SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

From there, I became the first non-founder employee at an e-commerce startup called BITSource, which was the first electronic software distributor delivering electronic volume software licenses to corporations. It was also beneficial because I got some good experience with both B2B and B2C business models.

Management 150

Management Product Entrepreneur Silicon Valley 150

View from Seed

MARCH 3, 2015

Ellie Mirman was the first marketer hired by the CMO of HubSpot, the Boston-based marketing software startup that IPOed in 2014. NVV: Lots of marketers are under pressure to come in and generate demand right away, whether because sales is asking for leads or founders are demanding PR or user growth. Where do you start?

Marketing 120

Marketing Sales Cycle Startup CTO Hire 120

Reid Hoffman

AUGUST 17, 2021

But the key is to ensure your product has a strong differentiator, which is exactly how Ramaswamy and his Neeva co-founders positioned the search engine company when it launched last year. Whether or not it’s trying to do productivity software with Office, or trying to do e-commerce with Amazon, et cetera.

Cofounder 69

Cofounder Differentiation Search Advertising 69

Reid Hoffman

AUGUST 17, 2021

But the key is to ensure your product has a strong differentiator, which is exactly how Ramaswamy and his Neeva co-founders positioned the search engine company when it launched last year. Whether or not it’s trying to do productivity software with Office, or trying to do e-commerce with Amazon, et cetera.

Cofounder 69

Cofounder Differentiation Search Advertising 69

Sophia Perl of Wisdom

JULY 26, 2010

Founder of Appfeeds. Founder of a medical management software system. Founder of a digital media company. Founder of SF MusicTech. Marketing person at a stealth B2C/B2B payment company. Founder of Chic Meets Geek events. People whom I met: Director at Silicon Valley Bank.

Silicon Valley 49

Silicon Valley Stealth B2C Social Network 49