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Like many of her CFO peers, Karen Walker had an early career that was guided by abundant opportunities surrounding finance-driven decision-making within organizations. It was a path that often led Walker to engage more closely with sales and operations, as was the case at CNET Networks, where she tells us that she recognized the limitations of embracing a strictly “rules-based” approach in finance. It was at CNET that she embraced a more transformative perspective—prioritizing the customer's objectives and challenges. This shift in thinking, emphasizing a customer mind-set, would continue as she advanced in her career. At PagerDuty, the philosophy became instrumental in addressing the company's rapid growth challenges. Now, as CFO at Sysdig, Walker tell us that it's this commitment to understanding customer needs that guides the company's approach to cloud security. Her journey reflects a progressive integration of customer-centricity into financial leadership, showcasing its adaptability and efficacy in diverse business environments. Says Walker: “I think that one of the things that I have really learned over the years—and espouse as a philosophy—is that every employee—which includes, of course, finance—should really have a customer mind-set and really put the customer at the center of every decision that is made.”

Show notes: https://designbetterpodcast.com/p/matt-mullenweg-wordpress-ai-and-jazz Matt Mullenweg started out as a jazz saxophonist, and went on to create WordPress, which is the platform behind an astonishing 42% of the websites in the world. We chat with Matt about his journey from musician to developer to entrepreneur, his perspective on distributed work, and his thoughts on the transformative capabilities of the latest generation of Generative Artificial Intelligence. We also come back to Matt's roots in jazz and his continued love for music and musicians. Get the show transcript, bonus content, and access to episodes a week early on our Substack: https://thecuriositydepartment.substack.com/ Bio (via Wikipedia) Matthew Mullenweg is an American entrepreneur and web developer living in Houston. He is known for developing and founding the free and open-source web software WordPress, and its parent company Automattic. After dropping out of the University of Houston, he worked at CNET Networks from 2004 to 2006 until he quit and founded Automattic, an internet company whose brands include WordPress.com, Akismet, Gravatar, VaultPress, IntenseDebate, Crowdsignal, and Tumblr.  *** Help us make the show even better by taking a short survey: www.dbtr.co/survey If you're interested in sponsoring the show, please contact us at: sponsors@thecuriositydepartment.com If you'd like to submit a guest idea, please contact us at: contact@thecuriositydepartment.com *** This episode is brought to you by: Fable: Build inclusive products: https://makeitfable.com/designbetter/ Freehand by InVision: The intelligent whiteboard that's half the price of Miro and Mural: https://freehandapp.com/ Methodical Coffee: Roasted, blended, brewed, served and perfected by verified coffee nerds: https://methodicalcoffee.com/ (use code "designbetter" for 10% off of your order). Cruise: We're a team of researchers and designers creating a self-driving transportation service for the people and cities we love. Visit design.getcruise.com to learn more about how you can help design the future of transportation!

