Go Hire- Saas

JULY 24, 2025

53% expect employees to teach themselves AI tools, without any formal support 66% of C-suite leaders say they plan to hire AI talent externally , rather than upskill their workforce These survey results are pretty concerning because they contradict what we’re really experiencing inside the business, from business leaders outside of the C-suite.

Sales Recruiting

TechEmpower SaaS

MARCH 4, 2024

Generative AI is revolutionizing how corporations operate by enhancing efficiency and innovation across various functions. At TechEmpower , we are using LLMs, RAG, fine tuning and other Generative AI techniques to revolutionize a key part of day-to-day operations in healthcare.

Generative AI

TechEmpower SaaS

DECEMBER 11, 2023

While the appearance matters, remember you are hiring the development firm primarily for its development skills, not its graphic design skills. Our blog post 53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators has a list of questions any good development team would ask. Project Management: Get a clear understanding of the company's process.

Software Development

SaaStr

JANUARY 4, 2024

This week we’re focusing on Erica Brescia, Managing Director at Redpoint Ventures! #1. Jason Warner , who was CTO of GitHub before and during my time as COO there (and a former partner at Redpoint!) The pace of innovation in AI today is like nothing I’ve ever seen before in my career. Check that out here.

Management

SaaStr

MARCH 7, 2021

No one spends enough time recruiting as it is, after $1m ARR or so. Yes, you can manage the sales team yourself. These are all full-time jobs by $1m ARR. Fixing it yourself becomes the biggest time sink and excuse for not hiring there is. You end up spending all your time backfilling roles you should have hired.

Part-Time VPE

Valerian Tech

DECEMBER 30, 2022

The role of a Fractional Chief Technology Officer (CTO) is to provide technical expertise and leadership to a company on a part-time or temporary basis. This can be a useful option for startups or small businesses that may not have the resources to hire a full-time CTO or may not need one on a permanent basis.

Fractional CTO

SaaStr

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Today, triangulation is how people prioritize who they will reach out to — what’s happening on their list of accounts, if they’ve posted a job, if they’ve hired a new CTO, etc. Henry’s Favorite Upcoming Feature ZoomInfo is rolling out a co-pilot product for SDRs, AEs, and Account Managers called Signal To Action.

New CTO

Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 19, 2018

Over time I had eight different jobs there and progressed from an engineer, to technical project manager, to technical program manager, to manager, to a manager of managers. Ciaran, our CTO , came up with this magical line. He said, “I want to run less software, not more software.

Outsourcing Services

Valerian Tech

MAY 4, 2023

In this article, we'll explore the benefits of DevOps for legacy businesses and how a Fractional CTO can help overcome the challenges of DevOps adoption. When the existing culture of a business is not conducive to innovation, it can lead to a lack of buy-in and slow adoption of new technologies.

CTO Hire

Intercom, Inc.

JULY 21, 2022

Along the way, we’ve interviewed trailblazers, business leaders, makers and doers to share their experience and insights on all things startup strategy, product management, design, marketing, customer experience, and much, much more. And so we hired somebody who had a lot of experience and could recommend ways to build the team.

Outsourcing Services

OPEXEngine

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

A Couple SaaS Generations Ago… Traditional software companies managed sales, product development, finance and HR in siloed organizations by function. Cross functional management was attempted but often not effective. In the early SaaS days, management structure was essentially the same.

Part-Time CTO

User Pilot

JULY 27, 2023

Before hiring, assess your current needs and hire as your company grows. Chief Operating Officer: Responsible for overseeing day-to-day operations, providing strategic advice, and managing the company’s operations. Engineering Manager: In charge of planning, designing, and overseeing projects.

Sales Hiring

OpenView Labs

JULY 2, 2020

Now’s the Time to Revisit Your Pricing. This post will guide you through 10 innovative pricing plays you should consider, along with high-profile examples of companies who are testing them. Pricing in a Time of Uncertainty. Steven Forth, CEO of Ibbaka, shares wisdom on managing pricing through the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pricing

User Pilot

AUGUST 17, 2024

He spearheads various initiatives to promote innovation and excellence in product management. He’s founded the Product School, a global leader in product management education with over two million community members. Hiring expensive consultants or setting up innovation labs doesn’t fly anymore. There’s more.

Underperforming Technical Team

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Pietro Bezza | Managing Partner @ Connect Ventures. We’ve got half a billion into management. Pietro Bezza | Managing Partner @ Connect Ventures. I think it’s more around a consciousness of what you know, or what you may not know, and then hiring around it to become successful. Join us at SaaStr Annual 2020.

New CTO

Neil Patel

JULY 7, 2021

A digital experience platform is not just a single experience provider, no matter how revolutionary or innovative. When it comes to content creation and management, the acronyms can start to feel like alphabet soup. CMS stands for a content management system. How is it different from WEM, or web engagement management?

AI Search

Intercom, Inc.

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Continuous risk management. Hiring and cultivating incredible talent on our Information Security team. Our InfoSec team members implement guardrails rather than gates by leveraging our skills to make balanced security risk management decisions. . Evolving our security program through a continuous process of risk management.

Data

Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 31, 2019

While Tim has been able to utilize some management lessons from his time at behemoths like Facebook, having fewer resources at his startup has forced him to do one major thing: become ruthless about prioritization. Tim: I was hired in 2010, when Facebook was what I like to call a “teenage company”. Calendars are broken.

Artificial Intelligence

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

For us, the thing that’s always mattered has been: How much money is each investing partner managing? I just came out of Stripe, I just came out of Datadog, I came out of Fastly, I’m an engineer, I love the guy that was the CTO of Fastly who [inaudible 00:08:34] making it up. To some people, that can be a risk to manage.

