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Algolia’s Sarah Dayan on what sets a staff plus engineer apart

Intercom, Inc.

When you reach senior level on an engineering track, you’re expected to be optimal in your hard skill set. Despite not having a formal education in engineering, Sarah landed a job as a developer in the French consultant Grand Manitou. Then, four years ago, in 2018, she got a job at Algolia as a software engineer.

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2018 on Inside Intercom

Intercom, Inc.

“The journey from startup to scale-up is a fascinating story, and we thoroughly enjoy sharing our perspective, our insights and our experiences” The journey from startup to scale-up is a fascinating story, and we thoroughly enjoy sharing our perspective, our insights and our experiences as we continue on that journey.

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Top 10 Japanese Startups

freshtrax

This makes it a hot spot for startups in Japan because of how much potential there is to grow there. In 2018, the total amount of VC investments was more than $3.5 These investments stimulate entrepreneurship in Japan causing the Japanese startup scene to be hotter than ever before. Top 10 Largest Japanese Companies in 2018.

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Reddit’s Nick Caldwell on engineering leadership

Intercom, Inc.

On day one as Reddit’s new VP of Engineering, Nick Caldwell faced a dilemma. He had just spent 13 years at Microsoft, most recently as the head of 300 engineers. At Reddit, he led a team of 35 – none of whom knew how to manage other engineers. Nick Caldwell: I’m VP of engineering at Reddit.

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Turning Metrics into Dollars: How to Turn Your Analytics Data into a Real Financial Model for your Startup

Speaker: Tristan Kromer, Lean Agile Coach, Kromatic

increase isn't worth the engineering time we're spending! Early stage startups in particular may not need a four year business plan, but they need to start building out a model which will show how they can someday be profitable. May 1, 2018 11:00 AM PST, 2:00 PM EST, 7:00 PM GMT Sometimes that 0.1%

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A Decade of Product Management

Melissa Perri

Founders realizing they can't do it all on their own, that Product Management is a career, and an important skill for the executive team. -- 2011: "You are crazy for joining a startup, Melissa. 2018: "Can you teach people how to do MVP experiments? They started to see the value. -- 2011: "Product reports to the VP of Engineering."

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Slides, Highlights, and Notes from Business of Software USA Conference 2018

Business of Software Conference

Business of Software Conference USA 2018 – Some Highlights. Matt Wensing – 1 Startup In 10 Years vs 1,000 Startups In 10 Minutes. Rahul Vohra – The Product-Market Fit Engine. Key Takeaways from Business of Software USA 2018 – Bethan Palmer, IDR Solutions. What an incredible few days.