
Founder and CEO at @endgamelabs. Previously @puppetize, @reflecthq (acquired by @puppetize), and @cloudability (acquired by @apptio).
Joined May 2009
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🎙️👂On the latest BUILD podcast, @endgamelabs Founder & CEO @abilmes shared an updated view on traditional sales that we can totally get behind: introducing Product-Led Sales (PLS). Here are his key insights: openview.vc/3Ef9i3Y
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The first question sales reps ask when they log into Endgame is 'what changed?'
That's why we built Trends: a new feature that allows sales to sort and filter by what has changed so they can take action in real-time.
Check it out 👇
endgame.io/blog/product-upda…
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Aserto, the developer API for permissions and RBAC is now open to all!
⚡️ Blazing fast decision engine deployed to the edge
☁️ Centralized policy management
🔋 Batteries-included SDKs
⛏️ Down to the metal, HTTP and GRPC APIs
📄 Executable API docs
aserto.com/#signup
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I'm talking with Blake Bartlett about PLG on Sacks on SaaS. Join us live now! callin.com/link/hvUgfoBqfl
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99% of PLG companies, from 1999 to 2022:
Year 1: "We'll never have a sales team at all!"
Year 7: "How quickly can we scale an enterprise sales team"
@patrickmoran @Calendly
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Barry McCardel@barrald20 Oct 2021
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Some money stuff! We are so excited to work with @ttunguz to build the next generation of tools for data folks everywhere.
💸 We raised a Series A to hire an amazing team, build more great software, and make some neat swag.
Read all about it in TechCrunch techcrunch.com/2021/10/20/he…
and our blog
hex.tech/blog/series-a
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There are 3 clear modes of PLG based on commitment and stakeholders:
✈️ fast-working
☕️habit-forming and
🪄paradigm-shifting.
🤗s to @johncutlefish, @lennysan and @abilmes for reviewing this post!
bit.ly/2WsQ0Gg
Alex Bilmes retweeted
CEOs: The best functional leaders (legal, finance, marketing, etc) are businesspeople first, functional specialists second. Evaluate candidates through the lens of how they can use their expertise to problem solve for the biz versus through the lens of mastery of the function.
Alex Bilmes retweeted
No advice is universally applicable, but “Narrow the focus, increase the quality” is close
Less, better
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The future of enterprise / b2b software sales is integrating customer usage and intelligence into the process more deeply.
I've explored this space a lot, and @endgamelabs is going to change everything.
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Big news 🎉 I’m thrilled to share that we’ve closed over $17M to help sales teams at PLG companies like Figma, Retool, Airtable, and Loom drive more revenue, faster. Come work with us! endgame.io/blog/announcing-e…
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I recently joined my friend @jenntejada on an episode of @FortuneMagazine’s Leadership Next podcast. Hear more from our conversation around fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace: bit.ly/3fDZRzk
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After months of stealthiness, I’m pumped to finally share what @abilmes and I have been working on at @endgamelabs. Check it out: endgame.io
We’re building the future of product-led GTM stacks.
(Also, we’re hiring! DM me for details.)
Alex Bilmes retweeted
Very excited to make @GrainHQ available for everyone today. No more waitlist!
We're launching on @ProductHunt. 🎉
And now we also have a Windows app to join our Mac app.
producthunt.com/posts/grain-…
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"Customers don't form their opinion on quality from marketing.[...] They form their opinions on quality from their own experience with the product, or the service." - Steve Jobs, 1991
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If the CEO doesn't seem at least a little bit intense,
Join a different start-up
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Excited by the momentum in the business & working with @blackrock as we continue to accelerate growth & drive impact for our @puppetize customers and community.
Exciting news today for @puppetize, with @blackrock investing in the business. Great piece (as always) from @ronmiller who spoke with @ytechdata and @ab415 about Puppet’s growth potential tcrn.ch/30iIvQM
Alex Bilmes retweeted
This is what 38 versions & 14 months of consistent focus looks like in a startup:
There is no magic formula. Just keep shipping.
Alex Bilmes retweeted
Friday #gitops hacking:
I published a @github action that links a repo to relay.sh ; commits that update a workflow in `main` branch sync over to the relay service.
(Actions are ✨awesome✨ BTW 💝!)
github.com/marketplace/actio…
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This looks really cool. Check out their library of #AWS automation at relay.sh/integrations/?categ… .
Really excited to announce the public beta of Relay, a new project we've been working on at Puppet. Read all about it, and give it a whirl! 🚀 relay.sh/blog/relay-public-b…






















