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Janine Pelosi

CEO, Neat. On 1 show, 1 appearance. The Shows tab opens the full record on each.

executiveoperator@Janine_Pelosi ↗LinkedIn ↗neat.no ↗

Janine Pelosi is the CEO of Neat, a video collaboration technology company. She previously served as the Chief Marketing Officer at Zoom from 2015 to 2023, guiding the company through its IPO and hypergrowth.

What they said5 Shows1

Everything Janine Pelosi said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.

SAASTR Insight

Pelosi: Founders should hire the overlooked, hard-working lieutenants at admired companies

“The advice I give when asked this question is find a company that you admire, and then hire the person one level below. Somebody who has something to prove, who is probably doing a ton of the work, and think about where you are as a company”

Janine Pelosi Jan 10, 2024 ▶ 17:54 The 7 Biggest Mistakes CMOs Make (And How to Avoid Them) with the CMOs of Databricks, Zoom, and Okta

SAASTR Assertion Not checkable as stated

Pelosi: Zoom pursued profitability and triple-digit growth before it was mainstream

“It was profitable or bust before anybody was talking about that. Triple digit, same thing, right? Growth mattered, and it was all of us getting into a room, coming up with that plan”

Janine Pelosi Jan 10, 2024 ▶ 2:26 The 7 Biggest Mistakes CMOs Make (And How to Avoid Them) with the CMOs of Databricks, Zoom, and Okta

SAASTR Disclosure

Pelosi: Zoom ran out-of-home ads and proprietary measurement strictly in-house

“Yeah, we did it all in house, and that's where, you know, it doesn't have to be super sexy, but it also doesn't have to be incredibly boring, and I think it goes back to the metrics. We couldn't find any metrics, any vendor, anything traditionally out there fo…”

Janine Pelosi Jan 10, 2024 ▶ 12:22 The 7 Biggest Mistakes CMOs Make (And How to Avoid Them) with the CMOs of Databricks, Zoom, and Okta

SAASTR Insight

Pelosi: Be demanding during hypergrowth, but empathetic during company downturns

“Growth hides problems. Flat out. The time to be tough on your team is when you are doing well. The time to be empathetic is when the company Is having a really tough time. And so often that is flip-flopped.”

Janine Pelosi Jan 10, 2024 ▶ 14:50 The 7 Biggest Mistakes CMOs Make (And How to Avoid Them) with the CMOs of Databricks, Zoom, and Okta

SAASTR Assertion Partly supported

Pelosi: Zoom grew from 2,400 to over 8,000 employees in 18 months

“We went from, I think it was right around 2400 employees to over 8000 in about 18 months.”

Janine Pelosi Jan 10, 2024 ▶ 14:36 The 7 Biggest Mistakes CMOs Make (And How to Avoid Them) with the CMOs of Databricks, Zoom, and Okta

One line per show, most statements first. The link opens Janine's full record on that show: the calibration, argument clarity, speaking style and every statement made there.

Show	Role there	Eps	Statements	Record
SAASTRLEDGER	CEO, Neat	1	5	0% 0/1	full record on the Official SaaStr Podcast →