Jackson: Square had roughly 140 employees and no PMs when she joined
Arielle Jackson · The art of building legendary brands | Arielle Jackson (Google, Square, First Round Capital) · Aug 18, 2022 · at 4:50
Marketing expert Arielle Jackson discusses the internal organization and team structure of Square when she joined the company.
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“I joined Square. It was like a 140 people. We had no marketing function. We had a couple of marketing people. We had no product managers.”
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