The Ticket: Discover the Future of Customer Service, Support, and Experience, with Intercom

In this episode, our Senior Director of Machine Learning Fergal Reid joins Emmet Connolly, our VP of Product Design, to delve into the impact and revolutionary potential of AI – it’s a fascinating conversation that touches on a lot of the broader, existential issues raised by this incredible new tech.Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8W6YqDsjhgRead a transcript on our blog: https://www.intercom.com/blog/videos/exploring-the-impact-of-ai/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Advances in AI and automation are reshaping customer service—and keeping up is critical to any support team’s success.Join Intercom’s VP of Customer Support Declan Ivory, along with Rati Zvirawa, Senior Group Product Manager for Fin, along with our special customer guest speaker Geronimo Chala, Chief Client Officer at Rebag, to learn how to:Prepare your support teams to work seamlessly with AI and automationSet customer expectations for interacting with AIOptimize your knowledge base for AI bots like FinEnsure proper security and complianceTranscript: https://www.intercom.com/blog/podcasts/preparing-your-cs-team-for-the-age-of-ai-hear-the-latest-thoughts-from-leaders-in-the-space/Learn more about Fin: https://www.intercom.com/finSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Des Traynor, Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Intercom sat down with Paul Adams, our Chief Product Officer, to talk about the transformative impact of AI, evolving landscape of customer service, and how humans and AI will work together in the future.Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0iTFjenUbQTranscript: https://www.intercom.com/blog/videos/intercom-on-product-ep20/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Time for a deep dive on the journey to Fin! Des Traynor, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Intercom, talks with Rati Zvirawa, Senior Group Product Manager, and Brian Donohue, VP of Product, about the whole process - from building Fin and launching the beta to what it takes to build product in the era of AI.Transcript: https://www.intercom.com/blog/videos/building-fin-ai-chatbot-for-customer-service/You can watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwL1iCYQzSYSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In today’s episode, we had the opportunity to chat with MIT Ph.D. candidate Lindsey Raymond, one of the Stanford University and MIT researchers behind a groundbreaking new study which found that AI boosts customer service team productivity by 14%.Episode transcript: https://www.intercom.com/blog/podcasts/unleashing-productivity-learn-how-ai-boosts-customer-service-team-productivity-by-14-according-to-stanford-and-mit-researchers/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this weeks podcast we're joined by CX consultant Micah Solomon and author of 'Ignore Your Customers (and They'll Go Away): The Simple Playbook for Delivering the Ultimate Customer Service Experience'. Micah reveals what it takes to elevate a bland customer interaction into an unforgettable experience that drives lifelong loyalty.Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3qNPF2NkFsTranscript: https://www.intercom.com/blog/videos/take-your-customers-experiences-from-meh-to-unforgettable-advice-from-cx-consultant-micah-solomon/Follow the people:https://twitter.com/micahsolomonhttps://twitter.com/Liam_GeraghtyYou'll find contact info for Micah on www.micahsolomon.comThe story behind the chirp: Intercom’s notification sound: https://www.intercom.com/blog/podcasts/intercoms-notification-sound/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

CX executive and author of Blueprint for Customer Obsession Marbue Brown joins us to talk about what distinguishes companies that are truly customer-obsessed from their customer-focused or customer-centric colleagues and how that obsession has driven the success of brands such as Amazon, Costco, Ritz, and more.Watch today's episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SDIE9lOjU4Transcript: https://www.intercom.com/blog/videos/how-customer-obsessed-companies-are-coming-out-on-top-insights-cx-executive-marbue-brown/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In today’s episode, we’ve caught up with CX expert & author Jim Tincher to talk about how B2B and B2B2C businesses can measure the impact and show the value of their customer experience programs.Jim is the author of Do B2B Better: Drive Growth Through Game-Changing Customer Experience.Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DcSLGlPCxsRead a transcript on our blog: https://www.intercom.com/blog/videos/how-to-prove-the-value-of-your-customer-experience-programs-actionable-advice-from-cx-expert-jim-tincher/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In today’s episode, we're joined by Melina Palmer - author of What Your Customer Wants and Can’t Tell You: Unlocking Consumer Decisions with the Science of Behavioral Economics, to talk about the secrets of consumer decisions and how to use behavioral economics to communicate more effectively and boost your bottom line.Watch this episode on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A97KQBPBvkgRead a transcript of this episode here: https://www.intercom.com/blog/videos/behavioral-economics-expert-melina-palmer-on-unlocking-the-science-of-consumer-behavior/If you’d like to get a free chapter from both of Melina’s books just go to www.thebrainybusiness.com/intercom See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

