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  "markdown": "Co-founder, HubSpot.\n\nBrian Halligan co-founded HubSpot in June 2006 with Dharmesh Shah and coined the term \"inbound marketing\". Before HubSpot he was vice president of sales at Groove Networks and held senior roles at Parametric Technology Corporation. He co-wrote the book Inbound Marketing with Shah.\n\n- X: https://x.com/bhalligan\n\n## What Brian builds\n\n- [HubSpot API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/hubspot-mcp.md), graded BB, 71.5/100, in CRM \u0026 customer platforms. HubSpot's CRM REST API (objects, associations, search, properties, pipelines, engagements, webhooks) and its official MCP servers. Co-founder, HubSpot, researched 2026-10-28.\n\n## Works with\n\n- [Dharmesh Shah](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/dharmesh-shah/), Co-founder and CTO, HubSpot\n\n## Questions\n\n### Who is Brian Halligan?\n\nBrian Halligan co-founded HubSpot in June 2006 with Dharmesh Shah and coined the term \"inbound marketing\". Before HubSpot he was vice president of sales at Groove Networks and held senior roles at Parametric Technology Corporation. He co-wrote the book Inbound Marketing with Shah.\n\n### What does HubSpot make?\n\nAnchor Terminal lists HubSpot API + MCP from HubSpot. HubSpot's CRM REST API (objects, associations, search, properties, pipelines, engagements, webhooks) and its official MCP servers.\n\n### How are Brian's tools graded?\n\nHubSpot API + MCP is graded BB, 71.5 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.\n\n## Sources\n\n- https://developers.hubspot.com/\n- https://www.hubspot.com/company/contact\n- https://www.hubspot.com/company/management\n- https://www.hubspot.com/company/board-of-directors\n- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HubSpot\n- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Halligan\n\nThese are the people building the tools we list, named for their public role in the company or project behind a listing, from public pages, with the date it was researched. They don't work for Anchor Terminal (our own team is on the about page, /about/#author). We show public roles, public profiles and what the listing pages show, nothing private. To correct something, send an about or a photo, or have a page removed, write to privacy@anchorterminal.com.\n",
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