Jeetu Mahtani

Oh, I appreciate it, Harry. And a big thanks to Brian too. I'm a big fan of your show, so I'm excited to be here.

Oh, I appreciate it, Harry. And a big thanks to Brian too. I'm a big fan of your show, so I'm excited to be here.

Oh, I appreciate it, Harry. And a big thanks to Brian too. I'm a big fan of your show, so I'm excited to be here.

I joke that I was fired even before I started at HubSpot. Back in the day, my business partner and I, Peter Caputa, who was a former HubSpotter, ran a business together. So Pete and I ran this event registration business that was a mix of Eventbrite and Facebook in those days.

I joke that I was fired even before I started at HubSpot. Back in the day, my business partner and I, Peter Caputa, who was a former HubSpotter, ran a business together. So Pete and I ran this event registration business that was a mix of Eventbrite and Facebook in those days.

I joke that I was fired even before I started at HubSpot. Back in the day, my business partner and I, Peter Caputa, who was a former HubSpotter, ran a business together. So Pete and I ran this event registration business that was a mix of Eventbrite and Facebook in those days.

You know, we made some good progress, but eventually we got to a point where we were like, we need to sell the business and go get real jobs. So we drove to one Broadway in Cambridge. We walk into this office, Harry. It's probably 100 square feet. There are four people in the office, Brian in one corner, Dharmesh in the other.

You know, we made some good progress, but eventually we got to a point where we were like, we need to sell the business and go get real jobs. So we drove to one Broadway in Cambridge. We walk into this office, Harry. It's probably 100 square feet. There are four people in the office, Brian in one corner, Dharmesh in the other.

You know, we made some good progress, but eventually we got to a point where we were like, we need to sell the business and go get real jobs. So we drove to one Broadway in Cambridge. We walk into this office, Harry. It's probably 100 square feet. There are four people in the office, Brian in one corner, Dharmesh in the other.

In the other corner, Mark Roberge, who was HubSpot's first VP of sales, you've had him on the show, and Patrick Fitzsimmons. We walk in and we're like, Brian, we're here to sell you our company. And, you know, Brian goes like, you know, he just like rocks on his chair. He's like, no, we don't need your company, but we'll give you jobs.

In the other corner, Mark Roberge, who was HubSpot's first VP of sales, you've had him on the show, and Patrick Fitzsimmons. We walk in and we're like, Brian, we're here to sell you our company. And, you know, Brian goes like, you know, he just like rocks on his chair. He's like, no, we don't need your company, but we'll give you jobs.

In the other corner, Mark Roberge, who was HubSpot's first VP of sales, you've had him on the show, and Patrick Fitzsimmons. We walk in and we're like, Brian, we're here to sell you our company. And, you know, Brian goes like, you know, he just like rocks on his chair. He's like, no, we don't need your company, but we'll give you jobs.

So he looks at Peter and he's asking Peter, what do you want to do? Pete's like, I want to be in sales. So he looks at Mark and he tells Mark, Mark, why don't you go write up Peter's sales contract? And Mark's like, we don't have sales contracts. And Brian's like, just download one and give him a sales contract since we're hiring Peter as a sales rep.

So he looks at Peter and he's asking Peter, what do you want to do? Pete's like, I want to be in sales. So he looks at Mark and he tells Mark, Mark, why don't you go write up Peter's sales contract? And Mark's like, we don't have sales contracts. And Brian's like, just download one and give him a sales contract since we're hiring Peter as a sales rep.

So he looks at Peter and he's asking Peter, what do you want to do? Pete's like, I want to be in sales. So he looks at Mark and he tells Mark, Mark, why don't you go write up Peter's sales contract? And Mark's like, we don't have sales contracts. And Brian's like, just download one and give him a sales contract since we're hiring Peter as a sales rep.

And he looks at me and he's like, Cheeto, what do you want to do? And in those days, Harry, my background is in computer science. I was the product person who generated all the code with Peter in our startup. So I was like, Brian, I want to be a product manager. And Brian goes again like this. And he's like... No, I'm HubSpot's product manager. We don't have a job for you.

And he looks at me and he's like, Cheeto, what do you want to do? And in those days, Harry, my background is in computer science. I was the product person who generated all the code with Peter in our startup. So I was like, Brian, I want to be a product manager. And Brian goes again like this. And he's like... No, I'm HubSpot's product manager. We don't have a job for you.

And he looks at me and he's like, Cheeto, what do you want to do? And in those days, Harry, my background is in computer science. I was the product person who generated all the code with Peter in our startup. So I was like, Brian, I want to be a product manager. And Brian goes again like this. And he's like... No, I'm HubSpot's product manager. We don't have a job for you.

So while Pete is writing his contract with Mark getting his sales role, I'm kind of like standing at the entryway of this hundred square feet office wondering what the heck do I do now? You know, two years later, Brian and the recruitment team reached out and I ended up joining two years later as a sales rep.

So while Pete is writing his contract with Mark getting his sales role, I'm kind of like standing at the entryway of this hundred square feet office wondering what the heck do I do now? You know, two years later, Brian and the recruitment team reached out and I ended up joining two years later as a sales rep.