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks to the Founder and CEO of Scalable Path, Damien Filiatrault.Scaleable Path is a premium vetted remote software development marketplace. Damien states that individuals who use their services can expect to have a better experience working with developers who can help them define their needs and build a strategy around them.Damien shares valuable insights on attracting the right tech team for business. He stresses the importance of clearly defining the needs and goals of the business and each team member's specific roles and responsibilities. This will help attract candidates who are a good fit for the company culture and can contribute to the company's success. Another critical aspect of attracting the right tech team is identifying the skills and qualifications required for the positions. This includes technical skills, such as programming languages and software development experience, and soft skills, such as communication and teamwork.He believes that by focusing on the needs of the business, identifying the right skills and qualifications, building a strong employer brand, and offering competitive compensation and benefits, any business can attract the right tech team to drive success.Key points from the Episode:Overview about what Scaleable Path doesTips on attracting the right tech teamMistakes to avoid when working with developersWhat makes Scaleable Path different from the competitionAbout Damien Filiatrault: Damien is the founder and CEO of Scalable Path, a software staffing agency that matches leading companies and startups with vetted, remote software developers. Previously, he headed PHP development at SolutionSet, a multichannel marketing services company, where he spent five months managing a team of developers in Goa, India. Damien has held sales and marketing positions at notable San Francisco technology companies, including Evite and CNET Networks. Through his work at Scalable Path, Damien has championed employment equity for software developers across Latin America. He also cares deeply for the environment and has pledged 10% of all Scalable Path profits to climate change research. Damien holds a BA in Geography and BSc in Computer Science from UC Berkeley and San Jose State University, and is passionate about software development and agile processes.About Scalable Path: Scalable Path is a platform that connects companies with a network of over 26,000 remote software developers from over 179 countries. Founded in 2010, the company specializes in helping businesses expand their software teams and aims to provide an exceptional hiring experience.Links Mentioned in this Episode:Want to learn more? Check out the Scalable Path website at https://next.law/Check out Scalable Path on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/scalable-path/Check out Scalable Path on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Scalable-Path/208796919207351Check out Scalable Path on Twitter at https://twitter.com/ScalablePathCheck out Damien Filiatrault on LinkedIn at

Today on That Tech Pod, Laura and Gabi chat with Damien Filiatrault. Damien is the founder and CEO of Scalable Path, a software staffing agency that matches leading companies and startups with vetted, remote software developers. Previously, he headed PHP development at SolutionSet, a multichannel marketing services company, where he spent five months managing a team of developers in Goa, India. Damien has held sales and marketing positions at notable San Francisco technology companies, including Evite and CNET Networks. Through his work at Scalable Path, Damien has championed employment equity for software developers across Latin America. He also cares deeply for the environment and has pledged 10% of all Scalable Path profits to climate change research. Damien holds a BA in Geography and BSc in Computer Science from UC Berkeley and San Jose State University, and is passionate about software development and agile processes.This week's charity:https://girlswhocode.com/about-usDonate:https://give.girlswhocode.com/give/77372/#!/donation/checkout

Chegg is a connected platform enabling students to learn more in less time—and at reduced costs. The company offers discounted textbooks, online tutoring, and other student services, while providing diverse employee upskilling and development opportunities. Debra Thompson is Chegg's Chief People Officer, infusing the brand's culture of innovation, transparency, wellness, and work/life balance throughout the company. Previously, she served as Director of Compensation, Benefits, and HR Operations at Amyris and held directorial and managerial roles at RMS, CNET Networks, and Lucent Technologies. She holds a bachelor's degree in business administration and personnel administration/industrial relations from California State University, East Bay.Some Questions Asked:What is Chegg's approach to the upskilling, learning, and development of internal teams? 5:17What is the culture like at Chegg, and how do you maintain it? 11:53Can you tell us about Chegg's partnership with the Tides Foundation? 21:54 In This Episode, You Will Learn:How Chegg offers learning opportunities for all employees, such as its Level Up initiative that includes seven different flagship management trainings, like giving and receiving feedback and behavioral interviewing, as well as its EDU for You program that gives staff money to pursue education in their personal fields of interest.That the culture at Chegg is built on openness, assumptions of positive intent from everyone, and optimal work/life balance—and that the company holds an annual culture, belonging, and diversity summit.How the brand's philanthropic arm, Chegg.org, partners with groups to combat hunger, promote good health and well-being, deliver access to quality education and decent work opportunities, and reduce inequalities throughout the world. Links:Debra Thompson - LinkedInMichelle Labbe - LinkedInToptal - LinkedInThe Talent Economy podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hate it or love it, remote work is not going away any time soon.  By now, most people are used to remote working. But what about hiring and leading?  Damien Filiatrault is fluent in both aspects. He is the founder and CEO of Scalable Path, a software staffing agency that matches leading companies and startups with vetted, remote software developers.   Since Scalable Path was founded in 2010, the company has amassed a freelance network of over 23,000 software developers in 177 countries. A powerful remote workforce.  Previously, he headed PHP development at SolutionSet, where he spent five months managing a team of developers in Goa, India. Damien has held sales and marketing positions at notable San Francisco technology companies, including Evite and CNET Networks.  Through his work at Scalable Path, Damien has helped developers in Latin America and other regions connect to the global talent marketplace and improve their quality of life. He also cares deeply for the environment and has pledged 10% of all Scalable Path profits to climate change prevention.  Vetting and hiring as many developers as Scalable Path has done may seem like a tough task. Especially when you must find the right fit for each client remotely.   What challenges do they continue to face as a growing remote business?  Join David and find out!  Spotify  Apple Podcasts  Google Podcasts  Manage2Win  -------   This Manage 2 Win Podcast episode is brought to you by Habitly.  I (David) review Habitly best practices regularly, and teach these essential people skills to clients weekly.  This advice has changed my life, and made millions for our clients.  I started developing Habitly content in 2004.  Habitly's powerful best practices have now been taught to thousands of people worldwide.  For instance, you can learn how to Create time in your day;  Get more from meetings;  Stay calm;  Achieve significant targets;  and Become a great leader.  Simply study and apply the expert knowledge provided in Habitly courses and micro-learning episodes.   Whether you're just out of college, or someone with over 20 years work experience, learn the habits of highly successful people on Habitly.    First 7 days free, including access to the entire Habitly knowledgebase – www.habitly.com. 

