Technical Cofounder Related Topics 
SaaStr
JULY 24, 2022
So, if you don’t raise money and bring on any outside Directors, there is usually no one who can fire the CEO , unless the other cofounders get together, vote themselves the majority of the board, and then fire the CEO. So the other cofounders can sometimes fire you, but that’s about it.
SaaStr
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
Tips: to manage OKRs, and KPIs with ease with Kashinath Kadaba Shrish, Cofounder & CTO at Fitbots Leveraging new age AI technologies(GPT and NLP) to increase Organic Traffic using Scalenut with Saurabh Wadhawan, CoFounder at Scalenut What are the best marketing channels for SaaS B2B businesses?
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Andreessen Horowitz
APRIL 17, 2020
Patreon cofounder and CTO Sam Yam and a16z consumer tech partner Li Jin join host Lauren Murrow to talk about the Passion Economy: the rise of online platforms that enable people to make a living off their unique interests and.
SaaStr
JULY 13, 2020
5+ cofounders can work (I think of that as too many cooks, but now I see it can work). Cofounder conflict. But now I’ve seen many unicorns make it even with significant cofounder conflict in the early and middle days. Great CEO But Mediocre CTO.
SaaStr
MAY 8, 2022
Lloyed Lobo, Cofounder @ Boast.AI. Elaine Zhou, CTO @ Change.org. We’re ONE MONTH away from 2022 SaaStr Europa in Barcelona — join us there at the beach with 2,500 of your SaaS BFFs on June 7-8!
SaaStr
FEBRUARY 8, 2020
Devon Galloway, Vidyard , Co-Founder and CTO. Lloyed Lobo, Cofounder, Boast.AI (Boast Capital). We have 300+ incredible speakers at 2020 SaaStrAnnual.com on March 10-11-12, really the very best in SaaS. And that’s great. But you know what’s even better? The mentors.
Andreessen Horowitz
OCTOBER 21, 2019
In this podcast, Armon Dadgar, Cofounder and CTO of HashiCorp; Ali Ghodsi, CEO of Databricks; … The post Free Software and Open Source Business appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz. Today, despite the critical importance of open source to software, it’s still seen by some as blasphemous to make money as an open source business.
SaaStr
AUGUST 30, 2022
If you don’t know … ask your angel investors and advisors. Maybe — bring in your #1 most trusted advisor to help guide the discussion And ask … Are we 100% sure the right co-founder is CEO?
Kellblog
MARCH 25, 2021
A surprise cameo from Dharmesh Shah , cofounder and CTO of HubSpot (who I think Jason pulled up [1]) — thanks for coming! (TLDR — Link to Episode #2 , Thursday, April 1st at 8 am pacific.).
SaaStr
SEPTEMBER 24, 2021
Viviana Faga, Investor & Advisor @ Coda. Eva Pittas, CoFounder @ Laika. Christine Spang, Co-Founder and CTO @ Nylas. Dave Walters, CTO @ Hired. Jenn Knight, Co-Founder, CTO @ AgentSync. Brian Peterson, CTO @ Dialpad. We’re almost there!!
Kellblog
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
Please join us tomorrow morning at 8:00 AM Pacific for the (final in this form — see below) SaaS Product Power Breakfast with Skilljar cofounder and CEO, Sandi Lin , discussing why product managers make great founders and the potential pitfalls they should look out for along the way.
SaaStr
AUGUST 7, 2021
Viviana Faga, Investor & Advisor @ Coda. Eva Pittas, CoFounder @ Laika. Christine Spang, Co-Founder and CTO @ Nylas. Dave Walters, CTO @ Hired. Jenn Knight, Co-Founder, CTO @ AgentSync. Brian Peterson, CTO @ Dialpad.
