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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TechEmpower SaaS

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Artificial Intelligence (AI), and particularly Large Language Models (LLMs), have significantly transformed the search engine as we’ve known it. With Generative AI and LLMs, new avenues for improving operational efficiency and user satisfaction are emerging every day. cto , infotech , innovation , product , project , saas

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AI Search Artificial Intelligence Generative AI AI 519

SaaStr

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Some leaders like Slack have seen the same, but most Cloud leaders at scale with high NRR end up getting more and more of their revenue from their existing base, not new customers. Strong, but not at crazy levels of some developer apps. 245 employees in Sales & Marketing — vs. 101 in Engineering / R&D.

Scale 307

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SaaStr

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Developers act, think, and behave differently than your average customer. As an API-first company, WorkOS focuses on selling primarily to developers. Doing Business with Developers. Developers haven’t typically been the buyers in enterprise software, so why should you build for developers?

Outsourced Development 210

Outsourced Development Underperforming Technical Team Development Part-Time VPE 210

Tom Tunguz

JULY 8, 2020

This modern architecture for data analysis, operational metrics, and machine learning enables companies to process data in new ways. Werner Vogels, CTO of Amazon wrote about how Amazon uses cloud data lakes to operate their business. Cloud Data Lakes are a trend we’ve been excited about for a long time at Redpoint.

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Data Analysis Cloud Data Scaling 258

SaaStr

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The goal is to help each other learn something new, find mentorships, create partnerships, and exchange strategies. Braindates are 1:1 and small group networking sessions designed for you to share knowledge and network with like-minded SaaS leaders during SaaStr Europa.

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VP of Engineering Technical Cofounder Outsourcing Services CTO Coach 293

Frontegg

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Full stack developers are a coveted breed. They are dynamic, versatile, and have the ability to overcome a wide range of engineering obstacles. We are glad to share a list of 22 leading full stack developers you must follow in 2022 to stay in touch with the latest trends and developments in the SaaS and IT spaces. #1

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SaaStock

MARCH 8, 2019

After five years at Ernst & Young in New York, she served as Vice President at Citigroup in the Big Apple. She is also an active tech investor in Asia, complementing the financing with business development insights. Hooi Ling Tan is a mechanical engineer turned entrepreneur. Jessie Lam. Jessica Liu. Hooi Ling Tan.

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VP of Engineering CTO Coach Venture Capital SaaS 264

SaaStr

JANUARY 17, 2024

Some of the biggest use cases for AI in the enterprise are across customer support, sales and marketing, and engineering — ie helping developers test code and troubleshoot issues. Benjamin added, “I think a lot of people think about this new AI technology as something that’s gonna just come in and like work from day one.

AI 292

AI Enterprise Artificial Intelligence compliance 292

Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 22, 2021

For those who don’t know him, Will has over 10 years of experience in the likes of Yahoo, Digg, Uber, and Stripe, and he’s currently the CTO of Calm , the mindfulness app that helps millions of people to lower their stress levels and sleep better. If you’re a senior engineer and want to further your career, what skills should you develop?

Technical Review 274

Technical Review Leadership VP of Engineering CTO Coach 274

Intercom, Inc.

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

We identified some “ known unknowns” too; problems we needed to solve, but didn’t know how just yet – like integrating the new region into our billing system. And so our former CTO and co-founder Ciaran Lee decided we were just going to start. Once we started building, our engineering principles helped us to keep moving fast.

Scale 234

Scale New CTO Engineering CTO 234

Hitenism

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

In 2006, after Amazon Web Services (AWS) helped pioneer what we now call the cloud, product development changed forever. What once took millions of dollars and a team of engineers to create, a lone developer could suddenly hack together in half an hour. How You Can Create Better Product Development Habits.

AWS 189

AWS New CTO Scale CTO 189

Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 19, 2018

In engineering, you want to move fast, ship often and solve real customer problems. It means reducing choices amongst engineering teams and standardizing technology, so our team can spend as much time as possible delivering value to customers. Rich: Today I’m the Senior Director for Foundations Engineering at Intercom.

Outsourcing Services 192

Outsourcing Services Part-Time VPE Software AWS 192

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Since 2010 we’ve seen more startups, funds, and capital than ever before, but with this drastic increase, investors are seeing unexpected new trends reshaping the future of the industry. The panel that we are in is called Is Seed the New Series A, and this is a question that I’ve been asking informally yesterday and today.

