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Should you disrupt or create a category? 5 lessons from Gainsight’s CMO Anthony Kennada

Intercom, Inc.

In late 2007, a pair of roommates found themselves scraping their wallets to come up with enough cash to cover their exorbitant San Francisco rent. Prospective customers have to be educated. Over the past four years, the number of Customer Success Managers (CSMs) in the industry has increased 400%. Investors might not get it.

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What do you look for an investment? How long should a founder be without salary? And other Q&A

Andrew Chen

And their motivations — in particular, to spend time with friends, to date, to be able to earn more, to find better work over their careers, to take care of their pets, etc., also stay constant over time. and try to make sure that it’s sticky now and will remain so over time. What new technology does it exploit?

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What do you look for an investment? How long should a founder be without salary? And other Q&A

Andrew Chen

And their motivations — in particular, to spend time with friends, to date, to be able to earn more, to find better work over their careers, to take care of their pets, etc., also stay constant over time. and try to make sure that it’s sticky now and will remain so over time. What new technology does it exploit?