To get a better sense of the unique challenges and opportunities that fintech companies face in CX and CS, we’ve reached out to a few Intercom customers who’ve been working tirelessly to create customer experiences that take the industry to another level.In today’s episode, you’ll hear from:Bart Bordallo, Co-Founder and CEO at ZignalyBen Singer, Customer Support Lead and Payment Operations Lead at MettleStuart Sykes, Vice President of Service Operations at ZilchYou'll find a full transcript of today's episode here: https://www.intercom.com/blog/podcasts/the-great-differentiator-how-fintech-companies-are-prioritizing-great-customer-service/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Last week we decided to host a webinar to answer all your burning questions about Fin - our new ChatGPT-powered bot: Does it really work? Will it replace customer service reps? And how should support teams prepare to incorporate this new technology?On today's show you'll be hearing the answers to those questions by Des Traynor, Intercom Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer, Fergal Reid, Director of Machine Learning and Emmet Connolly, VP of Product Design.If you'd like to watch the full webinar complete with live demo and Q&A, you'll find that here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c86pJWtU7r4&t=2075sToday's episode is hosted by Catherine Brodigan, Senior Manager of Global Partnerships.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In today’s episode, we caught up with CX expert and author Jon Picoult to discuss the cognitive science behind great CX and the strategies you can use to create unforgettable impressions that drive customer loyalty.You can also watch this episode on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NATALdpXwdQOr read a full transcript here: https://www.intercom.com/blog/videos/cx-expert-jon-picoult-on-shaping-memories/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The world of AI is moving fast, and here at Intercom, we're helping set that pace. Today, we're delighted to introduce Fin, our new chatbot powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4 and Intercom’s proprietary machine learning technology and fine-tuned for customer support.In today's episode of the podcast, Intercom Co-founder and CSO Des Traynor and our Director of Machine Learning, Fergal Reid, sit down to discuss our new AI chatbot, how we built it, what it does, and what the next steps look like for this remarkable breakthrough.Learn more about Fin, Intercom's new AI chatbot, here: https://www.intercom.com/blog/videos/meet-intercoms-new-ai-chatbot/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

To dig a little deeper into the business use cases of GPT we're joined by Ethan Kurzweil, Intercom board member and Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners, Fergal Reid, our own Director of Machine Learning, Krystal Hu, VC and Startups Reporter at Reuters and Talia Goldberg, Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners.They ask is this wave of innovation any different from past waves? Will it transform the way we work and the way businesses interact with customers and prospects? Can it spark a new generation of startups?Transcript: https://www.intercom.com/blog/videos/the-gpt-effect-a-new-era-of-customer-service/Watch a video of this podcast: https://youtu.be/tB4yeblrSMASee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode of Intercom on Product, our Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer Des Traynor and Paul Adams, our Chief Product Officer, sit down to talk about our new product manifesto for the future of customer service and what it means for us.Read the transcript: https://www.intercom.com/blog/videos/our-manifesto-for-next-generation-customer-service/Watch the video: https://youtu.be/XgV4A-iStO4See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week we sat down to have a conversation with OpenAI's ChatGPT – our first-ever synthetic guest. ChatGPT remained composed, professional, surprisingly witty, and nothing less than fascinating.And no offence to all our amazing human guests over the years, but we were very excited to find out what this particular interviewee had to say for itself. From its famous hallucinations to what it talks about when out in a bar with some of its fictional AI pals like HAL 9000, ChatGPT was (mostly) happy to discuss it all.Transcript: https://www.intercom.com/blog/videos/intercom-interviews-chatgpt/For the purposes of this podcast we gave ChatGPT a bit of presentational assistance – bringing its answers to life with the help of Murf's audio generation. But the answers, insights and sentiments are all ChatGPT's.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Retail industry expert Joel Bines joins us on the show to talk about his book The Metail Economy: Six Strategies for Transforming Your Business to Thrive in the Me-Centric Consumer Revolution. We chat about the 'me-centric' revolution and what that means for retail.Transcript:See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In today’s episode, Intercom's Emmet Connolly, VP of Product Design, Molly Mahar, Staff Product Designer in the Machine Learning team and Gustavs Cirulis, Senior Principal Product Designer sit down for a conversation about large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, and how they will shape the role of a product designer in the years to come.Transcript: https://www.intercom.com/blog/podcasts/product-design-ai-chatgpt/Learn more about our new AI features here: