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FlashTags: A Simple Hack For Conveying Context Without Confusion

#HappyInvestor 03.18.2019

The following was originally written as a post on the internal HubSpot wiki a couple of years ago. At the request of several fellow entrepreneurs (hi, Wade from Zapier!) I've…

Startups Are Winning the Remote Work Game. Here’s the Data That Proves It.

culture 10.04.2017

Today the State of Remote Work 2017 report revealed that 63% of people in product and engineering roles work remotely at least once per week, which is 21% more than the average. Along…

Secret To SaaS Success: Recognize That You're Not Selling Software

saas 03.07.2017

I've been working in the software industry for over 25 years. Pretty much my entire professional career (if you don't count that stint as a night clerk at Red Roof Inn). Back in the…

Why This New Chatbot Is More Likely To Get You Promoted Than Fired

Confession: For the past several months I've been furiously coding away on a new project as part of HubSpot Labs. It's called GrowthBot. It's a chatbot for marketing and sales people…

Insightful Study of 386 SaaS Startup Pricing Pages

saas 03.21.2016

Late last year, I combed through the Montclare SaaS 250 — a directory of the biggest SaaS companies in the world — to find common trends in what I thought would be a significant…

10 Questions I Hope I Don't Get Asked During My Product Hunt AMA

I'm doing an "Ask Me Anything' (AMA) session on Product Hunt tomorrow (Tuesday, Feb 23rd, 2016 at 10 am PST, 1pm EST). Would love for you to sign-up early, because I'm insecure,…

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FlashTags: A Simple Hack For Conveying Context Without Confusion

The following was originally written as a post on the internal HubSpot wiki a couple of years ago. At the request of several fellow entrepreneurs (hi, Wade from Zapier!) I've…

The Day I Had To Wear Pants To Ring The IPO Bell

It's #TBT. It's been a busy and exciting several months. Earlier this year, HubSpot decided to publicly file our S1 document as part of the IPO process. On October 9th 2014, after…

The Why and How Of Updating Your Angel Investors

There’s a massive amount available on the interwebs on how to improve the odds for success in new ventures. But almost nothing concrete is available on the care and feeding of your…

5 Reasons An Angel Investor Will Walk From Your Deal

The following is a guest post by Ty Danco. Ty is an angel investor and startup mentor. Read more of his thoughts at tydanco.com. You’ve got a killer idea, a good prototype, a terrific…

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Startups Are Winning the Remote Work Game. Here’s the Data That Proves It.

Today the State of Remote Work 2017 report revealed that 63% of people in product and engineering roles work remotely at least once per week, which is 21% more than the average. Along…

Insightful Study of 386 SaaS Startup Pricing Pages

Late last year, I combed through the Montclare SaaS 250 — a directory of the biggest SaaS companies in the world — to find common trends in what I thought would be a significant…

Zero to IPO: Lessons From The Unlikely Story of HubSpot

HubSpot has had a pretty good run. Went from zero to IPO. What's not known is how unlikely the story of our success is. II gave a talk at the 2016 SaaStr Conference hosted by Jason…

An Early-Stage Founder’s Quick & Dirty Guide To Growth

The following is a guest post by William Griggs. William is the Founder of Startup Slingshot, the resource for battle-tested startup strategies. Access the audio interviews of…

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Secret To SaaS Success: Recognize That You're Not Selling Software

I've been working in the software industry for over 25 years. Pretty much my entire professional career (if you don't count that stint as a night clerk at Red Roof Inn). Back in the…

10 Questions I Hope I Don't Get Asked During My Product Hunt AMA

I'm doing an "Ask Me Anything' (AMA) session on Product Hunt tomorrow (Tuesday, Feb 23rd, 2016 at 10 am PST, 1pm EST). Would love for you to sign-up early, because I'm insecure,…

The First Rule Of Disruption

Working on a startup? Have a 800 pound gorilla you're trying to disrupt? That's awesome. But here's a tip: Don't talk about disrupting them. The first rule of disruption is: You…

Do Fewer Things, Better

I'm going to tell you a secret. I have a very simple, 4-word strategic plan (devised it a few years ago). Here it is... Do fewer things, better. This has made my life -- and my work,…