Mind the Product

MAY 29, 2018

At Benchmark, Sarah invests in consumer businesses and the consumerization of IT. His startup career includes Tumbleweed, Timestamp, WildPackets, inCode, and many others. Christina has helped to grow companies like LinkedIn, Yahoo, Zynga, and the New York Times, as well as numerous startups throughout Silicon Valley.

Technical Cofounder 76

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Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 5, 2022

In today’s data-driven SaaS scene, these can affect hundreds of millions of users and cause damage in the billions of dollars, and as compliance frameworks become requirements to do business, businesses are turning to third-party services that can help expedite and facilitate the process. Less than a year later, Drata was launched.

Reporting Tools 211

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Business of Software Conference

MAY 15, 2019

It was I think the biggest startup in corporate history at the time. I realized that ideas were all about customer problems and needs. So we had three potential massive customers with huge problems that needed solutions. Again pre any sort of touchscreen devices that went consumer. And that wasn’t even 3G.

Research Software 55

Research Software Technology User Testing Fractional CTO 55

svpg

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Of course, most of the Mac user base was not on new PowerMacs, they were on 'regular' Macs -- hardware upgrade cycles were much slower then. Moreover, users choose their devices and platforms because they value what's different , not the same. The title is not important; the work they do is.

Reporting Tools 160

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Business of Software Conference

MARCH 30, 2021

And there were lots of conferences for startups and lots of conferences for people that were raising funds and IPO going and all sorts of crazy old things. which was way back in 2011, I think and we were running a conference in Boston. Thinking about is the purpose of their business to support their users. I like to learn.

Feedback Software 52

Feedback Software Weak Development Team Events Customer Experience 52

Business of Software Conference

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Tim Barker has established three startups and has seen the ups and downs of the startup journey, from his first business being acquired by Salesforce – where he spent five years in the formative age of cloud computing – to his current company DataSift being acquired by Meltwater in 2018. Tim Barker, CEO, DataSift.

Customer Experience 8

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