https://www.intercom.com/blog/announcing-new-intercom-ai-features/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In today’s episode, Intercom Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer Des Traynor and Director of Machine Learning Fergal Reid delve into all things ChatGPT – from the skepticism to its role in business communications, from the disruption of creative work to the future of user interfaces.Learn more about our new AI features here: https://www.intercom.com/blog/announcing-new-intercom-ai-features/Watch a video of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hBhLoBeQUURead a transcript here: https://www.intercom.com/blog/podcasts/intercom-on-product-ai-chatgpt-customer-service/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In today’s episode, Intercom Co-Founder Des Traynor and Director of Machine Learning Fergal Reid return for round two on ChatGPT – this time to share what we’ve learned in the past weeks of our experiment in harnessing the AI revolution in customer service, where we’re going next, and how it has changed our perception of what’s possible in this space.Learn more about our new AI features here: https://www.intercom.com/blog/announcing-new-intercom-ai-features/Read a transcript of this episode here: https://www.intercom.com/blog/podcasts/ai-intercom-inbox/Watch a video of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARHR1ZSmxuU&t=3sSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As soon as a customer buys your solution, the bulk of the customer journey will be inside the product. Are you taking full advantage of it? On this episode we're joined by Gainsight PX CTO and founder Mickey Alon discusses how companies can put products at the forefront of their growth strategy.Transcript: https://www.intercom.com/blog/podcasts/gainsight-px-founder-mickey-alon-on-product-growth/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

From schools adapting to remote learning to music apps sparking creativity, in today’s episode, we'll hear from Intercom's customers at the forefront of edtech about the latest trends and developments. Grab a pen and notebook, or a tablet and stylus, and join us as we take a peek into their world and what the future of education looks like.Today's guests:Tristram Hewitt, Head of Operations at OutschoolLiran Biderman, Head of Customer Experience at SimplyKris Jagasia, Co-founder and CEO of Off2ClassChris Hull, Co-founder and President of OtusRead a transcript of this episode here.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week we’re catching up with co-founder and CPO of MadKudu Francis Brero. Just last July, he gathered a group of over 50 growth and marketing leaders to discuss how to leverage product data to scale revenue engines. We dive into his findings with him and talk about the four key ways to scale and monetize product-led growth.Transcript: https://www.intercom.com/blog/podcasts/madkudus-co-founder-francis-brero-on-unlocking-the-keys-of-product-led-growth/Listen to Francis' last appearance on the podcast where he spoke about AI can boost your conversational support: https://www.intercom.com/blog/podcasts/madkudus-francis-brero-on-how-ai-can-boost-your-conversational-support/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We caught up with Amazon’s first Worldwide Vice-President of Customer Service and author Bill Price to talk about frictionless customer experiences and the organizations that stand out from the crowd – for the best and the worst reasons.Transcript: https://www.intercom.com/blog/podcasts/cx-expert-bill-price-on-creating-frictionless-experiences/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Throughout the year, we’ve talked with and learned from industry leaders, experts, and innovators about a multitude of topics: from facing the tech slowdown to the dawn of machine learning, from the trends transforming customer support to using human insight to create memorable experiences.And so, before we ring out the old and ring in the new, we’ve put together our favorite stories and conversations, insights, and reflections from 2022 in a special end-of-year episode.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We sit down with The Twenty Minute VC host and venture capitalist Harry Stebbings to chat about getting started on a new project, creating content, and the current landscape of venture capital.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week OpenAI released ChatGPT, its prototype AI chatbot. On this episode of Intercom on Product, Intercom Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer Des Traynor sits down to chat with our Director of Machine Learning, Fergal Reid for reaction and analysis on the implications of ChatGPT and what the future holds.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We continue our ongoing series on the product principles that shape what we build and how we build it. On this episode we're joined by Intercom Product Designer, Eugenia Ortiz who explains why designers should take ownership of what they ship and Director of Product Management Stephen Forbes talking about how spending a large chunk of time prioritizing and defining a problem before moving on to building a solution ensures that it properly reflects and addresses customers’ needs.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Earlier this year ProfitWell founder Patrick Campbell sold his company to SaaS payments platform Paddle for $200M. On today's show Patrick sits down to chat about the good, the bad and the ugly of selling your company, applying first principles to subscription growth, and creating content for your audience, not search engines.You'll find a full transcript here: https://www.intercom.com/blog/podcasts/profitwell-founder-patrick-campbell-on-life-after-acquisition/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We're joined by Chili Piper’s Co-Founder Alina Vandenberghe for a conversation about starting a company from scratch, the importance of a marketing strategy that drives growth, and the perks of being remote-first.You can read a full transcript here: https://www.intercom.com/blog/podcasts/chili-piper-alina-vandenberghe-bootstrapping-to-success/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

