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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. Over the past few years, Gainsight has grown its revenue more than 1,000% and increased its customer base with brands such as Adobe and Workday. So too has Gainsight’s revenue. Who are you?

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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

It’s been said (and written) that we are kind of in a funky consumer internet winter, compared to 2007 when we had the Facebook platform and the iOS/Android platforms and so on. Stay outbound. What distribution channels should a new consumer internet startup consider in 2019? First, let me start with the negative.

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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

It’s been said (and written) that we are kind of in a funky consumer internet winter, compared to 2007 when we had the Facebook platform and the iOS/Android platforms and so on. Stay outbound. What distribution channels should a new consumer internet startup consider in 2019? First, let me start with the negative.