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091 Kaz Otha - Facing the Giants: Winning Against Larger Competitors

On our SaaS Fuel™ Founder Episode this week, Jeff sits down with Kaz Otha, CEO of Treasure Data.

Kaz discusses his journey of facing giants and winning against larger competitors. Kaz shares how they started with difficulties in pitching to investors, but eventually secured an investment from legendary VC Bill Thai, leading to significant growth for Treasure Data. They discovered a new category called Customer Data Platform (CDP) and decided to pivot their company in that direction, despite facing resistance. Kaz also talks about the importance of hiring the best talent and their strategy for…

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