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Dharmesh Shah's Ambitious Climb (Throwback)
Building HubSpot Into a $20B+ CRM Platform

Hey! Justin here, and welcome to Just Go Grind, a newsletter sharing the lessons, tactics, and stories of world-class founders! Today we have a throwback edition about Dharmesh Shah, Co-founder of Hubspot. Since publishing that edition in April 2023, Hubspot has grown its market capitalization by billions of dollars, continuing to be one of the most impressive companies around. Enjoy!
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Dharmesh Shah, Co-founder, Hubspot
Dharmesh Shah, Co-founder and CTO of HubSpot, is easily one of the most unique and impressive founders you’ll hear about.
Not only did Dharmesh build HubSpot into a public company valued at more than $20 billion, but he also managed to create an award-winning culture along the way.
He’s founded multiple companies in his career, made 80+ angel investments, and, as crazy as it sounds, he’s a leader at a company with thousands of employees, yet he has no direct reports.
Let’s get to it.

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