Tom Tunguz
OCTOBER 27, 2013
Above is a chart comparing the number of “billion” dollar startups by the total number of founders and the share of technical founders. 70% of teams have at least one technical founder. 30% of teams have no technical cofounders. First, there is no clear correlation between the fraction of technical founders and the ultimate success of the business. There’s a perpetual and roaring debate in Startupland about the ideal founding team.
SaaStr
MAY 22, 2020
Path Capital Advisors. Advisor. Managing Director & Cofounder. BUX Advisors LLC. saddlerock advisors. Ok it’s gonna be GREAT! Top VCs and Cloud leaders are speaking, from Aileen Lee to Keith Rabois to David Sacks to Ann Miura-Ko and more.
Point Nine Land
OCTOBER 8, 2021
Our investment in Graneet. Welcome Graneet Since Pawel and Christoph’s investment in Clio (which provides legal firms best in class software to run their business and was Point Nine’s #1 investment (!!)), our vertical SaaS portfolio has only grown further.
SaaStr
FEBRUARY 25, 2020
“The initial appeal was just how easy it was to work with the system,” CTO and Cofounder David Heinemeier Hansson said, “that we knew rates were up to date and we were billing our customers for the right rates and we could defend that when we were submitting our paperwork.”
Sales Hacker
OCTOBER 13, 2022
Norbert Orlewicz, business and marketing consultant, trainer, and cofounder of MyLeadSystemPro, says: “Sales can be a calling when it is an extension of a deeper purpose. You can also gain this trusted advisor status with prospects who aren’t yet in your pipeline by leveraging social media.
Chargify
MARCH 25, 2019
A great example of this strategy being done right is Dropbox’s freemium offering , which allows “users to see how easy it is to back up and share their files using the Dropbox platform,” says Sujan Patel, cofounder of Right Inbox. Recurring subscriptions are becoming the norm in the business world, and for good reason. Subscription services give the end user control over costs and employee access, without the cumbersome contracts.
ProfitWell
FEBRUARY 14, 2020
And from that flows decisions about what and who to spend time on,” says David Heinemeier Hansson , co-founder and CTO of Basecamp. “[My My cofounder and I decided] we weren’t going to have clients, we were going to have customers.
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.
SaaStr
FEBRUARY 28, 2020
I started my training on the technical side, thinking I wanted to be a scientist or engineer, in particular, thinking I wanted to do research. He had worked as a CTO at a startup when he dropped out of school.
Chargify
APRIL 23, 2019
Establishing relationships with advisors and/or mentors. BigCommerce cofounder Mitchell Harper points out that “improving your visitor to trial conversion rate by just a few percent can have a huge impact on your revenue, so getting an intimate understanding of conversion rate optimization and split testing during [this phase] should be a top priority.”. How long is a startup a startup? We found ourselves asking this question in a marketing meeting not too long ago.
SaaStr
AUGUST 6, 2020
To date, Chen has raised over $146M with Tipalti from the likes of Oren Zeev, Dan Rose, Mike Chalfen and then Greenspring, Truebridge and 01 Advisors to name a few. Especially if there’s any board advisors seat or just, I’m very careful with my investors.
Kellblog
JULY 21, 2019
” [2] In order to avoid title intimidation or questions about “why is your CEO working the booth” you can have a technical cofounder say “I’m one of the architects of the system” or your CEO say “I’m on the leadership team.”
ProfitWell
JANUARY 10, 2020
As a result, focusing on the bigger picture and showing off how your product will change your target’s business tends to yield better results than hammering home its technical pedigree.
OpenView Labs
APRIL 17, 2018
Applitools’ CTO, Adam Carmi, lived through this pain as VP R&D at Safend, where he worked alongside his Applitools cofounders, Gil Sever and Moshe Milman. OpenView is thrilled to announce our $31 million Series C investment in Applitools , the leading provider of AI-based automated visual testing and monitoring software. Today, the company serves hundreds of customers including some of the world’s largest enterprises like Gannett, HP and American Express.
