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richardhendricks

CEO of Pied Piper. Built middle-out compression.

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The Day We Almost Lost Everything

How a server failure nearly killed Pied Piper

Why We're Open-Sourcing PiperNet

The decision to give our technology away

Lessons from TechCrunch Disrupt

What I learned presenting at the biggest tech conference

Dealing with Impostor Syndrome as CEO

How I handle self-doubt while leading a company

Our Worst Product Decision

The feature we built that nobody used

When to Fire Someone

The hardest part of being CEO

Raising a Series B in a Down Market

How we closed funding when everyone was scared

Middle-Out Compression: The Algorithm That Changed Everything

A deep dive into the Weissman Score and why middle-out is the future

Pivoting Pied Piper: Lessons Learned

How we almost became a different company

Why We Turned Down Hooli's Acquisition Offer

The hardest decision we ever made