SaaStr

JANUARY 27, 2021

Advice is very context sensitive, so take this post with a grain of salt. But I thought I’d take a stab at the Top 10 Pieces of Classic SaaS Advice … that, in my experience at least, are usually Just Plain Wrong. I get asked for advice a lot. Not always, but usually. I get asked for money a lot. We move quickly.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

The post Dear SaaStr: What’s Your Top Advice For All New SaaS Founders? And if you don’t pay them, they really aren’t on the hook to help. They won’t really care. Not really. A related post here. note: an updated SaaStr Classic answer). appeared first on SaaStr.

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SaaStr

MARCH 27, 2022

A ways back, a Naval post on Twitter had my reflecting on the top advice I’d give to my younger CEO self: I missed one of the key Top 10 points — I ran out of 240 characters on Twitter), but thought it might be worth breaking them down in more detail on SaaStr below: 1. This can be hard. You really can’t do it all yourself.

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SaaStr

AUGUST 9, 2020

My top list of advice founders never hear: Slow it down if you don’t have a great co-founder. The mentors and investors that give you the best advice often don’t sugarcoat i t.You have to develop a thicker skin as a founder. But successful advisors, mentors and investors that just want you to succeed often don’t sugarcoat their advice.

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SaaStr

MARCH 20, 2024

The post Advice Every SaaS Founder Needs to Know in 2024 with Sam Blond and Jason Lemkin appeared first on SaaStr. If you say you can’t afford a Head of Marketing, you can if it’s someone who will carry the bag. The great ones are always accretive. They’ll take your 50 leads and turn them into more revenue.

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SaaStr

MARCH 22, 2021

Q: What is the best advice you have received from a mentor? Yes, this has to be on Zoom these days, but the advice holds. And a related post here: The 7 Best Pieces of Business Advice I Was Ever Given. The post The 5 Best Pieces of Advice I Got From My Mentors appeared first on SaaStr. They have your roadmap to double.

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Buffer Resources

MARCH 21, 2024

If you’re publishing quality blog content, you’re also creating ideal content for LinkedIn — you just need to learn how to repurpose it.   I also contribute to popular SaaS blogs (like Ahrefs, MOZ, and now Buffer!) Cost and time saving: Creating new blog content requires significant upfront investment.

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SaaStr

AUGUST 25, 2023

Bad advice is everywhere these days. Many of those voices are incredible, yet terrible bits of advice pops up again and again. 1 “Ask VCs for advice when you want money. Ask for money when you want advice.” If you want advice, you probably won’t get it from VCs, but ask anyway. #2 There’s a gem of truth in this.

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User Pilot

JULY 13, 2022

Do you follow any product manager blogs? In our article, we introduce 20 of our favorite product manager blogs that every product pro should follow, regardless of their experience. Product manager blogs offer practical advice and help you expand your product management knowledge. Our favorite product management blogs.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

There are eight pieces of advice I find myself giving most often, and I’ll be explaining and exploring each one below. I’ll also be diving into why I give this advice, how it’s helpful, and how I see founders doing it wrong. This is not a new piece of advice. My advice: let yourself be the loner this time around. .

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SaaStr

APRIL 11, 2021

Q: What is your top advice for a first time young entrepreneur? My top advice, in order: Take your time to find a great co-founder. The post Top 5 Pieces of Advice for First-Time Founders (Or Anyone Starting Up, Really) appeared first on SaaStr. Some of us can do it without a co-founder. If that’s you, ignore this point.

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Neil Patel

JANUARY 18, 2021

In other words, you’re struggling to come up with enough engaging blog post ideas. Now, if you’re a regular visitor to my blog, you’ll know I write a lot of content (also, thanks for reading!). But I still sometimes struggle to come up with new blog post ideas. Wouldn’t it make more sense just to look at other blogs?

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SaaStr

MARCH 3, 2024

Check out this week’s top blog posts, podcasts, and videos: Top Blog Posts This Week: Tech and Startups Have Changed. The Advice That Stings is The Advice You Want to Hear How to Double Your SaaS Magic Number and Increase Efficiency Small Deals at Large Customers. Do Founders Still Come Last? But Different.

