Investment Leadership New CTO Reference 
SaaStr
MARCH 31, 2024
At SaaStr Annual we had a great session with HubSpot Founder & CTO, Dharmesh Shah, and their Chief People Officer, Katie Burke, on building happier employees. So, for those of you thinking, “Hey, I’m going wait on the ROI of our culture, or I’m going to wait to invest in our employee experience,” wait no longer.
SaaStr
JUNE 28, 2022
Don’t force VCs to find out in due diligence that only 2 percent of the pool, not the customary 15 percent or so, is available for new hires. VCs will ask you for customer references to call. And if they are seed investing in the round (surprisingly common) — disclose it! Half of a VC investment is in the CEO.
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SaaSHolic
MAY 5, 2023
The speakers believe that the next 10 years will be better for the region, with opportunities for investment in various industries using technology to solve problems. Latin America has interesting characteristics that make it a viable place for investment, including a high level of internet penetration and social engagement.
Neil Patel
AUGUST 23, 2021
Niche: Entrepreneurship, investment, mindset. Why You Should Follow Gary: With video content that delivers day after day, Gary sounds off on the latest trends, serving as a weathervane for the digital community, as well as informational videos about leadership and self-care. How can I find new marketing Instagram accounts to follow?
SaaStr
APRIL 16, 2019
They talked to all the customers, they did reference calls and turns out they said really, really good things about us and lo and behold it led to our series A. The catch was he had just moved his family four kids to New York city. We had no New York city presence. Real connection, but there was a catch. This was a problem.
SaaStr
JULY 10, 2021
As you said, people take it hard if suddenly you say, “Hey, this is your new EVP. In the good sense, like go and build the kind of organization and process that made them successful in the past, but you need to hire that kind of person when you’re willing to make a big investment and a big change in that area. What is good?
SaaStr
MARCH 20, 2019
Prior to founding Twilio, Jeff was the Founder & CTO @ Nine Star Inc and enjoyed a spell at Amazon as a Technical Product Manager. Before that, he worked for 12 years at Trilogy, where he held key leadership roles helping the company grow from a start-up to a $300 million business. What were his core learnings from that? *
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