Intercom, Inc.
JUNE 1, 2018
The most important tasks for any early stage startup are to write code and talk to users. Founding a startup is a lot like this. In the very early days of Intercom the marketing hat fell on my head, but I’d be doing marketing a disservice (and 2011 Des a disservice) if I said that’s what I thought I was doing.
The Review by First Round
JANUARY 26, 2023
His most recent startup, Helpful, was acquired by Shopify in 2019. Before that, he co-founded Rypple which was acquired by Salesforce in 2011. His first startup, Workbrain, was acquired by Infor in 2007. In our conversation today, we focus on all the moving parts of running an M&A process as a startup.
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Intercom, Inc.
DECEMBER 31, 2019
It was in August 2011 that Marc Andreessen coined the famous phrase “ Software is eating the world ” in a Wall Street Journal op-ed. Apple survived the death of Steve Jobs in October 2011 under the thoughtful stewardship of Tim Cook, and continued to essentially be the iPhone company, while branching into wearables and services.
The Product Coalition
MARCH 4, 2024
Transforming communication with instant messaging. Its journey from a modest messaging app to a global giant in instant messaging has been nothing short of remarkable. They wanted to create an app that would allow users to send text messages, images, videos, and other media, without the need for expensive SMS plans.
The Product Coalition
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
The game “Glitch” was the first product launched in 2011. The messaging feature “Slack” quickly became more successful than the game, and Glitch was cut in 2012. Odeo was a small podcasting startup in 2005. It allowed users to call a phone number to leave a message, which automatically created a web-based podcast.
The Review by First Round
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
After a comms career at Google, Aaron joined Square in 2011 to lead corporate communications. The jobs-to-be-done of the comms function in the early days of a startup — and why it’s not a good customer acquisition strategy. A 3-question framework for simplifying your company message early on. Our guest today is Aaron Zamost.
Business of Software Conference
SEPTEMBER 21, 2021
Matt Wensing 1 Startup in 10 years vs 1,000 in 10 minutes. Bridget Harris The buskers guide to running a tech startup. Claire Suellentrop How to use JTBD to perfect your product’s messageing. BoS USA 2011 | 90 mins. Patrick McKenzie Hello Ladies! Marketing to Minorities. BoS USA 2010 | 7 mins. BoS USA 2018 | 8 mins.
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