In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Damien Filiatrault about common misconceptions about hiring remote developers and the evolving distributed staffing model of work. Damien Filiatrault (https://www.linkedin.com/in/damienf/) is the founder and CEO of Scalable Path, a software staffing agency that matches leading companies and startups with vetted, remote software developers. Previously, he headed PHP development at SolutionSet, a multichannel marketing services company, where he spent five months managing a team of developers in Goa, India. Damien has held sales and marketing positions at notable San Francisco technology companies, including Evite and CNET Networks. Through his work at Scalable Path, Damien has championed employment equity for software developers across Latin America. He also cares deeply for the environment and has pledged 10% of all Scalable Path profits to climate change research. Damien holds a BA in Geography and BSc in Computer Science from UC Berkeley and San Jose State University, and is passionate about software development and agile processes. Please consider supporting the podcast on Patreon and leaving a review wherever you listen to your podcasts! Check out Ka'Chava at www.Kachava.com/HCI. Check out BELAY here. Check out BetterHelp at www.BetterHelp.com/HCI to explore plans and options! Check out the HCI Academy: Courses, Micro-Credentials, and Certificates to Upskill and Reskill for the Future of Work! Check out the LinkedIn Alchemizing Human Capital Newsletter. Check out Dr. Westover's book, The Future Leader. Check out Dr. Westover's book, 'Bluer than Indigo' Leadership. Check out Dr. Westover's book, The Alchemy of Truly Remarkable Leadership. Check out the latest issue of the Human Capital Leadership magazine. Each HCI Podcast episode (Program, ID No. 592296) has been approved for 0.50 HR (General) recertification credit hours toward aPHR™, aPHRi™, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™ and SPHRi™ recertification through HR Certification Institute® (HRCI®). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

About Erin Ewing Erin Ewing is the CEO and co-founder of Greener Matters, a group of sustainability consultants firmly committed to helping businesses prepare themselves for the new economy of the triple bottom line: people, planet, and profit. Before becoming a sustainability professional, he had a 20-year career in media, starting out in classified sales for Dennis publishing then swiftly shifting into digital at CNET Networks, where he began his journey in digital and business transformation. Erin transferred all of his skills to sustainability after having the opportunity to help build Channel 4's sustainability strategy in 2019. Once Covid hit he seized the opportunity to hit the reset button and launch Greener Matters with his business partner. Erin is on a mission to help businesses understand that they can be profitable and equitable to society whilst also sustaining our planet for future generations. He believes that the urgent challenges that are now facing the world need a radically different way of doing business, which is why Greener Matters now exists, to help realise a vision of fair and just prosperity. He firmly believes that business can help solve the social and environmental challenges facing us today by working together in collaboration, by reprioritising our values and making planet and people as important as profit.  The old way of doing things is slowly dying and a new collective, caring and compassionate way of being is now within reach. Originally from Buffalo, NY, Erin has lived and worked in the UK since 1998,with a 4-year stint in the Middle East between 2009-2013.