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ChurnZero

DECEMBER 9, 2020

If you’re eager to learn more about the Customer Success space too, we’ve compiled a list of industry blogs you should follow and bookmark that can help provide you with all the insights, strategies and guidance you need. Must-Read Customer Success Blogs. The Success League Blog. Tri Tuns Blog. SuccessCOACHING Blog.

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Neil Patel

MARCH 12, 2021

Running a blog is a lot of work. On top of all that, there’s promoting and monetizing your blog, which is even more work. It’s hard for anyone to manage, and the larger your blog grows, the worse the situation becomes. That’s why it’s good to prepare in advance for blogging eventualities you might face.

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Neil Patel

JUNE 7, 2021

These numbers are possible, and plenty of websites achieve it (I’ve grown my site to x visitors per day using these techniques), but if you’re going to reach these numbers, then you’re going to have to rank your blog in Google’s top 10 search results. Tips on How to Get Your Blog to Rank in Google’s Top 10. Optimize for Technical SEO.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Check out this week’s top blog posts, podcasts, and videos: Top Blog Posts This Week: The Thing Is, Maybe 10%-15% of Venture-Backed Startups Are Still Running the 2021 Playbook. Each week, we round up our most popular content so you can catch up on anything you may have missed. appeared first on SaaStr.

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 23, 2021

Here are the seven best sales blogs (and five bonus sales newsletters!) that provide tactical and strategic sales advice to pair with your coffee – one for every day of the week. Focus areas: Predictable Revenue provides tactical advice from sales leaders, founders, and even academia. Sales Hacker. Predictable Revenue.

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ChurnZero

AUGUST 6, 2021

As a Customer Success provider with our own fast-growing Customer Success team, we rounded up the best pieces of career advice from our Customer Success team members who know firsthand what it takes to hit the ground running in this role. . Customer Success Blogs. There’s a deluge of wishy-washy, broad advice on the interwebs.

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SaaStr

AUGUST 27, 2023

Check out this week’s top blog posts, podcasts, and videos: Top Blog Posts This Week: The Irreplaceable But Toxic Employee SaaStr Annual 2023 Will Return Sept 6-8, 2023, SF Bay Area The Official Guide to SaaStr Annual 2023 Parties and Side Events! The Top 10 Worst Pieces of SaaS Advice with SaaStr Founder Jason Lemkin 2.

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SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Check out this week’s top blog posts, podcasts, and videos: Top Blog Posts This Week: The Next Great SaaS IPO is Officially Coming: Klaviyo The Official Guide to SaaStr Annual 2023 Parties and Side Events!! SaaStr 682: The Top 10 Worst Pieces of SaaS Advice to Avoid with SaaStr CEO and Founder Jason Lemkin  4.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 28, 2024

Check out this week’s top blog posts, podcasts, and videos: Top Blog Posts This Week: Venture Backed or Bootstrapped? Just Raise One Round My Best Advice for 2024: Work Harder Beware The Overly Self-Promotional CMO (and CRO) Product-Led Growth Is Great. There’s a Third Way. 66% of You Are Starting the Year Burnt Out.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Check out this week’s top blog posts, podcasts, and videos: Top Blog Posts This Week: 3 Big Changes in Running SaaS Companies in 2024 My Best Advice for 2024: Work Harder To Really Scale, You Need $1M on Your Balance Sheet for Every $2M in ARR How Long Does It Take to Close an “Average” Deal in SaaS?

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Neil Patel

AUGUST 6, 2019

In case you missed it, Google just published advice for SEOs on how to continually do well throughout their algorithm changes. First I’ll go over the advice they are telling us all to follow… and then I’ll break down what it really means. Google’s advice to SEOs. So, what do you think of Google’s advice to SEOs?

