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My Top Financial Mistakes as an Entrepreneur. That Cost Me Millions.

SaaStr

Worked out great for my CTO who stayed (proud of him), but if things were structured differently, I would have made nine figures just staying. A truly great VP of Finance / Controller solves all these tactical financial mistakes. The thing is, the company we sold to went bankrupt and I made nothing. Even makes them works.

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What It Really Takes to Sell To Developers and Engineers with Komodor CRO Jim Hunnewell

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So when you’re thinking about this audience, you always have to think about being multi-threaded now as finance has come back into the deal cycle much more than it used to. CTO/Engineering Leadership : The final approvers who need to see clear business value and ROI. They care deeply about developer productivity and happiness.

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Top SaaStr Content for the Week: Gusto CEO, RevenueCat CTO, Intercom CEO, Notion CRO, and More!

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SaaStr 564: Top 10 Learnings Architecting a High Throughput Critical API with RevenueCat CTO Miguel Carranza. The post Top SaaStr Content for the Week: Gusto CEO, RevenueCat CTO, Intercom CEO, Notion CRO, and More! SaaStr 567: 16 Ways to Level Up in 2022 with SaaStr Founder and CEO Jason Lemkin. appeared first on SaaStr.

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Uncharted and Electric: Ramp’s Co-Founder and CTO on Why Adversity is Important at a Young Age, What Get’s Harder The 2nd Time Around

SaaStr

Up this week is Karim Atiyeh, co-founder and CTO of Ramp. Ramp is a leading finance automation platform. SaaStr’s Poya Osgouei has a great Uncharted podcast that does a deeper dive with many SaaS execs. Founded just in 2019, they were valued at $8.1 billion two years after launch. The second-timers see things differently.

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Using Generative AI to Drive Corporate Impact

TechEmpower SaaS

In corporate finance , generative AI is a transformative force, enhancing decision-making and operational efficiency. Moreover, it automates routine tasks such as transaction processing and report generation, freeing finance professionals to focus on higher-level strategy and analysis.

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The SaaS Org Chart Live with David Sacks (Podcast #491 and Video)

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Director of Finance. David considers product to be its own department that should also report directly to the CEO, instead of falling under the CTO. CTO (40 Employees). VP Finance (13 Employees). CTO (114 Employees). The Org Journey: Series A – Series C. Series A (~ 50 Employees). Team Size: 12. Founder/CEO.

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10 Learnings From Jeff Lawson (CEO Twilio) + Byron Deeter (Bessemer Ventures): “Adapt, Plan, Deliver”

SaaStr

He joined StubHub as CTO, but didn’t get nearly as much equity as the other CTO — because he “wasn’t committed enough.” But the customers are your best source of financing and knowledge. He went to $125,000,000 in value — all stock — for his start-up to … $0 in 18 months.

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