Matthew Barzun's book The Power of Giving Away Power explores the idea of Constellation theory as a new framework for effective leadership. In this recording, he shares what this framework is, what it means in practice, and how it can be useful for philanthropists and other social leaders.--BiographyMatthew BarzunMatthew Barzun has always been fascinated about how we can stand out and fit in at the same time. He helped countries do both when he served as US ambassador to the United Kingdom and to Sweden. He helped citizens do both as National Finance Chair for Barack Obama by pioneering new ways for people to have a stronger voice in politics. And he helped tech consumers do both as an entrepreneur when he helped build CNET Networks in the early 90's. Barzun was raised on the East Coast, started his career on the West Coast, and settled in the middle in Louisville, Kentucky with his wife, Brooke, and their three children.

Matt Mullengweg was a high school student looking for a better way to customize his blog when he discovered the open source software community and created the WordPress platform. A few years later, after dropping out of the University of Houston for a brief stint at CNET Networks, he founded Automattic, which he describes as a holding company for products such as WordPress.com, Jetpack, WooCommerce, Simplenote, Longreads and The Atavist. And just like over 40% of the web today, they all run on WordPress. Unlike many of its contemporaries, Automattic, which became a unicorn in 2014, hasn't gone the IPO route or been acquired. In February of 2021, the company closed a new primary funding round of $288M, and it continues to grow at a rapid pace. The company recently did a $250M share buyback, primarily targeted at current and former employees, at a $7.5B valuation. Matt continues to be energized by the open source community, which keeps him connected to users all over the globe. In fact, even before the pandemic made remote work the norm, Automattic was at the forefront of changing the way we work. A distributed company since day one, Automattic now employs 2000 people across 90 countries. Matt has influenced many leaders with his experiences of running an entirely remote business and keeping people connected, both technically and culturally. He shares more in this episode about what they've learned about remote work, and what they're still figuring out. *** If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than a minute and helps us continue to attract the entrepreneurs you want to hear and learn from. For show notes, past guests and transcripts, visit venturevoice.com Sign up for the Venture Voice email newsletter at venturevoice.substack.com/welcome Follow and connect on social: On Twitter: twitter.com/gregory On Instagram: instagram.com/gregory On YouTube: youtube.com/c/GregoryGalant On LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/galant/ Learn more about Muck Rack at muckrack.com and The Shorty Awards at shortyawards.com

Ophelia Pastrana es física, economista, conferencista, youtuber, "tecnóloga" y comediante colombiana, a pesar de todos estos títulos Ophelia se autodenomina como "La Explicatriz" por su naturaleza de explicar y hablar sobre diversos temas, puedes encontrarla en todas las redes como @Ophcourse https://www.instagram.com/ophcourse/Ophelia trabajó para empresas como CNET Networks, LatinWE donde coordinó un segmento en Despierta América con Mónica Fonseca: Las Mujeres También Hablamos de Tecnología. Ha sido ponente y conferencista en el tema de redes sociales, es reconocida y destacada por sus presentaciones en escenarios como TEDx Talks y Campus Party.En 2017, comenzó su exploración como comediante con su el stand up "La Explicatriz" un espectáculo de improvisación en el que el público sugiere los temas que le darán forma al show. En ese mismo año 2017 fue considerada una de Las 100 Mujeres Más Poderosas de México​ según la revista Forbes.En este episodio platicamos sobre la importancia de crear tu propio mensaje, cómo construir un medio de comunicación, sobre la diversidad de los contenidos, y sobre cómo destacar en el mundo digital. Te invitamos a suscribirte al newsletter semanal donde estaremos compartiendo los nuevos episodios del podcast, tips, hacks y consejos suscríbete aquí: http://bit.ly/TitanesNewsletterSíguenos también en:Titanes Podcast: https://www.instagram.com/titanespodcastRaúl Muñoz: https://www.instagram.com/r4ulmunoz/Eliud Izguerra: https://www.instagram.com/eliud_izguerraEste episodio fue grabado en CDMX en colaboración con nodalab: https://nodalab.com/

