Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 19, 2021

There is a somewhat legendary startup mantra, initially popularized by Facebook, that says you must “ move fast and break things ” when trying to scale a product. In our early days, like many other companies, we prioritized the speed of shipping over maintaining the consistency and interconnectedness of our system.

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Framework Customer Experience Systems Review User Testing 272

Intercom, Inc.

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Developing a sales strategy is one of the core activities every business will have to undertake. When done correctly, your sales strategy will help your sales team execute with focus – SMB or enterprise, inbound or outbound, hunting or farming. 8 steps to develop a winning sales strategy.

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Outbound Strategy Inbound Customer Experience 177

Intercom, Inc.

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

In the early stages of most SaaS startups’ lives, the CEO or founder often acts as the initial head of sales. It is important that these friendly connections represent the target persona market you have outlined, as otherwise, the feedback loop is likely to be weak. Iterate the product based on feedback.

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Feedback Software Research Software Startups Product Research 178

Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Previously hosted by Jamie Osler , a Senior Product Engineer at Intercom for over seven years, it’s now up to Principal Systems Engineer Brian Scanlan to pick up the baton and keep the chats going. The core of algorithms and systems is data models. The legal team isn’t there to slow R&D down. I’m Liam Geraghty.

Engineering 178

Engineering Presentation Technical Review Systems Review 178

Intercom, Inc.

JULY 29, 2021

And so, Mark Rudden and his team had to figure it all out by themselves. Fortunately, Mark had quite a bit of experience working and scaling teams in demanding, hypergrowth environments. Onboarding systems are no exception, especially when you’re trying to replicate on-site conditions in an online setting.

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Feedback Software Reporting Tools Customer Experience Weak Development Team 223

Business of Software Conference

MAY 21, 2020

In this informative BoS Talk, Alex Yang and Elpie Bannister take us through the Simprints’ method of finding, hiring, nurturing, and developing top talent and explain a few of the processes they had to go through to hone this skill. So, against this calibre of competition how does a small startup managed to remain competitive?

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Technical Review Feedback Software Software Review Analytic Tools 52