Sales Recruiting

Valerian Tech

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

A cryptocurrency project is a venture or initiative that involves the development, launch, and management of a new cryptocurrency or blockchain platform. Poor management: A cryptocurrency project is only as good as the team behind it. How can CTO’s help ensure the Success of a Cryptocurrency Project?

Part-Time CTO

Sales Hacker

MARCH 25, 2019

Simmone talks about her experience building Gilt City and Kidpass as a woman of color and how she advises companies to build diversity and inclusion into their hiring practices and sales teams. How to build diversity into your hiring practices. Now I was managing a thriving team, but at some point it felt very intentional.

Sales Hiring

Valerian Tech

MAY 30, 2023

By analyzing order data, shipping times, and customer feedback, businesses can identify bottlenecks, streamline workflows, and recommend improvements. They can implement order management systems, shipping automation tools, and real-time tracking solutions to enhance order fulfillment efficiency.

CTO Hire

SaaStr

APRIL 4, 2019

As a global technology provider powering thousands of SaaS companies, Google is at the forefront of driving exciting and innovative technologies to market. How is data being managed? Things like customer-managed encryption keys. Where is your storage? What about compliance? Things like data residency, IM policies.

Cloud

Casey Accidental

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Build, communicate, and execute a cohesive product strategy across feature, growth, scaling and innovation product work. Product: Product Leadership , Product Strategy , User Insights for Product Decisions , Product Management Foundations , Mastering Product Management , Data for Product Managers (new). Product Programs.

CTO Coach

Valerian Tech

JULY 18, 2023

It allows developers to focus on writing code without worrying about infrastructure management. Edge Computing: Edge computing brings data processing and storage closer to the edge of the network, reducing latency and enabling real-time processing. It provides flexibility and scalability for cloud-native applications.

multi-cloud Kubernetes

Natalia Luneva

APRIL 30, 2021

3 Laura Grand-Hill, Event Marketing Manager at Airbase (Spend management software) says: “ Our community, Off the Ledger runs on Slack. Of course, our team is involved to an extent, and we have an external part-time moderator for support. Our community is focused on social media managers and agency professionals. .

Marketing

Hacking Revenue

AUGUST 4, 2016

We can put together a WordPress website and we have some fancy badges in CodeAcademy, but no CTO in his right mind will let either of us touch their production environment and/or keyboard. We know the tools, we know the methods and we know how to hire and manage people. A system that manages the billing process of users.

Software

OpenView Labs

JUNE 18, 2020

Welcome to In CASEYou Missed It, where I take a brief break from my Weekly Walks to get to know some of the most interesting and innovative personalities behind the greatest startups in the world. How do you manage your inbox? And hiring people who are better than you. ICYMI: Meet Mailchimp’s CTO Eric Muntz.

CTO Hire

ProfitWell

OCTOBER 1, 2019

A strong people strategy can create a noticeable competitive advantage by marrying culture, innovation, leadership, and inclusiveness. When HubSpot first launched its culture code, Dharmesh Shah, CTO and Founder of HubSpot, felt it was important to share it with candidates. Mistake 6) Mismanaging your people managers.

Company Culture

Natalia Luneva

APRIL 30, 2021

3 Laura Grandi-Hill, Event Marketing Manager at Airbase (Spend management software) says: Our community, Off the Ledger runs on Slack. Of course, our team is involved to an extent, and we have an external part-time moderator for support. Our community is focused on social media managers and agency professionals.

Marketing

SaaStr

MAY 27, 2024

Public valuations are still at a fraction of their 2021 peaks, but seed rounds are more expensive than ever. Investors should immediately engage with the CTO to assess their technical capabilities and potential, as great CTOs can demonstrate their exceptional skills quickly. Is it sustainable?

CTO Hire

SmartKarrot

MARCH 14, 2022

Considering this, companies are contemplating hiring a C-suite executive to head their AI team and handle related matters. If you follow the discussions happening within the industry, you would be aware of the arguments against hiring a CAIO. At the same time, there are a respectable number of discussions in favor of hiring a CAIO.

Artificial Intelligence

SaaStr

JULY 28, 2021

We’re continuing to innovate. I retired from SunGard Treasury Systems as their CTO. BlackLine started out by building wealth management software. It is much more painful to have to fire people and contract as a company than it is to grow. Your big money is going to go into hiring your employees.

Startup

SmartKarrot

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Known for his innovative writing style, Alex is credited for making Groove a successful company. You can follow Ben to manage your SaaS startup finances and calculate growth metrics accurately. He is the managing director at Foundry Group, and his insights on technology startups are useful. Alex Turnbull. Alexander Theuma.

VP of Engineering

SaaStr

AUGUST 15, 2020

Our challenge and our opportunity in customer engagement is staying tightly aligned with the business drivers, having the discipline to manage long term customer journey even when the short term options might be easier. Jay Snyder: Today I have to manage and track health and my customer success, right? This is not a winnable solution.

Payment Methods

SaaStr

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Julian Lemoine, Co-Founder, and CTO of Algolia will share his lessons learned on how to stay focused and innovative as you scale while also avoiding the innovation for innovation’s sake pitfalls. Julien Lemoine | Co-founder and CTO @Algolia. So I’m Julien, Co-founder and CTO of Algolia.

Scale

SaaStr

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

311: Karl Sun is the Founder & CEO @ Lucidchart, a visual workspace that combines diagramming, data visualization, and collaboration to accelerate understanding and drive innovation. How does one know when we need to hire generalists vs specialists? How does Karl structure the hiring process today? What works?

Sales Hiring