Ori Keren, LinearB

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Ori Keren is co-founder and CEO at LinearB. Ori's first programming experience was running Basic on a Sinclair Spectrum ZX 48k in 1987, and he got his first developer job in 2000. Prior to starting LinearB, Ori was VP of R&D at CloudLock (acquired by Cisco). Prior to joining CloudLock, Ori managed an engineering group at Interwise (acquired by AT&T). With more than 15 years of management experience, Ori is on a mission to help engineering teams become data-driven and accelerate software delivery.

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How CTOs can win over the board room

As a VP of engineering or CTO in a board meeting, it can be tough to watch the chief revenue officer (CRO) present. Sales have had years of experience translating their operational metrics to key business metrics — the board understands pipeline and expected annual recurring revenue (ARR) growth. It's much harder to draw a direct line from the percent of the roadmap delivered to the business’s bottom line.

Ori Keren, LinearB