Frank Schaeffer In Conversation with Ambassador Matthew Barzun exploring his new book, The Power of Giving Away Power._____LINKSMatthewBarzun.comDownload a Free Excerpt_____Matthew Barzun has always been fascinated about how we can stand out and fit in at the same time. He helped countries do both when he served as US Ambassador to the United Kingdom and to Sweden. He helped citizens do both as National Finance Chair for Barack Obama by pioneering new ways for people to have a stronger voice in politics. And he helped tech consumers do both as an entrepreneur when he helped start CNET Networks in the early 90's. Barzun was raised on the East Coast, started his career on the West Coast, and settled in the middle in Louisville, Kentucky with his wife, Brooke, and their three children.Give away power. In eras when distrust is high, hierarchies of power are usually suspect. Leaders earn trust by spreading authority through the ranks. In his book “The Power of Giving Away Power,” Matthew Barzun contrasts pyramid hierarchical structures with constellation structures in which power is dispersed. Pyramid structures encourage a competitive win-lose mind-set, he writes, while constellation structures encourage cooperation. –David Brooks • New York Times • Jun 11, 2021_____In Conversation… with Frank Schaeffer is a production of the George Bailey Morality in Public Life Fellowship. It is hosted by Frank Schaeffer, author of Fall In Love, Have Children, Stay Put, Save the Planet, Be Happy.Learn more at https://www.lovechildrenplanet.comFollow Frank on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.https://www.facebook.com/frank.schaeffer.16https://twitter.com/Frank_Schaefferhttps://www.youtube.com/c/FrankSchaefferYouTubeIn Conversation… with Frank Schaeffer PodcastApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-conversation-with-frank-schaeffer/id1570357787 _____Support the show

Join TNS Host Michael Lerner in conversation with Matthew Barzun about his new book, The Power of Giving Away Power: How the Best Leaders Learn to Let Go. About the book: "In this practical and personal journey, Barzun brilliantly layers lessons across history and industries with his own experiences as an internet entrepreneur, political organizer, and US ambassador to the United Kingdom and Sweden. With lessons for leaders of all types, The Power of Giving Away Power shows how the Constellation mindset shines in some of the most impactful organizations and innovations the world has ever known. And it encourages us all to recognize, as Barzun writes, "the power we can create by seeing the power in others" — and making the leap to lead. Together." Matthew Barzun has always been fascinated about how we can stand out and fit in at the same time. He helped countries do both when he served as U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom and to Sweden. He helped citizens do both as National Finance Chair for Barack Obama by pioneering new ways for people to have a stronger voice in politics. And he helped tech consumers do both as an entrepreneur when he helped build CNET Networks in the early 90s. Barzun was raised on the East Coast, started his career on the West Coast, and settled in the middle in Louisville, Kentucky with his wife, Brooke, and their three children. Find out more about The New School at Commonweal on our website: tns.commonweal.org. And like/follow our Soundcloud channel for more great podcasts.

