ceo quarterly post Archives

company May 31, 2023

CEO Update: Paving the road forward with AI and community at the center

With all the significant changes in the industry, one thing has remained the same: companies are committed to driving productivity and efficiency throughout their organizations, and we continue to help our customers and community deliver both.

Prashanth Chandrasekar CEO

company January 31, 2023

CEO update: Eliminating obstacles to productivity, efficiency, and learning

It was a busy and successful quarter, so although my first update of 2023 takes place in a fundamentally different environment than my first of 2022, my optimism for the future has not changed. It’s simply joined by a dose of pragmatism.

Prashanth Chandrasekar CEO

company October 26, 2022

CEO update: Breaking down barriers to unlock innovation

We’re fortunate to continue to grow at a rapid pace. In dynamic times, whether it be in times of hyper growth or in times of market volatility, we are seeing from our community and customers alike that breaking down the barriers to knowledge is essential for success.

Prashanth Chandrasekar CEO

community July 27, 2022

Always learning

It’s been a busy quarter for the company. We celebrated a handful of big milestones over the last three months. We added a new Chief Technology Officer, Jody Bailey, to our leadership team, announced Stack Overflow for Teams entering the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, launched exciting initiatives like Staging Ground, and released insights from this year’s Developer Survey.

Prashanth Chandrasekar CEO

company April 28, 2022

Agility starts with trust

Top of mind for nearly every leader right now is hiring. Depending on what job board you look at, there are between 100,000 and 300,000 technical roles currently open. It’s an incredibly competitive market for top talent, and when teams are hiring quickly, one of the biggest business risks is agility. Teams can only innovate…

Prashanth Chandrasekar CEO

community October 27, 2021

Strong teams are more than just connected, they are communities

Organizations and leaders have a responsibility to ensure people are heard, to build high levels of trust and enable them to show up authentically— all so they can do their best work.

Prashanth Chandrasekar CEO

company April 26, 2021

Accelerating Stack Overflow’s transformation

This quarter's post from our CEO focuses on two strategic priorities: Product-led Transformation and Predictable and Reliable Financial Performance, both of which add value to our community and our customers by allowing us to continue to support and resource them better.

Prashanth Chandrasekar CEO

community October 28, 2020

Communities and Connections will power our growth in 2021

Our CEO looks back on his first 12 months at Stack Overflow and shares his thoughts on what we're planning for the future.

Prashanth Chandrasekar CEO

company July 28, 2020

Our Series E Funding – An Inflection Point to Accelerate the Realization of our Mission

This is my third in a series of quarterly CEO blog posts. I'm excited to share some very positive updates.

Prashanth Chandrasekar CEO