Valerian Tech

JANUARY 5, 2023

It can be beneficial to hire a fractional CTO (Chief Technology Officer) in a variety of situations. When you don't have an in-house technology leader: If you don't have a CTO or a similar technology leader on your team, a fractional CTO can fill that role.

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SaaStr

OCTOBER 8, 2020

We caught up with one of the SaaStr community’s favorite speakers, Dharmesh Shah CTO and co-founder of Hubspot on lessons learnings launching a second product. If a second product from a trusted vendor is strong, you can avoid so more cognitive overload from learning a new UI, new security processes, new systems, etc.

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Infinicept

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

New Role Extends Infinicept’s Leadership in Embedded Payments and Drives Advancements in Embedded Finance DENVER – February 9, 2023 – Infinicept, a leading provider of embedded payments, today announced that it has appointed Anne-Jeanette LeBell as the company’s Chief Technology Officer.

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Crafty CTO

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

I’ve learned so much … most importantly, I think, that I love being a fractional CTO, a role that allows me to make use of everything I’ve learned and experienced over a long technology-focused career. What’s changing, rather, is the entity I’m delivering through – a new company called Crafty CTO.

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SaaStr

JULY 18, 2022

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. Focus on retaining your engineers from day one. More like this at 2022 SaaStr Annual, Sep 13-15 in SF Bay Area!!

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TechEmpower SaaS

JULY 24, 2023

The conversations are interesting and varied because they’re about new, exciting, different things. Still, if you’re a business leader and your developers haven’t asked you these questions, look for a Fractional CTO to help navigate the critical early stage of development. Will you need to add arbitrary new pages?

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SaaStr

MARCH 16, 2022

Jenn Knight, Co-founder and CTO of AgentSync, and Daryna Kulya, Co-founder of OpenPhone, discuss how different approaches have helped each brand reach its target audience and accomplish its goals, the potential of product-led growth, and how to scale growth strategies to yield desirable results. tip their toes in new growth strategies.

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Valerian Tech

DECEMBER 14, 2022

There are many benefits to hiring a fractional CTO, also known as a part-time or interim CTO. A fractional CTO can bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to your organization without the added expense of a full-time executive.

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TechEmpower SaaS

MARCH 4, 2024

These advancements allow for a more resilient and responsive supply chain, as well as a manufacturing sector that can swiftly adapt to new challenges and opportunities, thereby driving substantial corporate impact. cto , infotech , innovation , product , project , saas

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SaaStr

JULY 23, 2021

Brian Peterson, CTO @ Dialpad. Tolithia Kornweibel, Chief Revenue Officer @Gusto. Dave Walters, CTO, Hired. Jenn Knight, Co-Founder, CTO, AgentSync. Grab 30% off the best passes here: The post 30+ Incredible New Speakers for 2021 SaaStr Annual appeared first on SaaStr. Zach Kitschke, CMO, Canva.

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TechEmpower SaaS

JULY 31, 2023

channels (search, social, viral, new media), cost-efficient distribution We often reference Dave’s work when talking to innovators. cto , infotech , innovation , product , project , saas Be sure to check out the entire presentation. Conclusion Startup metrics are an invaluable tool for founders and innovators.

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SaaStr

JULY 26, 2022

CTO at Okta. CTO at Circle. CTO at Carta. CTO & SVPE at Ripping. A sample Elevate session from SaaStr Europa 2022 here: The post New!! Join the SVPE and CTOs of Slack, Okta, Amplitude, Carta, Rippling, Notion and More at Elevate at SaaStr Annual 2022! CEO at Coda. SVP of Eng at Amplitude.

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 16, 2023

You really need a great CTO, not just a good business team. A mediocre tech team, a part-time CTO, or even just a decent CTO just doesn’t get you there. Every month, the Net New Revenue dial goes back to $0. This isn’t B2C and virality won’t accelerate the process enough in the early days. You do get better.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

It’s not the most common path, but now we can see that a number of leaders have done it: Zoom, Zscaler, New Relic, Fastly, Elastic, etc. And second, I really worry when there isn’t a great CTO on the team. If the CEO is also the CTO, that can work. That doesn’t mean the founders did it all alone :).

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TechEmpower SaaS

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

We recently completed a web-based application that uses a unique algorithm to match professionals with new career opportunities. And if this description doesn’t resonate with Mark, he can ask for a new one, while providing feedback. cto , infotech , innovation , product , project , saas

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SaaStr

JUNE 18, 2022

Bonney Pelley, SVP, Strategy + Operations @ New Relic. Shradha Kothari, Chief of Staff, SVP & GM North America Sales @ Twilio. Elias Torres, CTO @ Drift. Bonney Pelley, SVP, Strategy + Operations @ New Relic. Shradha Kothari, Chief of Staff, SVP & GM North America Sales @ Twilio. David Cancel, CEO @ Drift.

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TechEmpower SaaS

OCTOBER 9, 2023

With Generative AI and LLMs, new avenues for improving operational efficiency and user satisfaction are emerging every day. Beyond merely retrieving relevant information or documents based on a query, LLMs can generate entirely new content or responses tailored to a user's specific request.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 19, 2024

A good / great employee can become 10x in a new environment was part of Auren’s point. My co-founder and our CTO were both wicked smart. jasonlk) January 10, 2024 This has been my experience as well. I saw this live in my first start-up. But neither had worked on the right projects at their last company.

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TechEmpower SaaS

AUGUST 21, 2023

Common Signs You Need a Technical Review We’ve already mentioned the most common signs that you might need a technical review: Slow or late delivery: “I’ve authorized two new developers, and we’re still behind.” Are you preparing to expand, take your business in a new direction, or take on new partners? And what causes that?