Writer Matthew Barzun speaks with Harvard Professor and author Amy Edmondson about Barzun's book, “The Power of Giving Away Power: How the Best Leaders Learn to Let Go”. Matthew Barzun has served as U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom and Sweden. He served as National Finance Chair for former President Barack Obama's re-election campaign. He joined CNET Networks in 1993 as its fourth employee and held various management positions during his 11 years with the company, including Chief Strategy Officer.  Amy Edmondson is a Professor at the Harvard Business School. She has been recognized by the biannual Thinkers 50 global ranking of management thinkers since 2011, and most recently was ranked #3. Her most recent book, “The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation and Growth”, offers a practical guide for organizations serious about success in the modern economy and has been translated into 11 languages.

Max Armbruster is the founder and CEO of Talkpush, the leading messaging recruitment platform. Max is a serial entrepreneur, and has sold his last three companies, most recently a recruitment SaaS company. Max has 17 years of international experience in the US, Europe and Asia, and has held strategic roles at SAP, CNET Networks and AT Kearney.

Hope interviews Matthew Barzun, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom, at Winfield House, London If you were the United States’ or United Kingdom’s ambassador to another country, what do you think your job would be? “I am the president’s personal representative in the U.K.,” says Matthew Barzun, U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. An ambassador is a diplomat who works on many international issues, including treaties, trade, and technology, while representing his or her government. Ambassador Barzun lives in London at Winfield House with his wife and three children, and their dog, Lincoln. And while there have been many official meetings, dinners, and important receptions held there, he also hosts parties where his visitors can listen to popular singers and entertainers and even wear jeans! Mr. Barzun has been U.S. Ambassador to Sweden where he started an outreach program to meet with people in their own towns. As ambassador to the U.K., he’s set up the Young Leaders UK program, which connects young U.K. citizens with American officials and visitors. Ambassador Barzun was one of the first employees of CNET Networks (now CNET), an American media website that posts information on all things tech and electronic; he’s also advised and worked for other internet companies. And he is an enthusiastic collector of vinyl records which he often plays for his Winfield House guests. Before taking his new post, Mr. Barzun asked President Barack Obama what advice he would give his ambassador. “Well, Matthew, listen …” the president said. And listening is what the ambassador encourages all of us to do. Even if a conversation, in person or online, is awkward or angry, listening and trying to understand the other person’s argument is often the best way to a diplomatic breakthrough! Hope interviews Matthew Barzun, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom, at Winfield House, London

Matthew Bellows is the Founder @ Yesware and a specialist in helping sales people close more deals faster. Yesware serves more than 750,000 salespeople at companies like IBM, Groupon, Salesforce, Twilio, Yelp, VMWare, and Zendesk. Prior to Yesware, Matthew was the VP of Sales at Vivox. Before that, he was GM at Floodgate (acquired by Zynga) and Founder/CEO of WGR Media (acquired by CNET Networks). In Today’s Episode with Matthew We Discuss: How Matthew came to be Founder and CEO @ Yesware? What was the a-ha moment for him? Whether sales is an art or a science and what makes Matthew feel this way? Why all founders should do sales until $1m ARR? What were Matt’s personal learnings from scaling the sales team with Yesware? Why a CEO cannot also be a VP of Sales? When is the right time to hire an exec to run the sales team and begin sales specialisation? How Matthew approaches the hiring process? What is the best way to receive high quality candidates? What does his interview process look like? With the array of data on sales activity how can managers balance management with micro-management? What are the inherent problems? 60 Second SaaStr: If Matthew could do the process again, what would he redo? How does Matthew deal with rejection in business and sales? Strategies to optimise email open rates? If you would like to find out more about the show and the guests presented you can follow us on Twitter here: Jason Lemkin Harry Stebbings Saastr Matthew Bellows

