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Social•Jan 15, 2026
HubSpot Alumni Land Top Roles at Rising Companies
I'm happy to see some of the HubSpot alumni joining some very high potential companies, particularly: 1. Dannie Herzberg leaving Sequoia to be President of Baseten 2. Ryan Meadows leaving Klaviyo to be CRO at Lovable 3. Katie Burke getting promoted to COO at Harvey I noticed a few other HubSpotters at Vanta , another good spot. I'll reiterate that if you worked w me at HubSpot and joined someplace that's meh, please reach out. If you work at HubSpot, please stay there. 🤷♂️
By Brian Halligan
Social•Dec 12, 2025
AI Startups Need Blueprint for Perfect Pilot Conversions
The long pole in the tent for so many of these AI startups is getting great at selling and converting pilots. Someone should create some content on doing the "perfect pilot" for all of them to use.
By Brian Halligan
Social•Dec 10, 2025
Founder-CEO Traits that Attract Money, Talent, Customers
Here's the criteria I use to evaluate founder-CEOs: First principles Lovable Obsessive Chip on shoulder Knowledgable I do each of these on a scale of 1 to 10 after every pitch. Founders who rank high have money, talent, and customers "FLOCK" to them.
By Brian Halligan
Social•Dec 3, 2025
SaaS Survives; only AI‑adopters Stay Alive
I don't think SaaS is dead. I think SaaS companies that don't lean hard into AI are dead.
By Brian Halligan
Social•Nov 25, 2025
Building Great Products Is Hard: Bloat, Maintenance, Integration
@jasonlk Taste is hard (hello feature bloat) Maintaining is hard Legit integrations are hard
By Brian Halligan