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SaaStr

JULY 31, 2022

Check out this week’s top blog posts, podcasts, and videos: Top Blog Posts This Week: 8 Signs a New VP Won’t Work Out. An updated classic SaaStr guide on how to know if that new VP you worked so hard to find, recruit and get on board … is really going to make it. And 3 Things Not to Worry So Much About.

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SaaStr

JUNE 25, 2023

A great CTO usually can solve this problem just in time to save the customers, but without one, revenue stalls. Sometimes, in a new or emerging category you can be slow at first. The best CEOs and founders are just fast. Fast to iterate, fast to learn, fast to fix. But you usually at least have to speed up after that.

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Valerian Tech

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

However, they are still relatively new and their value can be extremely volatile, making them a high-risk investment for some people. A cryptocurrency project is a venture or initiative that involves the development, launch, and management of a new cryptocurrency or blockchain platform. What is a Cryptocurrency Project?

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SaaStr

JUNE 18, 2023

Check out this week’s top blog posts, podcasts, and videos: Top Blog Posts This Week: About 70% of SaaS Public Companies Are New Versions of Existing Categories of Software (Updated) Growth Slowed Down About 33% On Average For Everyone in Q1 The Top 20 SaaStr Tips to Getting a SaaS Start-Up Going When Should You Add a Second Product?

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IT World

MARCH 14, 2023

ChatGPT creator OpenAI announced the new large language model in a blog post, saying it will have better features than its predecessor, GPT-3.5 Word of GPT-4 first leaked last week when Andreas Braun, CTO of Microsoft Germany, let slip that it would be launched this week. To read this article in full, please click here

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SaaStr

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Well, we did the heavy lifting and highlighted a few here for you… Marianna Tessel, Intuit CTO + Cathy Polinsky, Stitch Fix CTO + Robin Ducot, Survey Monkey CTO. We’re especially excited about this all-star, CTO panel from three publicly traded companies. appeared first on SaaStr.

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Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 31, 2023

Click here to join the beta waitlist for our AI features or receive AI news from Intercom. We’ve built some exciting new features into Intercom using this new GPT technology and have given access to several hundred customers – and the response has been astounding. Our team has been using the new AI Inbox features a lot.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 16, 2023

Mike Wiacek, CEO at Stairwell, Mo Jebrini, CTO at Mashvisor, and Michael Ermolenko, CTO at Inworld.ai, discuss with Helene Ambiana, Global SMB and Startups Marketing Director at Google Cloud, how they overcame the hurdles of scaling and reached their goals. . Accordingly, training programs to hone new skills should be introduced. .

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

” If that works for your new product, sell it with your existing team. Time and time again, I see an exciting new product sort of stall out at launch when the buyer is a different ICP. So we’ve had a ton of great conversations over the years on SaaStr on when and how to go multi-product. “Want fries with that?”

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SaaStr

JULY 13, 2020

Great CEO But Mediocre CTO. Sometimes, you can grow quickly at $1m-$2m+ ARR growing quickly even with a mediocre CTO. A mediocre CTO can’t keep up. That they need to burn too much for each new $1 they bring in. At least by the second meeting. Because that one 10x feature might be enough up to that point.

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SaaStr

JUNE 6, 2021

There’s so much incredible new content on the SaaStr YouTube Channel and podcast — check it all out here ! And with 20+ sessions from the recent SaaStr Enterprise to dig into alone, as well as an incredible new session with the CEO of Klaviyo. OK — now on to The Top 10. The 10 most watched videos of the week.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

” — Jason Riedel, founder/CTO of Aspireship. “When on New Year’s Eve, customers kept sending us signed contracts.” “When customers get back $100k’s in minutes and want to pay us more” — Kanat Bekt, founder/CTO, SupplyPike. 20% conversion. ” — Drew Naugher.

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SaaStr

MAY 22, 2023

Ok we’ve now got the final speaker list locked down for 2023 SaaStr Europa in LONDON on 6-7 June: CEOs, CROs and CXOS : Edith Harbaugh, Executive Chair & Co-founder @ LaunchDarkly Nowi Kallen, Managing Director @ Salesforce Ventures Spencer Kimball, CEO @ Cockroach Labs Joe Thomas, Co-founder and CEO @ Loom Sterling Snow, Former CRO @ Divvy (..)

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SaaStr

JANUARY 18, 2022

Most surprisingly, my CTO — the most start-up-ey guy I know — is still there. You may be asked to own new stuff beyond just what your company / app does. Some folks will prefer post-acquisition life. And it is hard to predict. I thought my sales team would leave quickly. My VP of Sales and the team stayed for 2.5 7 years later.

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SaaStr

MAY 10, 2023

Combining Strong Growth With A New Level of Efficiency. We did a deep dive here with CTO Dharmesh Shah a little while back: And a few other interesting learnings: #6. And a good natured-challenge to all of us to keep growing! Let’s take a look at the latest 5 Interesting Learnings at $2,000,000,000 in ARR: #1.

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SaaStr

MAY 20, 2020

He joined StubHub as CTO, but didn’t get nearly as much equity as the other CTO — because he “wasn’t committed enough.” You can’t build a whole new product, but you can tweak what you have. He learned paper millions can go to zero ??. ” A good reminder to us all.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

But what’s new this year? Let me make a list: New!! But we’re turning this around this year and letting our top-rated practioner speakers do “Masterclasses” on new content teaching you how to scale faster. We’ll have a lot of options, but dead center of Annual is our new Cantina. 1,000+ VCs.

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