{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Grit","title":"HubSpot CEO on the Future of SaaS, AI, & Leading Through Change","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4635,"description":"From a 350-square-foot home in South India to leading HubSpot, a $30B CRM powerhouse, Yamini Rangan’s journey is nothing short of remarkable.\nIn this episode, Yamini shares how she’s guiding HubSpot through a post-pandemic shift toward product-led growth, the hard-won lessons behind building go-to-market alignment, and why human-centric leadership is her edge in an AI-first world. Plus, her take on why data is the new battleground in tech.\nChapters: \n00:00 Trailer\n00:52 Introduction\n02:22 Fire in my belly\n10:06 Constraints\n12:19 Peak performance\n16:38 Helping while in sheer panic\n21:43 The general ethos\n30:14 Customer value\n36:08 Excited and scared\n47:25 Becoming CEO\n54:19 Feeling behind\n1:01:51 Very lonely\n1:05:34 Losing credibility\n1:08:42 Slowing down, sitting still\n1:12:31 No patience to finish a book\n1:15:39 Who HubSpot is hiring\n1:15:54 What “grit” means to Yamini\n1:16:45 Outro\nMentioned in this episode: Sequoia Capital, Carl Pieri, Brian Halligan, Zoom Workplace, Meta Platforms, Google, Anthropic, Microsoft, Salesforce, Blockbuster Video, BlackBerry Limited, Axon Enterprise, Netflix, Snapchat, Harvey, Dharmesh Shah, Gödel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind\nLinks:Connect with YaminiXLinkedInConnect with JoubinXLinkedInEmail: grit@kleinerperkins.com\nLearn more about Kleiner Perkins","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/jCea5f44KBONhOsyLyht9nXUrj2YBNfA6fc-kgyfWTM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/Lzk3NzAvMTY2Nzg2/MjQyOC1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}