Neil Patel
MARCH 25, 2021
It uses AI to help you find a cofounder, additional member, or advisor based on a certain set of criteria. Did you know there are more than 30 million small businesses in the United States alone? With a number like this, small business owners need a competitive edge.
Audacix
MAY 27, 2022
Ayush Trivedi, Cofounder & Director, Audacix And thankfully, most software companies face a much smaller range of cyber threats as compared to large enterprises. However, technical proficiency will only go so far.
Sales Hacker
JUNE 12, 2020
Somebody may have a title, they may have a CTO, CEO, co-founder, or whatever. Could somebody come in and help with a technical conversation? Again, I am a cofounder at Kronologic, we are a calendar monetization engine.
Kellblog
JULY 18, 2019
While the sales-and-marketing types will emphasize “its proven-ness” you will want to know how much technical debt there is associated with this old architecture. Great startups are lead by strong technologists who ensure that technical debt is continuously addressed and retired via, e.g., trust releases. Bad startups are feature addicts who pile feature upon feature atop a deteriorating architecture, creating an Augean Stables of technical debt.
Sales Hacker
MAY 5, 2021
It’s not all technical. He is also a board member for the New Technical Fund whose mission is to fund organizations that enrich people with skills using new technical methods.
Saasler
MARCH 28, 2017
Jakob has a long history of working with early stage startups in a technical marketing role, and his thoughts can usually be found on industry blogs like Bi zible and Saascribe. “I Mathilde Collin : At only 27, this Parisian lego-lover has cofounded and lead a successful SaaS venture, Front App. If you are in any way connected to the SaaS world, you are part of a booming industry that doesn’t seem to be slowing down.
SaaStr
AUGUST 20, 2020
Kyle Parrish: To reference that sales learning curve article that I mentioned earlier, I think for me early on, especially with our product, we’re selling to a technical audience. You’ve got to have a technical aptitude and excitement for the product.
ProfitWell
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
our good pal Hiten Shah, a master in the startup community—who shaped FYI, Crazy Egg , and Kissmetrics into the successes they've become, not to mention an advisor to 120 additional startup endeavors. Today’s Subscription Sapien is Brian Halligan, who—as CEO and cofounder of HubSpot—has scaled the company to the #1 spot in marketing automation. Today, our pricing analysts look at more Peloton problems —and what that could mean for startup IPOs.
Sales Hacker
OCTOBER 30, 2018
Jo-Anne Jaspen i s a passionate growth strategist, B2B revenue leader, mentor, and startup advisor. Kasey Jones – Cofounder, CEO + Growth Strategist at BetterGrowth. A serial entrepreneur, she is also co-founder of RevDev , a collective of revenue development advisors; CompassWild , a digital community for women; and Field Guide to Grit , an online resource to strengthen your resilience. Welcome to Sales Hacker’s first-ever Influential Women in Sales list!
SaaStr
JUNE 28, 2019
Dave Kellogg is a leading technology executive, independent board member, advisor and angel investor. So my cofounder’s our head of product, and he likes to say a product manager’s job is losing the war to complexity as slowly as possible. Ep 245: David Skok is a serial entrepreneur turned VC at Matrix Partners. He founded four companies: Skok Systems, Corporate Software Europe, Watermark Software, and SilverStream Software and did one turnaround with Xionics.
Sales Hacker
DECEMBER 14, 2018
For example, in the reference above, Apple doesn’t technically discount their technology on Cyber Monday. For example, Peter Kazanjy , Cofounder of Atrium HQ , suggests saving on commodities but splurging when there’s a superior differentiated solution. It’s the end of the year, which means buyers are rushing to use up all their year-end budget, ( hey there, favorite The Office clip ).
Sales Hacker
OCTOBER 7, 2021
Nikki Ivey is Cofounder of SDRDefenders and Head of Growth Development at Cultured Perspective, a Black owned Startup Consultancy. “An entrepreneurial leader and advisor from a technology background. You don’t have to know it all; seek feedback from trusted advisors.
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