With innovation units, there’s no need for the traditional rules and regulations that typically bound a more established organization. No need to get saddled with historical tech debt or antiquated third-party tools. Progress gets measured by learnings – not growth, revenue, or retention –, so you get to try new ideas, take bigger risks, move fast and break things. And that’s what we’re exploring on this episode. While foolproof strategies to newer, disruptive threats are still unknown, creating innovation-driven divisions within a company may just help you solve the Innovator’s Dilemma.You’ll hear from:Sherif Mansour, Product Manager at AtlassianNeil Caron, VP of Product at GartnerJeff Loomans, Senior IT Manager at Vermeer CorporationBeth McEntee, Intercom Senior EditorRead a full transcript of this episode here: https://www.intercom.com/blog/podcasts/solving-the-innovators-dilemma-how-successful-companies-are-embracing-innovation-units/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In today’s episode, we sat down with Surfboard founder Natasha Ratanshi-Stein to chat about managing remote teams, the challenges of creating a new category, and how planning software can help businesses create a more seamless, holistic customer experience.You'll find a full transcript on our blog: https://www.intercom.com/blog/podcasts/surfboard-founder-natasha-ratanshi-stein-planning-software-for-support/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In today’s episode we're joined by Alex Delivet, founder of document management platform Collect, for a chat about his love for SaaS, the challenges of starting a business, and the future of data collection.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Intercom co-founder Des Traynor talks to Tony Ulwick, the inventor of outcome-driven innovation and a decades-long champion of jobs-to-be-done as a method for product design.Read a full transcript here: https://www.intercom.com/blog/podcasts/podcast-tony-ulwick-on-jobs-to-be-done/This episode was originally published on 12/10/15See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The best way to engage with your customers is by delivering the right message, to the right person, at the right time. On today's episode, meet the five new product innovations that will help you achieve that as Chief Product Officer Paul Adams reveals our latest, next-generation product innovations and discusses why in-product messaging is key to thrive in today’s economy.Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0i2piQcV_oSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We sat down with management coach Lara Hogan to chat about leading and supporting a team – from learning mentoring and coaching skills to mastering the delicate art of feedback. Read a transcript of the episode here: https://www.intercom.com/blog/podcasts/management-coach-lara-hogan-on-leadership/Listen to Lara's previous conversation on Inside Intercom when she joined us to talk about public speaking: https://www.intercom.com/blog/podcasts/etsy-engineering-director-lara-hogan-on-public-speaking/Lara's site: https://larahogan.me/Wherewithall courses: https://courses.wherewithall.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week on the podcast, members of our Engineering and Product Design teams discuss the principles that help us shape the solution and build in small steps. Group Engineering Manager, Levent Ali, explains how engineers should be taking ownership of the solution and Principle Product Engineer, Aidan Lynch, talks about how delivering changes in a series of small, easy-to-understand steps speeds up product development and delivers value to customers more quickly.You can read transcripts of today's discussions here:Shaping the solution: https://www.intercom.com/blog/intercom-product-principles-shape-the-solution/Building in small steps: https://www.intercom.com/blog/intercom-product-principles-build-in-small-steps/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Geocodio Co-Founder and author of Deploy Empathy: A practical guide to interviewing customers Michele Hansen joins us to talk about all things customer interviews – how, when and who to interview; what to do with the results; and specific tactics to get the most out of it.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Emojis. We use them to add richness to online conversations, emphasize a point, and even create a sense of rapport with customers. On today's episode we're joined by Keith Broni, Editor in Chief at Emojipedia, Leslie O'Flahavan, writing trainer and coach and E-WRITE founder, Tomoko Yokoi, researcher and advisor in digital transformations at the IMD Business School in Switzerland and Karen Church, Intercom VP of Research & Data Science where together, they’ll talk about the evolution of emojis, recent trends in business messaging, and how organizations can use emojis to build better relationships with their customers.