Interviewing Startup Underperforming Technical Team 
SaaStr
OCTOBER 18, 2024
On the topic of building SaaS companies, Henry kicks off the conversation with: “I think a lot of bootstrapped founders who are less capital infused have to actually be great at developing their people. “The best hack,” Jason adds, “is not recruiting one management team. It’s recruiting five or six.”
SaaStr
APRIL 13, 2025
Don’t try to evolve into a compound startup later – Unlike conventional wisdom about starting focused and expanding, Conrad believes it’s “really hard” to transition from a point solution to a compound startup: “You kind of have to almost refound the company.” The advantages are substantial: 1.
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SaaStr
AUGUST 31, 2022
While every startup is eager to hit this mark quickly, it’s a process that takes time. Scalability is about capability, so businesses need to understand whether they have the capacity to grow and whether their infrastructure and team can accommodate growth. The Showpad executive team strives to continually lower talent attrition.
Intercom, Inc.
JUNE 10, 2020
I hope this post allows people and teams to safely talk about Product Judgment. If you ever had to face a Manager, Director or Exec as they make bad product decisions and you’re struggling to persuade them otherwise, this post will help you. It takes years to build, and therefore ranges from very weak to very strong.
SaaStr
JANUARY 18, 2023
While many startups aspire toward unicorn status, only a few achieve it. To achieve this level of success, startups need a combination of strong financial performance, innovative products or services, and a favorable market environment. Lesson 1: Everything is about your team. ” – David Cancel.
SaaStr
JUNE 21, 2023
Founders are responsible for ensuring a startup always has enough money, setting the vision for the company, and driving things forward. Lesson #1: If You Aren’t Making Mistakes, You Aren’t In A Startup If you do things that always work and maintain the status quo, you’re likely at a major company like Microsoft. And it was true.
SaaStr
NOVEMBER 25, 2023
In the early days, it was about setting expectations that startups are hard and you must work hard to succeed. Set and reinforce them early — as early as interviews. We are a tech startup, and in order to be successful, we expect you to put in a lot of hard work. Revenue matters, too. This job isn’t for everyone. Guess what?
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