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CEO Systems: 5 Key Lessons for Scaling Through Every Growth Phase with HashiCorp CEO Dave McJannet

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CEO Dave McJannet shared his systemic approach to scaling companies through distinct growth phases. He’s known for his systems-thinking approach to company building and has helped scale multiple businesses from zero to public company status. The best leaders have experience with both startups and scale to navigate the in-between.

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Technical Review: A Trusted Look Under the Hood

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The answer is to engage a trusted outside source for a Technical Review – a deep-dive assessment that provides a C-suite perspective. At TechEmpower, we’ve conducted more than 50 technical reviews for companies of all sizes, industries, and technical stacks. A technical review can answer that crucial question.

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How 1,000+ B2B Startups Are — And Aren’t — Growing. The Real Data.

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But that window is widening as funding markets have slowed.

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The New Rules of AI Investing: Why Speed Beats Strategy and Labor Budget Is the New Software Budget with Google Cloud’s COO

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Companies like Abridge in Bessemer’s portfolio are selling “tens of millions of dollars of contract value to large hospital systems” by automating medical scribing and back-office operationsdirectly replacing labor costs rather than just improving software efficiency. AI is flipping this script entirely. ” Why?

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The $939B Question: Is AI Eating SaaS or Feeding It?

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And the evidence is mounting that AI startups aren’t just complementing SaaS — they’re actively hunting traditional SaaS incumbents for lunch. The Billion-Dollar AI Unicorn Factory The scale of AI startup funding isn’t just impressive — it’s existential for SaaS: The AI Billion-Dollar Club: OpenAI : $8.4

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20 YC Startups Demoing at SaaStr 2025 Pushing the AI Frontier! From Abundant AI to Mosaic to Veriflow and More!!

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My Take : This is not for everyone, but for operations teams managing complex business systems, it’s potentially transformative. Promptless is used by fast-growing startups and Fortune 500 enterprises alike to automatically update docs based on feature releases, support tickets, internal Slack conversations, and more.

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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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This wasn’t just a startup necessity—it was a cultural decision that permeated the entire organization. “There was an early-stage customer—a law firm at 4 PM—that had an email system issue. ” This level of commitment created a “customer-first” DNA that scaled throughout the organization.