George and Paco welcome the talented Veronica Belmont to the Sup Doc Podcast. On EP27 they talk about the doc Broken Dreams - The Boeing 787. The 2014 Al Jazeera doc goes behind the scene to investigate Boeing's "Dreamliner" and finds some workers with quality concerns, alleging drug use and fearing to fly in the plane they build. Scary! Since 2006, Veronica Belmont has been hosting content for the web and TV. This includes everything from video podcasts to red carpet premieres. She's also been a guest on many programs as a tech, science, and futurism commentator. You may have seen her on the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Pre-Show, the Game of Thrones Season 5 Premiere, and Gizmodo: The Gadget Testers. She's also worked for Discovery Digital, Sony Playstation, and CNET Networks. Currently, you can watch her each week on Dear Veronica for Engadget, and Sword & Laser! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvkEpstd9os http://www.veronicabelmont.com/Follow us on:Twitter: @supdocpdocastInstagram: @supdocpodcastFacebook: @supdocpodcastsign up for our mailing listAnd you can show your support to Sup Doc by donating on Patreon.

Ep 172 Matthew Bellows, the founder and CEO of Yesware which serves more than 750,000 salespeople. Listen as Nathan and Matthew talk about the field of software sales effectiveness and when to hire a salesperson. YOUR $100: Remember to subscribe to the show on itunes then text the word "nathan" to 33444 to confirm that you've done it to enter to win $100 every Monday on the show. Do this now. Stop reading this and do it! Click here to join the top tribe and instantly learn how Nathan made his first $10k at 19 years old: bit.ly/1SynoAg Top Entrepreneurs join Nathan Latka daily inspired by, Art of Charm, Pat Flynn, John Dumas, Entrepreneur on Fire, Chalene Johnson, Lewis Howes, School of Greatness, HBR Podcast, the StartUp podcast, Mixergy, Andrew Warner, AskGaryVee, and the great hosts of BiggerPockets! 3 Key Points: To be able to hire engineers to work on the projects they wanted, Yesware had to raise millions in capital instead of being bootstrapped. Sales effectiveness is a field in which companies offer the service of using software to market more effectively. Business is sometimes stereotyped as dry and boring. Matthew found that it could be creative and fun in contrary to his belief at 20. Time Stamped Show Notes: 01:00 – Nathan’s introduction to today’s show 02:03 – Matthew joins the show. 03:18 – Matthew just raised a total of 33 million in capital for his company. 03:40 – They needed to go the venture capital route for Yesware in order to hire the engineers they wanted. 03:57 – The company has 80 employees. Of which 30 are developers. About 25 people in the sales department. 06:04 – Yesware has about 750K registered users. They are well above 10 million in annual topline revenue. 07:02 – Yesware’s target customer is a company with 1K-2K employees and 200-300 salespeople. 08:51 – The business’s average deal size is 500$ per month. 10:08 – Hiring a salesperson depends widely on the product being sold. 13:05 – Matthew generally wants customers to install Yesware because they try to provide value as fast and much as possible. 15:27 – Matthew gives some advice on usage data . 16:15 – Yesware is in the field of sales effectiveness or sales consideration. Their competitors are InsideSales or ClearSlide. 17:24 – Matthew would like to end the year with a 30 million dollar run rate. 18:37 – Famous Five Resources Mentioned: Edgar – Nathan uses Edgar instead of other scheduling tools for Twitter because Edgar cycles through content over and over (buffer/others you have to re-input content over and over – time consuming). In the last several months, Edgar has driven Nathan over 3728 clicks that he didn’t have to work or pay for. Here isNathan’s Edgar Content Calendar: Yesware – Matthew’s business. LinkedIn – Matthew’s LinkedIn Reed Hastings – CEO Matthew follows The Alliance – Matthew’s favorite business book Hearthstone – Game Matthew plays NY Times – Article featuring Matthew Bellows Bio Matthew Bellows is Founder and CEO of Yesware. Yesware serves more than 750,000 salespeople at companies like Acquia, Adroll, Groupon, Salesforce, Twilio, Yelp and Zendesk.  Prior to Yesware, Matthew was the Vice President of Sales at Vivox. Before that, he served as General Manager at Floodgate (acquired by Zynga), as Founder/CEO of WGR Media (acquired by CNET Networks), and as VP Sales and Marketing of Interstep (acquired by Flycast/CMGI). Matthew earned his B.A from Naropa University and his M.B.A. magna cum laude from The Olin School for Business at Babson College. Famous 5 Favorite Book?— The Alliance by Reed Hoffman What CEO do you follow?— Reed Hastings What is your favorite online tool?— Not a tool, but Hearthstone Do you get 8 hours of sleep?— No If you could let your 20 year old self know one thing, what would it be?—Business is a lot more fun and creative than you think it is.   Listen to The Top if you want to hear from the worlds TOP entrepreneurs on how much they sold last month, how they are selling it, and what they are selling - 7 days a week in 20 minute interviews! Join the Top Tribe at http://NathanLatka.com/TheTop The Top is FOR YOU if you are: A STUDENT who wants to become the CEO of a $10m company in under 24 months (episode #4) STUCK in the CORPORATE grind and looking to create a $10k/mo side business so you can quit (episode #7) An influencer or BLOGGER who wants to make $27k/mo in monthly RECURRING revenue to have the life you want and full CONTROL (episode #1) The Software as a Service (SaaS) entrepreneur who wants to grow to a $100m+ valuation (episode #14). Your host, Nathan Latka is a 25 year old software entrepreneur who has driven over $4.5 million in revenue and built a 25 person team as he dropped out of school, raised $2.5million from a Forbes Billionaire, and attracted over 10,000 paying customers from 160+ different countries.   Oprah gets 60 minutes or more to make her guests comfortable to then ask tough questions. Nathan does it all in less than 15 minutes in this daily podcast that's like an audio version of Pat Flynn's monthly income report. Join the Top Tribe at http://NathanLatka.com/TheTop

