Never speak for free at events held at for-profit companies.

They will try to convince you to work for free for the "exposure."

It's one of those few times where exposure is actually beneficial though.

Dharmesh, many in this thread have criticized HubSpot's culture because of your company's handling of Dan Lyons and his book.

I obtained the FBI's redacted report following its investigation into your company. The full PDF is available here: https://www.samueljscott.com/2018/12/19/hubspot-fbi-report/

HubSpot has always stated that the company believes in transparency. But HubSpot has never directly and specifically addressed the serious, material allegations in Lyons' book and has never disclosed exactly what the mentioned executives — among others — may have done regarding his book.

So, I ask you:

Will HubSpot grant me, for my column for The Drum, a one-hour interview with you, Brian Halligan, and the chair of your board of directors? Completely recorded and on the record and with nothing off-limits.

PayPlus is registered to a media group in Israel that is being sued by the US: https://twitter.com/SWeinglass/status/1021428223136149508