Tameem Hourani

They appreciate the fact that you don't need six to nine months to launch something or to do a big bang go live or any of that stuff. We try to avoid that. It's, hey, what's ready to go to production, get in production, start using it. You can generally find a good subset of reusable code that's applicable and that helps you scale. You don't have to rewrite everything from scratch.

They appreciate the fact that you don't need six to nine months to launch something or to do a big bang go live or any of that stuff. We try to avoid that. It's, hey, what's ready to go to production, get in production, start using it. You can generally find a good subset of reusable code that's applicable and that helps you scale. You don't have to rewrite everything from scratch.

They appreciate the fact that you don't need six to nine months to launch something or to do a big bang go live or any of that stuff. We try to avoid that. It's, hey, what's ready to go to production, get in production, start using it. You can generally find a good subset of reusable code that's applicable and that helps you scale. You don't have to rewrite everything from scratch.

We're not even going to get into the whole Gen AI kind of conversation because I think that's a different talk track. But once you've gotten really good at something, the chances are you're going to be a lot more efficient at getting it set up for customers. So that's where we found ourselves now.

We're not even going to get into the whole Gen AI kind of conversation because I think that's a different talk track. But once you've gotten really good at something, the chances are you're going to be a lot more efficient at getting it set up for customers. So that's where we found ourselves now.

We're not even going to get into the whole Gen AI kind of conversation because I think that's a different talk track. But once you've gotten really good at something, the chances are you're going to be a lot more efficient at getting it set up for customers. So that's where we found ourselves now.

So I'm not going to be stepping out on a balcony in Boston in January. It's a very hard question to answer. You go through these milestones of starting a business. I think there's always these really cool milestones you hit. Yeah, like we just did this. I remember one of the first milestones was we closed a deal that I wasn't involved in.

So I'm not going to be stepping out on a balcony in Boston in January. It's a very hard question to answer. You go through these milestones of starting a business. I think there's always these really cool milestones you hit. Yeah, like we just did this. I remember one of the first milestones was we closed a deal that I wasn't involved in.

So I'm not going to be stepping out on a balcony in Boston in January. It's a very hard question to answer. You go through these milestones of starting a business. I think there's always these really cool milestones you hit. Yeah, like we just did this. I remember one of the first milestones was we closed a deal that I wasn't involved in.

And I was like, holy shit, we've got a team that can go out and start selling now. Our first million dollar deal was a big deal. And I think that year we did seven of them, which was like, wow, again, just hiring really good people that end up surprising you once they get on board and they get going. That's always super cool. There's always, I think this year we'll hit our $100 million milestone.

And I was like, holy shit, we've got a team that can go out and start selling now. Our first million dollar deal was a big deal. And I think that year we did seven of them, which was like, wow, again, just hiring really good people that end up surprising you once they get on board and they get going. That's always super cool. There's always, I think this year we'll hit our $100 million milestone.

And I was like, holy shit, we've got a team that can go out and start selling now. Our first million dollar deal was a big deal. And I think that year we did seven of them, which was like, wow, again, just hiring really good people that end up surprising you once they get on board and they get going. That's always super cool. There's always, I think this year we'll hit our $100 million milestone.

Someone was doing that in Slack the other day. I was like, wow, we're actually at that point. There's just so many things to be proud of. The team, really. It's hard to assemble such a great group of people that really enjoy working together and then just trusting them to do the right thing.

Someone was doing that in Slack the other day. I was like, wow, we're actually at that point. There's just so many things to be proud of. The team, really. It's hard to assemble such a great group of people that really enjoy working together and then just trusting them to do the right thing.

Someone was doing that in Slack the other day. I was like, wow, we're actually at that point. There's just so many things to be proud of. The team, really. It's hard to assemble such a great group of people that really enjoy working together and then just trusting them to do the right thing.

And every day, like in Slack, on calls, wherever it is, you're just so blown away by the feedback from customers, by what the team's playing together. So it's hard to say there's one specific thing I'm proud of. If there's anything, honestly, it's probably that we've gotten this far without raising money. That took a lot of discipline. It took a lot of believing that we could do it.

And every day, like in Slack, on calls, wherever it is, you're just so blown away by the feedback from customers, by what the team's playing together. So it's hard to say there's one specific thing I'm proud of. If there's anything, honestly, it's probably that we've gotten this far without raising money. That took a lot of discipline. It took a lot of believing that we could do it.

And every day, like in Slack, on calls, wherever it is, you're just so blown away by the feedback from customers, by what the team's playing together. So it's hard to say there's one specific thing I'm proud of. If there's anything, honestly, it's probably that we've gotten this far without raising money. That took a lot of discipline. It took a lot of believing that we could do it.

It's given us a ton of flexibility to do whatever the hell we want to do. The more people I talk to, the more it's not that common.

It's given us a ton of flexibility to do whatever the hell we want to do. The more people I talk to, the more it's not that common.