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Fractional CTO Services Explained

Valerian Tech

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.

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2021 in conversation: Learnings from the podcast

Intercom, Inc.

Throughout the year, we’ve talked to business leaders, experts, and pioneers about all kinds of topics: from creating world-class customer experiences to the challenges of running a business during the pandemic, from being an ally and addressing gaps in diversity to building technical leadership careers. Will Larson , CTO of Calm.

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Meet BetterCloud’s New VP of Quality, Daniel Waithe

BetterCloud

Secondarily, I had a chance to chat with [CTO Jamie Tischart ] even before he joined the company. I’ve seen what the impact of having good leadership and management can have on me, but also what bad leadership can have on me emotionally, mentally, and my ability to build generational wealth for my family.

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SaaStr Podcasts for the Week with Crossbeam and Podium – January 10, 2020

SaaStr

In terms of replacement, what does Bob believe will be the emerging trends in SaaS Go To Market that will replace it? * How does Bob think about when is the right time to hire a Head of Partnerships? Where do most startups go wrong both in hiring for partnerships and in the engagements themselves? Come for part two.

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Everything Founders Should Know About AI, Pricing, and Funding with SaaStr CEO and Founder Jason Lemkin 

SaaStr

Is the CTO involved in these decisions? App contraction is still happening, and AI is absorbing all of the energy in the industry. Jason shares that he would love to see more focus on logo retention and GRR and fight this toxic trend of CS reporting to sales. Q: Do You Think This AI Trend Will Impact Funding?

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SaasOps Stories With Joseph Fuller, Head of IT at Deputy

BetterCloud

And because of that, we can identify micro and macroeconomic trends based on when companies in certain industries start scheduling shifts again—and a huge portion of our customer base was just decimated by this whole pandemic. We were days away from signing a big contract with an AV vendor to rehab the cafe space that we had to put on pause.

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10 Tough Lessons We Learned Building a Prenicorn Outside of Silicon Valley from Pendo.io (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

We ended up signing that contract in the uber back to the airport on the way home. It was our largest contract to date, kind of helps the other quarter. I had my CTO and everyone would be like, “You can’t do this. Our Chief Revenue officer, another one of our senior leadership lives in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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