutinized and fortified against potential threats. Ian Hillis So, on the topic of the software providers, I’m putting my software, CEO, CPO, CTO hat on. So, think about your IP addresses.

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Applications for Reforge’s Spring 2022 Cohort are Now Open

Casey Accidental

Retention & Engagement. A deep dive on how to understand, measure, and improve retention through activation, engagement, and resurrection. Cross-Functional Growth: Growth Series , Advanced Growth Strategy , Retention & Engagement , Monetization & Pricing , Experimentation & Testing. Retention & Engagement.