Le 1er décembre 2010, Gamekult fêtait son dixième anniversaire. Après un mois de festivités, et quelques semaines de travail supplémentaires, nous vous proposons aujourd'hui un documentaire au contenu exceptionnel : 80 minutes de vidéo non-stop sur l'histoire, l'identité, le développement, les crises et les visages qui font Gamekult. Au travers des témoignages croisés de l'ensemble des salariés, mais également des membres fondateurs et dirigeants de la société, vous découvrirez comment s'est monté l'un des sites francophones majeurs sur le jeu vidéo : la fondation, l'ambiance au quotidien, le rachat par CNET Networks, le départ de raggal et nanark... L'occasion pour ceux qui nous suivent de découvrir l'envers du décor comme jamais auparavant. Et, pour nous, de les remercier une nouvelle fois pour leur fidélité. Merci à tous pour votre exigence, et bonne écoute !

Blogs - who hasn’t read one? Or maybe you’ve even written one. Chances are one of those blogs was built on WordPress - the world’s most popular blogging platform.  Now, the mastermind behind WordPress and Automattic will be here to share some interesting and powerful insights. Join us for an enlightening and inspiring fireside chat with Reid Hoffman and Matt Mullenweg, co-founder, WordPress and founder and CEO, Automattic. Reid and Matt will discuss:- Lessons learned from WordPress and Automattic- Matt’s vision of how content will run on the Internet- The relationship between content and social networks- Distributed workforces and how that works for entrepreneurial projectsMore About MattMatt Mullenweg is the co-founder of the open-source blogging platform, WordPress, the most popular publishing platform on the web, and the founder and CEO of Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com and Jetpack. Additionally, Matt is a principal and founder of Audrey Capital, an investment and research company.Matt got his start in technology working at CNET Networks as a senior product manager. He went on to found Global Multimedia Protocols Group, an experimental Metamemetics company, to develop open data formats. He has been recognized for his leadership and success by Forbes, BusinessWeek, INC., PC World, and Vanity Fair.Matt is originally from Houston, Texas, where he attended the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts and studied jazz saxophone. In his spare time, Matt is an avid photographer. Matt splits time between Houston, New York, and San Francisco.