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SaaStr

APRIL 13, 2024

The best thing I’ve read in some time was the advice Nick Saban, the winning college football coach in history, gave to Alabama’s basketball coach who kept getting … close. ” This is the best advice I can give to 90% of LinkedIn, to folks in tech who feel the ball hasn’t fully bounced their way.

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Intercom, Inc.

AUGUST 21, 2019

Online marketing content has long been dominated by brands creating product descriptions, how-to guides, branded articles, and blog posts to promote their business. The post Five star advice: Insider tips for dealing with software review sites appeared first on Inside Intercom. That is why peer-to-peer content is on the rise.

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SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Check out this week’s top blog posts, podcasts, and videos: Top Blog Posts This Week: The Official Guide to SaaStr Annual 2023 Parties and Side Events!! SaaStr 682: The Top 10 Worst Pieces of SaaS Advice to Avoid with SaaStr CEO and Founder Jason Lemkin  5. Tons of Great New Things at 2023 SaaStr Annual!

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SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

SaaStr 682: The Top 10 Worst Pieces of SaaS Advice to Avoid with SaaStr CEO and Founder Jason Lemkin  5. Each week, we round up our most popular content so you can catch up on anything you may have missed. SaaStr 685: Why Investors Love SaaS with SaaStr CEO Jason Lemkin and QED Partner Amias Gerety on Fintech Beat     3.

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Buffer Resources

AUGUST 7, 2023

years into my time at Buffer, I realized I was about to hit 100 articles written for the Buffer blog. I’ve documented some background about my time at Buffer, my writing process (which took longer than expected for something that’s part of my daily routine), and some of my advice for current and aspiring content writers.

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Kellblog

MAY 2, 2020

You might read books , subscribe to blogs , or listen to podcasts. In all such cases, you’ll be taking advice from business people who have gone before you, have had anywhere from some to considerable success, and interested in sharing their learnings with others. Well, if you’re like many, you look outside.

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User Pilot

JANUARY 12, 2023

Actionable Advice on Improving User Engagement appeared first on Thoughts about Product Adoption, User Onboarding and Good UX | Userpilot Blog. After you’ve done that, Userpilot can help you apply the points mentioned in this article. Book a demo with our team to discuss more. The post How to Define an Engaged User?

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SaaStr

OCTOBER 16, 2022

Check out this week’s top blog posts, podcasts, and videos: Top Blog Posts This Week: 5 Interesting Learnings from HubSpot at $1.7 The Confusing and Confounding Advice on Capital Efficiency. Each week, we round up our most popular content so you can catch up on anything you may have missed. Billion in ARR.

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Buffer Resources

MARCH 29, 2023

Until that point, her experience had been primarily in writing – for her blog, CamilleLove , and her copywriting clients. Natalie Sportelli , Head of Content at Thingtesting , a platform for reviewing consumer packaged goods, has a lot of thoughts and advice on this topic. ” What makes a good UGC creator?

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Dear SaaStr: What’s Your Best Advice for Struggling Entrepreneurs? Final advice if you are a perfectionist. Having struggled a lot myself in the early days several times … just a few thoughts to summarize my learnings: 1. Get help & upgrade the team. This is the #1 thing you can do to move the needle. Of runway.

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Trujay

JUNE 18, 2021

The post Advice for Small Businesses Managing Remote Employees appeared first on Trujay: Migration & Integration Solutions. Part of this is due to the pandemic, and part of it has to do with the progression of technology. There are many benefits that can be obtained by letting employees telecommute.

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ChurnZero

AUGUST 6, 2021

As a Customer Success provider with our own fast-growing Customer Success team, we rounded up the best pieces of career advice from our Customer Success team members who know firsthand what it takes to hit the ground running in this role. Customer Success Blogs. There’s a deluge of wishy-washy, broad advice on the interwebs.

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SaaS Metrics

APRIL 16, 2021

The post LSAT: Tips and Advices for Preparation first appeared on SaaS Metrics. It is a test for admission to all American Bar Association (ABA) approved law schools, most Canadian law schools, and some non-ABA approved schools. LSAT scores are considered to be a.

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