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Spencer Shulem

Spencer Shulem

Before starting BuildBetter, I consulted for startups around product. Working for Seed -> Series B companies helping them hire, scale, and build out their first product teams as VP/Head of Product.

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Best Catalyst Software Alternatives in 2026: B2B Customer Success Tools

Catalyst Software's acquisition by Totango has B2B teams searching for alternatives. Compare the top 9 customer success platforms in 2026, ranked by best-fit use case — from product-led teams to enterprise CS operations.

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Best Vitally Alternatives in 2026: AI Customer Success Platforms

Vitally helped define customer success software, but in 2026 product teams need AI-native conversation intelligence and customer-led development. Compare the top 8 Vitally alternatives — ranked by fit for modern B2B SaaS teams.

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Best Krisp Alternatives in 2026: AI Noise Cancellation & Meeting Notes

The 8 best Krisp alternatives in 2026 — from free noise cancellation tools to no-bot meeting recorders and enterprise call intelligence. Find the right fit for your team's job-to-be-done.

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Best tldv Alternatives in 2026: 10 AI Meeting Recorders Compared

tldv works for individual notetaking — but product and CS teams need more. Compare the 10 best tldv alternatives in 2026, including no-bot recorders, conversation intelligence platforms, and customer-led development tools.

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Best Pendo Alternatives in 2026: AI Product Analytics for B2B Teams

The 8 best Pendo alternatives in 2026 for B2B product teams. See how AI-native customer-led development platforms compare to Pendo on insights, pricing, and time-to-value.

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Best Aha! Alternatives in 2026: AI Product Roadmap Tools for B2B

B2B product teams are leaving Aha! for AI-native tools that automatically connect customer conversations to the roadmap. Compare the 8 best Aha! alternatives in 2026, with BuildBetter leading for customer-led product development.

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How Engineering Teams Share AI Coding Context Across Claude Code, Cursor & Codex (2026)

Engineering teams in 2026 run Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex side by side — and lose 4–7 hours per developer per week to context drift. Here's the standard pattern for shared AI coding context, plus how BuildBetter CLI adds the customer-evidence layer no other tool provides.