Two principles that helped Slido launch a successful partnership with Google

Partnering with big tech as a startup

Reflections on the past 10 years of moving between cities and countries

On moving

Some reflections as I close this chapter as an early employee at Slido

Last day at Slido

Listen to this episode from The Early Team on Spotify. Hey y’all and welcome to another episode of The Early Team. In this episode, I speak with Juraj Pal. Juraj was one of the first hires at Slido, the Q&A and polling platform where built out the partnerships function from scratch and led the product team. Juraj is based in Vancouver, BC and currently in-between things, spending time with his family as a new dad.In this conversation, we talk about:Being able to say yes to opportunities that came his way, enabling him to live globallyDealing with imposter syndrome, while joining the exec team at the age of 24And how he has been able to navigate through the burnout that came with the responsibilitiesLet’s dive in. Enjoy.

Episode 8 - Juraj Pal, VP of Partnerships

Listen to this episode from Outcomes - Where Partnerships & SaaS Meet on Spotify. Today's edition of Outcomes welcomes Juraj Pal, Product-Led Partnerships Executive - Ex-Cisco, Slido, On Deck.For Juraj, partnerships are a mechanism for building relationships that not only increase  brand credibility and awareness, but also increase the reach of products and services. Juraj reflects on his corporate journey and how partnerships initially held a marketing focus, aiming to collaborate with brands that could amplify his company's audience exposure and drive increased brand recognition. As time progressed, Juraj reveals how partnerships became tightly integrated with product strategies, illustrating the pivotal role partnerships played in the growth of his company at the time, Slido.Understanding the customer workflow is a central aspect of this approach, you should aim to make customers more successful by solving problems for them. Juraj advocates for a customer-centric product integration approach, urging companies to analyze customer tool usage data in order to identify opportunities for seamless integration. The guest also emphasizes the importance of carefully aligning partnerships with the product visions. This strategy is essential to ensure that partnerships remain impactful and lead to growth, rather than forming partnerships which fragment into scattered collaborations.INSIGHTS FOR BETTER OUTCOMESJuraj: "At the beginning, partnerships are mostly marketing focused. This means that we are considering which brand collaboration could increase our own exposure towards the target user audience as a priority. Over time, the collaboration becomes much more closely knit with the product itself. This is where we should start defining the group of products that can grow through partnerships." You can find more about Juraj and his work through the links below:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jurajpal/If you love listening to Outcomes, please subscribe, share, and send us your feedback.LinkedIn (Barrett) - https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrettjking/LinkedIn (HubSpot) - https://www.linkedin.com/company/hubspot/Website – https://www.hubspot.com/This show is about capturing the stories, experiences, and tactical advice of those across partnerships who have done the work and have something to say about it."Outcomes" - where Partnerships and SaaS meet!"Join Partnerships Leaders here:https://refer.partnershipleaders.com/barrett5

STRATEGIC FUSION: Where Partnerships and Product Align for Success with Juraj Pal, Part 1

Listen to this episode from Into The Remote on Spotify. #3 The Best Practices and Tools for Collaboration in Remote Teams (incl. Notion, Loom, Slack) | Juraj Pal, Ex-Slido, On Deck Status meetings can be fun (hint: if you play the latest Red Hot Chilli Peppers album)! With Notion and getting your colleagues to adopt a strong writing culture you can change your entire organization. And Loom videos can fix some of the time zone challenges when working remotely. This episode features practical tips and insights from Juraj Pal, former Partnerships and Product Executive at Slido and On Deck. The discussion covers strategies for leading, collaborating, and communicating with remote teams, whether they are product or project-focused.  About the Into The Remote podcast:  Welcome to the “Into the Remote” podcast brought to you by Remote People. My name is Juraj and I’m the host of the show. Together with my colleague Andrej, we invite experts and business leaders to talk about new ways of working, discuss the best practices, and explore an exciting future of work. Glad to have you with us.   

#3 The Best Practices and Tools for Collaboration in Remote Teams | Juraj Pal, Ex-Slido, On Deck

Product-led partnerships executive with prior experience from Cisco, Slido, and On Deck focused on helping scale and grow companies through partnerships. I was an early employee at Slido, hired by the CEO in 2016 to launch new products and lead special projects. As part of the executive team, I built a global partnerships team, and led efforts across product partnerships, GTM, and strategic alliances. Closed distribution deals with Google, Microsoft, Slack, and Zoom. Later, I also took on the role of Head of Product and GM, Americas. After leading Slido's partnerships and product teams through the acquisition by Cisco in 2021, I joined Webex’s BD and platform partnerships team to launch the new Webex App Hub, while bringing on board and working with partners like Notion, Airtable, and Snap. Left Slido/Cisco in 2022 and joined On Deck to lead special projects and partnerships, part of the new accelerator program. Took some self-imposed time off to be with family and our newborn and now excited to build again, looking for a role as product-led partnerships leader. | Learn more about Juraj Pal's work experience, education, connections & more by visiting their profile on LinkedIn

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🎬 E31 with Juraj Pal, VP of Product in Slido. Previously Juraj was Head of Partnerships there, starting at the 20 people team and driving adoption of Slido ...

How Slido scaled with partnerships? With Juraj Pal, VP of Product @Slido, frm. Head of Partnerships.

→ Previously: Slido, Cisco, and On Deck

→ I advise startups on product, partnerships, and GTM

→ In Vancouver, BC via New York, San Francisco, London, Hong Kong, Copenhagen, and Bratislava