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In today’s episode of Intercom on Product, Des Traynor, Co founder and Chief Strategy Officer, and Paul Adams, Chief Product Officer, sit down with our Director of Machine Learning, Fergal Reid to talk about the recent buzz surrounding neural networks, how machine learning is powering businesses, and what we can expect from the technology in the next few years.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Following engineering stints at Google, Pulse and Medium – as both an IC and tech lead – Jean Hsu stepped away from the codebase to help coach others on how to navigate their own transition into management. In this conversation from our archives, Jean shares the struggles encountered in her own move to management, the importance of psychological safety in the workplace, and how to fill the leadership voids she sees in today's tech landscape.Jean is now VP of Engineering at Range.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this disinformation age, troll farms, fake news, and hate speech run amok – and the truth is harder and harder to spot. Can content moderation help us protect online communities from its consequences? This week we're joined by Kinzen’s CEO Mark Little to talk about the evolution of journalism, the rise of misinformation, and what we can do to protect online communities from harmful content.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today's guest is Sarah Dayan - a staff engineer at Algolia, a “Search-as-a-Service” platform that helps developers build index and search capabilities into their own platforms through an API. Intercom Principle Engineer Brian Scanlan sat down to chat with Sarah about the many nuances, proficiencies, and expectations of a staff plus engineer role.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Janelle Estes is the author of User Tested: How the World's Top Companies Use Human Insight to Create Great Experiences. In this episode, we sat down with Janelle to talk about the power of human insight, how to scale it throughout your organization, and its role in creating a culture of customer empathy.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week on the show, listen to members of our Engineering and Product Design teams discuss the principles that help us ship fast and scale quickly. Intercom Staff Product Engineer Waheed El Miladi and Principle Product Designer Gustavs Cirulis join us to discuss how technical conservatism helps Intercom scale faster and how focusing on connected, modular systems help us address the right questions right away, increasing efficiency and reducing costs.You can read about these principles complete with diagrams here:https://www.intercom.com/blog/intercom-product-principles-be-technically-conservative/https://www.intercom.com/blog/intercoms-product-principles-connected-modular-systems/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In today’s episode, we sat down with Intercom VP EMEA of Sales Sanj Bhayro to talk about scaling sales teams, what makes a great salesperson, and strategies to deliver the best outcomes for your customers.We're hiring: https://www.intercom.com/careersSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This month, we have passed the three million download mark for the podcast, and to celebrate this milestone, we've dived into the archive to bring you highlights from three of our most popular episodes:Rachel Hepworth, at the time the head of growth marketing at Slack, talks about starting a growth marketing team at a startup that had long relied on word of mouth for its growth;Andrew Chen, general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, chats about the changing landscape of customer acquisition, his “Law of Shitty Clickthroughs” and its effect on growth channels, and what we can learn from Dropbox and Uber;Intercom co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer Des Traynor and Chief Product Officer Paul Adams talk about our product principles.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In today’s episode, Intercom Chief Revenue Officer Leandra Fishman sat down to chat with Stripe's Head of Strategic Accounts for the Americas James Dyett - about the how of sales, building long-term partnerships through a customer-centric approach, and, speaking of partnerships, the launch of Intercom’s integration in the new Stripe App Marketplace, furthering our shared commitment to offer personalized, in-context support.Find out more about our Stripe integration here: https://www.intercom.com/blog/announcing-stripes-new-intercom-integration/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

For years, accessibility has hardly been a priority in the tech industry. But companies are finally starting to realize that designing services for all is a move where everyone wins. In today’s episode, we chat with Stark's CEO Cat Noone about building accessible products and the importance of software that doesn’t exclude by design.You'll find a full transcript of today's episode here: https://www.intercom.com/blog/podcasts/starks-ceo-cat-noone-on-designing-accessible-products/You can listen to our own story of accessibility with the Intercom Messenger Notification sound here: https://www.intercom.com/blog/podcasts/intercoms-notification-sound/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We sat down to talk to forms specialist Caroline Jarrett about her seven-step process for designing, running and reporting considerate surveys that get results and don’t bombard customers all the time.9yBxRQBdDTJYXIBgCrPSSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.