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Dominic Phillips shared thisI’m honored to join the Datadog Board of Directors. This is a company I’ve long admired: a strong product, passionate customers, and a leadership team with an impressive track record. As AI reshapes the technology landscape, Datadog is exceptionally well-positioned. Looking forward to working with Olivier Pomel, my fellow directors, and the leadership team to help support Datadog’s continued growth. https://lnkd.in/gfTii-c6Datadog Appoints Dominic Phillips to Its Board of Directors | DatadogDatadog Appoints Dominic Phillips to Its Board of Directors | Datadog
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Dominic Phillips shared thisI recently sat down with CJ Gustafson on Run the Numbers for a wide-ranging conversation about scaling Samsara — what's worked, what’s been harder than expected, and how our thinking has evolved as a public company. Full episode here: https://lnkd.in/gyyjuCbd Apple: https://lnkd.in/g8QCX4t9 Spotify: https://lnkd.in/gngaBSeWDominic Phillips shared thisStorytelling is often an underappreciated strength of a great finance leader, and Samsara's Dominic Phillips is one of the best. Tune in to tomorrow's Run The Numbers to hear some bangers and learn more about building a durable finance function in a modern SaaS business. From lessons on going public to scaling with purpose to serving a unique customer base with non-discretionary budgets - buckle up. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts below. Apple: https://lnkd.in/eVspBr_J Spotify: https://lnkd.in/ecSZkRjB Youtube: https://lnkd.in/eaRN-6uU
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Dominic Phillips shared thisHonored to be named Bay Area CFO of the Year by San Francisco Business Times and Larkin Street Youth Services. Grateful to my team — and proud of John McQueen on his Rising Star recognition!Dominic Phillips shared thisA big congratulations to our CFO, Dominic Phillips, on being named CFO of the Year, and to our SVP of Finance, John McQueen, on being recognized as a Rising Star by the San Francisco Business Times and Larkin Street Youth Services. This recognition reflects our finance team’s passion for building strong teams, scalable processes, and financial rigor that empowers Samsara—and our customers—to thrive. We’re proud to celebrate these well-deserved honors.
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Dominic Phillips shared thisExciting news post: Samsara was named a Best Place to Work by Glassdoor! This recognition highlights our dedication to fostering growth, innovation, and efficiency in the workplace. If you're looking for a dynamic work environment, we're hiring and would love for you to join our team. Check out our careers website for more information: http://gldr.co/BPTWBest Places to Work 2026 (United States) | GlassdoorBest Places to Work 2026 (United States) | Glassdoor
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Dominic Phillips shared thisIt was a pleasure to join NYSE Floor Talk to talk about Samsara’s incredible growth story digitizing the world of physical operations as we deliver on our mission to increase the safety, efficiency, and sustainability of the operations that power the global economy. Thank you to our customers, partners, investors, and Samsarians who are joining us on this important journey, and thank you, Judy Khan Shaw, for the great conversation!Dominic Phillips shared thisSamsara's Connected Operations™ Cloud platform is enabling organizations that depend on physical operations to harness IoT data to develop actionable insights and improve operations. Hear from CFO Dominic Phillips on #NYSEFloorTalk. #IoT #data #cloud
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Dominic Phillips shared thisTalking about how Samsara is connecting the world of physical operations to the cloud from the floor of the NYSE #SamsaraIPO #IOTSamsara (IOT) CFO Discusses Going Public | The Watch List| TD Ameritrade NetworkSamsara (IOT) CFO Discusses Going Public | The Watch List| TD Ameritrade Network
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Dominic Phillips shared thisWhat an incredible milestone for Samsara. I'm so proud of what we've accomplished and excited about the future. #IOT #SamsaraIPO #nysecommunity
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Dominic Phillips shared thisSamsara Company Kickoff this week (with guest speaker Tony Hawk) reminded me how important it is to #StayConnected with those around you. Even if it’s virtual. Excited to tackle what’s next with this team - we have big things planned! Interested in being part of it? Check out positions here - we’re hiring across all functions! https://bit.ly/37kzwlO #hiring #LifeatSamsara #WereHiring
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Congrats, KT!
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Excellent article. Transparency, alignment, constant communication, and trust are the reasons I feel fortunate to partner with Lara Caimi (again)!
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I'm so excited to work together once again. Welcome, Lara Caimi!
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Dominic Phillips liked thisExcited to host InferCon 1.0 and to have Erik Spock Gafni share the phenomenon that is Jev!
