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Salesforce’s Mike Kreaden on how to build a platform to drive growth

Intercom, Inc.

It’s now so inexpensive to go to market that having a great tech vision and product isn’t enough. And I remember Marc [Benioff] interviewing me, like he did every employee, and painting the vision for what the platform would be. I had done some software consulting. Marc is always wanting more. It’s like: “Okay, great.

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What 14 startup investors and advisors taught us about chasing (and finding) product-market fit

Mixpanel

There’s a reason, after all, that Y Combinator chose the slogan “make something people want” shortly after they were founded in 2005. ” Startup Grind Jaclyn Allen, Partner Success Manager, and Daniel Reilly, Software Engineer, Startup Grind. It makes sense intuitively. . Where are they drawn to? Later, quantifiable.