New CTO 170

New CTO Sales Hiring B2C CTO Hire 170

SaaStr

OCTOBER 25, 2023

You’re not building a product or getting any new customers. Every smart engineer today is inspired by AI, so give your team the freedom to dream up how AI could improve your product. Get a good CTO and commit to understanding your market and staying in the game. Develop a playbook. That’s very telling. It’s up to you.

Scale 284

Scale Sales Hiring Sales Recruiting AI 284

SaaStr

JUNE 1, 2021

Co-founder and CTO Dharmesh Shah shared with us how they got there — and the top mistakes they made — just 3 quarters after their IPO. We have someone that probably 98 percent of you know virtually or socially in some sense, Dharmesh Shah, founder and CTO of HubSpot. But of course, it wasn’t always quite that big!

Part-Time VPE 290

Part-Time VPE Technical Cofounder CTO Hire New CTO 290

Buffer Resources

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Given that their guidance is so universal — both for people just stepping into new roles and those at fast-paced companies like Buffer — I thought I’d share their wisdom here. Andy Yates, Staff Engineer 📍Started at Buffer in June 2012 as iOS Engineering Lead 🌎 Location: California, U.S.

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VP of Engineering Part-Time CTO New CTO CTO 126

Intercom, Inc.

JUNE 14, 2018

As an engineer, UX designer, product manager and startup advisor for more than 20 years, Laura been part of every type of team – from those that have to deliver on the sometimes unrealistic expectations of upper-management to the ones that suffer from too many opinions on the ground floor. What collaboration is and isn’t.

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VP of Engineering Underperforming Technical Team CTO Coach New CTO 190

Scytale

MARCH 12, 2025

Christopher Doman As co-founder and CTO of Cado Security – a leading platform for cloud-native digital forensics and incident response – Christopher Doman is a seasoned cybersecurity professional making waves in the tech startup space. He also co-founded Ignite Research, building and running an advanced hotel search engine.

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Startup Scale Cybersecurity AI Search 59

SaaStr

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

So even the freshest new SaaS startup celebrating their 50th customer may find themselves dealing with sales tax in multiple states. . On a more day-to-day level, problems with your sales tax calculation engine can also stall your checkout. Expanding into new sales channels is a common growth play. ” 2.

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Merchant Services Technical Review Scale Sales Hiring 194

SaaStr

APRIL 4, 2019

Eyal Manor – VP, Engineering @ Google Cloud. Eyal Manor: So I’ve been building SaaS services for over 10 years now in an engineering capacity, and just before we start can we get a sense from the audience, I know it’s kind of hard to see but who here is kind of in a technical hat? Join us for SaaStr Annual 2020.

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Cloud Scale Trends Artificial Intelligence 173

The Angel VC

OCTOBER 18, 2012

Continuing my little series using the "minimum viable" approach , here is my 2nd DO for SaaS startups: Build the right team I've written about the topic before, so if you've read this post from early this year most of what I'm going to write now won't be new for you and you may want to skip this article. What comes next?

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Sales Hiring CTO Hire Startup Outsourced Development 121

The Angel VC

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

In my opinion, the founder team of a SaaS startup needs to excel in three areas: engineering/technology, product/UX and domain/market expertise. Here's the full answer that I posted on Quora – I'd be very interested in what others think: In my experience the ideal team size is three.

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CTO Hire Startup Sales Hiring New CTO 106

Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

But thanks to our VP of Business Development, I realize team-based selling for an early-stage startup or company is still likely a necessity, and far outweighs specialization when your sales org is fewer than five people or so. Business case development and IT/tech strategy. Understand when to lean in.

Underperforming Technical Team 131

Underperforming Technical Team CTO Hire CTO Coach Technical Review 131

Intercom, Inc.

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

“Understanding the guardrails we need to build means closely tracking meaningful change across Intercom and making sure we’re on top of new initiatives”. Understanding the guardrails we need to build means closely tracking meaningful change across Intercom and making sure we’re on top of new initiatives. Intercom is no exception.