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Dominic Phillips liked this“Since June, Grand Isle Shipyard’s vice president of security has created 20 Samsara agents. -A Driver ID agent calls truck cabs and asks drivers to identify themselves if they fail to sign into their vehicles correctly. -A Crash agent detects accidents, checks driver safety via the cab speaker, and automatically initiates the formal incident management process. -A Maintenance and Vendor Status agent tracks assets in third-party shops to ensure drivers don’t leave GPS units unplugged after service. -A KPI reporting agent integrates compliance and fuel utilization data into visual dashboards so managers can control costs effectively.” https://lnkd.in/gheCtcpk
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Dominic Phillips liked thisDominic Phillips liked thisTIME has named Samsara Tracking Label one of the Best Inventions of 2026, recognizing its innovation in the Logistics category. When shipments leave the warehouse, visibility often disappears. Tracking Label was built to close that gap. Powered by the Samsara Network, this small, low-cost label helps operations teams track cargo across the supply chain, without relying on carrier cooperation, additional hardware, or extra scans. See why Tracking Label made the list: https://lnkd.in/gFh-72PGSamsara Tracking Label Named to TIME’s Best Inventions of 2026Samsara Tracking Label Named to TIME’s Best Inventions of 2026
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Dominic Phillips liked thisDominic Phillips liked thisCurious what finance looks like beyond banking and consulting? Find out at “Inside Datadog Finance,” happening October 21st at our NYC Headquarters. You’ll hear directly from our finance leaders about how they collaborate across teams, navigate complex deals, and turn numbers into meaningful business insights. Space is limited. Sign up below! 📍 NYC | Wed, Oct 21, 6-8PM EDT 🔗 RSVP: https://lnkd.in/eukTv6jS
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Dominic Phillips liked thisDominic Phillips liked thisToday, 43 lawyers have been elected to Goodwin's partnership, effective immediately. Congratulations to you all! #JoinGoodwin
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Dominic Phillips liked thisDominic Phillips liked thisEveryone treats CRO as the next rung above VP of Sales. Looking at the records, it isn't a rung. It's a different shape of job. I pulled the employment histories of 1,827 people who made that move using the Crustdata API. Three things showed up again and again: → The median run is 4.7 years from the VP of Sales seat to the CRO seat. One in five did it in under two. → 47% had already owned a function outside sales - marketing, customer success, partnerships, revenue operations, business development - before the title came. → One in five were promoted into it at the company where they were already running sales. Then I looked at six of them closely, and the same move kept showing up: - Maile Kaiser was SVP of Sales at CoreSite from 2018. In January 2022 the company added marketing, sales operations and the solutions architects to her remit. Twenty months later: Chief Revenue Officer - Kelly Danahy started as a Sales Manager at CompanyCam in 2017. VP of Sales in 2022, then Executive VP of Sales and Marketing, then CRO in 2024. Nine years, five titles, one company - now valued at $2B - Antoine Nougué joined Checkout.comcom in 2015 as a business developer. VP Sales for the UK, then Head of Commercial across the UK, Europe and the US, then Chief Revenue Officer in 2024 - Yash Reddy joined MoEngage in 2015 as VP Sales, a year after the company was founded. Chief Business Officer for APAC and EMEA by 2020. Chief Revenue Officer since 2023 - Amit Vyas has been at Samsara since 2019 - from under $1M in ARR to north of $2B. VP of Inside Sales, then SVP of Sales in 2023, then Chief Revenue Officer in 2025 - Matt Plank joined Rippling in its earliest days, when the product was still v1 and revenue was zero. VP of Sales from 2017, Chief Revenue Officer since early 2023 Now look at the middle line of each one. It is almost never "bigger sales team." It's marketing. Or a second region. Or customer success. Or the entire commercial org for one geography before the whole company. The people who make this jump don't only get better at selling. They pick up the functions sitting next to sales, one at a time, until the C-suite title reads as a formality instead of a leap. So if you're a VP of Sales with your eye on this seat: the most valuable thing you say yes to this year probably isn't another segment or another region. It's the function next door that nobody has volunteered to own.
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Dominic Phillips liked thisDominic Phillips liked thisBeing a founder is one of the loneliest roles there is. Everyone's livelihood rides on your decisions, but no one else carries the same weight of responsibility. The hardest calls are made in isolation, and you own the outcome either way. The job is only getting harder. AI is changing what companies build, what small teams can do, how they reach customers, and the capital required to scale. The rate of change is accelerating, so the advantage goes to whoever learns and adapts fastest. Yet the decisions that determine whether a company lives or dies haven't changed. Nailing product-market fit. Constructing an effective go-to-market engine. Building a cohesive leadership team that can scale. Knowing when to raise, and how to allocate capital you may never get a second chance to deploy. Get these wrong, and no technology saves you. Few firms have helped founders answer those questions longer, or better, than Sequoia Capital. For over fifty years, it has backed founders early and stayed with them as they built enduring companies. What's struck me most, though, isn't the track record. It's the institution. Sequoia has treated the firm as something to be perpetuated, not a vehicle for individual partners. It approached succession with unusual care and reinvented itself as markets shifted. That mindset is why it endured while firms that once stood beside it disappeared. I've seen how they operate up close. My relationship with Sequoia goes back 16 years. I met Doug Leone in 2010, and for over 11 years I worked closely with Roelof Botha at MongoDB, where Sequoia was our largest investor. I saw firsthand how they behaved when we were winning and when we faced our hardest calls. The advice was thoughtful, the feedback direct, the support consistent. They understood that being a good partner doesn't mean always agreeing with you. It means being honest, staying engaged, and prioritizing the company's long-term interests. After nearly three decades of building, leading, and investing in technology companies, I'm joining Sequoia as a Senior Advisor. As both an operator and an investor, I've lived through the questions founders face. Helping the next generation answer them is exactly where I want to spend my next chapter. https://lnkd.in/gza_8gjT
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Dominic Phillips liked thisDominic Phillips liked thisIt’s weird writing this but today’s my last day at Samsara. It’s been four years of producing keynotes, podcasting, creating content, and all the comms things - I learned a lot! More than I honestly ever expected. I got to see how logistics works in Mexico and how mail is sorted in Texas and how busy the DFW airport ramp really is (I have a new appreciation for PPE!). And I got to work on some complex and interesting projects with the most ambitious and talented people in the industry. Samsara friends, thanks for your partnership and support over the past few years - it’s been awesome working with you all! Sanjit Biswas and John Bicket, endless gratitude to you both. Our customers, thanks for letting me in and teaching me about your work - I have a new and deep appreciation for all that you do to keep the world running, it’s incredible Will share what’s next in a bit!
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