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NEW SaaStr Annual Speakers! CEO Gitlab, CEO + CTO Gusto, CBO Perplexity and More

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The post NEW SaaStr Annual Speakers! CEO Gitlab, CEO + CTO Gusto, CBO Perplexity and More appeared first on SaaStr. I mean, about as good as it gets!

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Microsoft Pays Its AI Engineers 48% More. What About You?

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Back in the day, my CTO just wanted 3 tiers: entry level, top IC, manager. Equity varied a lot more, but I know it was important to my CTO that everyone on his team felt like equal stakeholders, relative to experience. In general, I find most start-ups want to keep engineering comp fairly flat. That was it. But AI is challenging this.

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Just How Long Does The Average CMO and CRO Last? The Data From 14,000 Execs

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Thanks to new data from Pave analyzing 14,000 executives across their compensation database, we finally have the numbers. The GTM Bloodbath Is Real Let’s start with the headline: Chief Marketing Officers last an average of just 1.8 Chief Revenue Officers? years Chief Revenue Officer: 1.8

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AI and Cybersecurity: How Rubrik’s Co-Founder Built a $1B+ ARR Platform While Joining the AI Revolution

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AI and Cybersecurity: How Rubrik’s Co-Founder Built a $1B+ ARR Platform While Joining the AI Revolution Lessons from Arvind Nithrakashyap, Co-Founder and CTO of Rubrik, on scaling cyber resilience platforms, building multiple product curves, and implementing AI across both products and operations.

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Product Transformation: Adapting Your Solutions for Cloud Models

Speaker: Ahmad Jubran, Cloud Product Innovation Consultant

Those previous architectures, which were optimized for transactional systems, aren't well-suited for the new age of AI. Whether you're a seasoned CTO or an industry trailblazer, this webinar will help make your product ready to meet the competition by adopting an architecture that is optimized for innovation.

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Dear SaaStr: Is It OK Just To Do Things Yourself as a Founder?

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It’s also often true as you are entering new markets, or selling new customers. When they launched a huge new feature customers were demanding, the CTO not only built it himself — but launched it in person at 10 customers. As your company grows, you need to delegate and trust your team.

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Why It’s Easier for Second-Time Founders to Raise Venture Capital. Even With Nothing Even Built Yet.

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Dear SaaStr: Why Is It So Easy For Entrepreneurs With Previous Success to Raise Funds From VCs for Their New Venture Despite Not Having Domain Expertise? As Dharmesh Shah co-founder and CTO notes in the SaaStr Annual deep dive below, the second time … they just really wanted to go big. It doesnt necessarily work better.

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Your Team's Pragmatic Guide to Security

Speaker: Naresh Soni, CTO, Tsunami XR

The pandemic has led to new data vulnerabilities, and therefore new cyber security threats. As technology leaders, it's time to rethink some of your product security strategy. Whether you need to rework your security architecture, improve performance, and/or deal with new threats, this webinar has you covered.