Data 118

Data CTO Hire Technical Review Scale 118

SaaStr

JULY 10, 2021

When we started the insurance business and we thought about developing the insurance business, we had a bunch of natural athletes, people who were super, super smart, who could research anything. At the beginning, my vice presidents were engineering, and product, and a designer. We got the development side covered. Wade : Yeah.

Sales Hiring 261

Sales Hiring Underperforming Technical Team Development Team Review CTO Hire 261

BetterCloud

JUNE 10, 2021

Stephen Dick recently joined BetterCloud as its VP of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE). We recently sat down with Stephen for an informal chat about his career path, the history and future of DevOps, and his vision for Site Reliability Engineering at BetterCloud. Editor’s note: This transcript has been edited lightly for clarity.

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Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 5, 2022

There are enough stories of data breaches and cyber attacks to chill even the savviest security engineer to the core. An aerospace engineer turned entrepreneur, Adam learned early the best way to earn trust was proving you deserve it. And then, in the 50s, they introduced this new thing, and there was resistance.

Scale 211

Scale Software Review compliance Technical Review 211

Stax

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

As CTO, Sundt will accelerate the delivery of new products, features, and functionality that unlock and drive increased value for Stax customers and partners. As CTO of Clearent by Xplor, he helped grow its transaction processing from $2 billion to over $20 billion annually. To learn more about Stax, visit staxpayments.com.

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CTO Stax Payments Merchant Services 88

Frontegg

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

2023 has commenced with a plethora of business challenges, but innovation is still going to be on the minds of engineering teams worldwide. We have shortlisted the top full-stack developer events you should consider attending to learn about the latest trends, engage with influencers, and improve your networking.

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VP of Engineering Development Cybersecurity New CTO 59

User Pilot

JULY 27, 2023

Engineering Manager: In charge of planning, designing, and overseeing projects. They also manage finances and supervise one or more engineering teams. Customer Onboarding Specialist: Responsible for helping new customers get up and running with the company’s products. Average salary: $192,383/yr.

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Sales Hiring SaaS Payments Sales Recruiting CTO Hire 98

User Pilot

MAY 1, 2024

Before starting his own venture, Lenny worked in the product and engineering teams of companies like Airbnb and Neustar. Following the acquisition, he transitioned from engineering to the product team , marking a pivotal moment in his career. How did Lenny Rachitsky get started in product management?

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Underperforming Technical Team New CTO Interviewing CTO 102

FastSpring

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

If you have the CEO, CTO, some executive chat through, here’s the big picture of the company. Why are you looking for a new job? If I’m Google and I breathe into the wind, 500 engineers apply for my job. Let’s find a new shirt. Lizzie Mintus (07:58) Yes. Here’s your impact. How do SMBs compete?

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SMB Sales Recruiting Branding Sales Hiring 108

Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Examples: Software Engineer, Product Manager, or Account Executive.Sales Enablement Manager. Examples: VP of Engineering, Director of Marketing, or Head of Revenue. Examples: CTO, COO, CFO. They might not have the final say on money, but if they aren’t happy, your deal’s in trouble. Align the buying committee, win the deal.

Part-Time VPE 115

Part-Time VPE Technical Review Forecasting Software Review 115

SaaStr

APRIL 9, 2019

Being an engineer can give you the upper hand as a CEO because you understand the product. And also, we always prioritize the features requested by our existing customers over the new prospects. Mallun Yen : So, you were an engineer by training and then you became an engineering leader, as the CTO of Webex, and then you became a CEO.

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Sales Hiring Scale CTO Hire Marketing 141

Unbounce

JUNE 24, 2020

I mean the sly, step-by-way manner in which new tech slides neatly into your existing stack and subtly reframes the game on you. Amazon, for example, runs on a recommendation engine that’s been driving significant business value for more than 20 years. Yosem Reichert-Sweet, CTO, Unbounce. We do our marketing… on the internet.”)

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Artificial Intelligence AI Search Machine Learning Marketing 145

Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 31, 2019

. “Take the work out of work, that’s my motto in life” Prior to that, I was the CIO of another large Fortune 500 company called KLA-Tencor, and the rest of my life has been in software engineering: building tools to help people get things done without having to do all the work. Balancing human-computer interaction.

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Artificial Intelligence Scale CTO Hire Technology 169