Tom Tunguz
FEBRUARY 7, 2019
Before we’d leave campus - Christmas vacation or spring break or summer vacation - our rowing coach would tell us, “You’re either getting faster or you’re getting slower. There’s no such thing as staying the same.” It was his way of inspiring us to train hard during those times. I’ve never forgotten it. More recently I came across two math equations that confers the same idea, with a twist.
The Daily Egg
FEBRUARY 7, 2019
“If I’m not sleeping, then I’m active on Shopify.” Does that quote sound like something you’d say? Recently, we announced the addition of Crazy Egg to the Shopify App store. We talked a little bit about why we were so psyched about the launch; namely, that a lot of you use Shopify daily to run […] The post Pro Tips For Growing Your Ecommerce Store appeared first on The Daily Egg.
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Intercom, Inc.
FEBRUARY 7, 2019
How do you put a box around a product that defies categorization? How do you name an all-in-one solution for a plethora of problems, which – until now – have required individual tools? It’s a nearly impossible task, but Shishir Mehrotra and his team at Coda have set out reimagine documents, spreadsheets, and apps in a way that undoes 40 years of blind fealty to Microsoft Office and its predecessors.
Incredo
FEBRUARY 7, 2019
According to Standish Group’s Chaos Report , the reason behind the delay in 94% of software development projects is that the programmers need to redevelop from scratch over and over again.
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Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?
Tom Tunguz
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
As you start to go to market, there are two things to prioritize from early customers that matter more than cash. Feedback and marketing rights. The feedback matters for obvious reasons. The product is early; customer feedback will help you hew the raw granite of your initial product into shape. The second may not be so obvious. Every prospect championing a software purchase will be asked by the opponents of the sale and decision-makers : “Who else is using the software?
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Intercom, Inc.
FEBRUARY 6, 2019
As a product-first company, new product launches are a core part of Intercom’s DNA – which means there’s always an abundance of juicy launches for us product marketers to work on. Given our cadence of launches and updates, we’ve developed a pretty well-oiled launch machine over the past few years. Yet, as we’ve grown, we’re having to evolve our approach to deal with new challenges: We’re shipping more than ever – both smaller updates and big, high-impact features and products.
Predictable Revenue
FEBRUARY 7, 2019
On this edition of The Predictable Revenue Podcast, co-host Collin Stewart welcomes Lloyed Lobo, veteran entrepreneur and conference facilitator. The post How to maximize your SaaStr (and other conferences!) ROI with Boast Capital’s Lloyed Lobo appeared first on Predictable Revenue.
Tom Tunguz
FEBRUARY 7, 2019
As you build out your startup’s financial model for 2019, a key component will be the hiring plan. You’ll need to calculate the number of managers and individual contributors to achieve your goals. But don’t forget to plan for mishires. You will make mistakes hiring people. We all do and it’s part of the process of building a company. Someone looks great on paper but isn’t a culture fit.
The Daily Egg
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
Interaction design is all the rage with B2B digital marketers and audiences alike. If you’re not familiar with interaction design or IxD, you should know that the term interaction design was first coined by Bill Verplank and Bill Moggridge back in the mid-80s. The pair coined that term from a different term used by computer […] The post Interaction Design Guide: How to Do IxD in 7 Easy to Follow Steps appeared first on The Daily Egg.
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Intercom, Inc.
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
A few months ago, I moved from one business area within Intercom to another, and in the process, I began to manage an existing team. Taking over such a team is always a challenge – the cogs are already spinning, everyone has probably formed opinions about you, you don’t have deep context about anything and usually there is no time to slow down. The process has taught me quite a bit about the dynamics of managing an existing team, so let me share some thoughts on what’s important, and what’s not
Unbounce
FEBRUARY 7, 2019
Landing page SEO is a tricky proposition. Landing pages are potent tools to convert readers into customers, but the way most are designed is hardly SEO friendly. Think about it. A landing page aims to direct readers down a specific path, focusing them on your call to action without offering other distractions. But optimizing a web page for search engines requires more content, more links, more calls to action.
Tom Tunguz
FEBRUARY 5, 2019
The first wave of SaaS is 20 years old. Today, the SaaS model dominates. But we’re seeing the emergence of a different type of next-generation software company. A new wave of companies that is responding to the changing needs of customers by innovating their architecture. Very simply, they liberate the database from the application. In license software, the database ran alongside the application on-prem.
SaaStr
FEBRUARY 8, 2019
Welcome to Episode 210! Bridget Gleason is VP of Sales @ Logz.io, the startup that uses predictive analytics and machine learning to provide monitoring, troubleshooting and security. To date, Logz have raised over $45m in funding from the likes of Openview, 83North and Vintage just to name a few. As for Bridget, she has the most incredible track record.
Speaker: Timothy Chan, PhD., Head of Data Science
Are you ready to move beyond the basics and take a deep dive into the cutting-edge techniques that are reshaping the landscape of experimentation? 🌐 From Sequential Testing to Multi-Armed Bandits, Switchback Experiments to Stratified Sampling, Timothy Chan, Data Science Lead, is here to unravel the mysteries of these powerful methodologies that are revolutionizing how we approach testing.
SaaStock
FEBRUARY 7, 2019
On this month’s episode of the Struggle, Alex speaks with Yesware co-founder and chairman of the Board, Matthew Bellows. He interviewed him a year ago for another episode of the SaaS Revolution Show where the focus was on the part of the story that showcased Yesware’s success to date. Today they take a step back and, in the spirit of The Struggle, chat about the myriad of struggles that Matthew has been through, that isn’t often discussed, on the way to that success.
Agile Payments
FEBRUARY 5, 2019
How can an ACH Transfer API help your business or SaaS? An ACH Transfer API provides an additional payment option: Using the ACH network allows a business to debit or credit checking and savings accounts.
Intercom, Inc.
FEBRUARY 7, 2019
Today, we’re launching our app for the Microsoft Outlook calendar , which makes it easier than ever to book meetings with leads and customers, so you can sell more, faster. Sales meetings are a critical step in your sales funnel, whether you’re focused on closing deals with qualified leads and target accounts or increasing revenue from existing customers.
Trint
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
We're flooded by video everywhere we look. We get our news through television and online video. Viral video clips come and go each week. We even watch TV shows and movies from our mobile devices. But it can be easy to forget just how much goes into the production of all this video content , including the time and effort it takes to record the video and the long, arduous hours spent in the editing room.
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Explore how integrated payment strategies impact investor and buyer evaluations. Payments are more than a feature — they’re a key to long-term success and market differentiation. They help SaaS companies offer seamless user experiences and efficient operations. Investors and strategic buyers assess these integrated payment strategies as a measure of a company's growth potential and sustainability.
Neil Patel
FEBRUARY 5, 2019
Facebook engagement is easier and more valuable than you ever imagined. I found this out the hard way. At one point, I was spending hundreds of thousands of dollars a month on Facebook Ads. Sure, I was getting some huge successes. But I was also wasting a ton of money. For example, I once spent $400,000 on Facebook fan page likes. I still feel dumb for that one… The engagement just wasn’t there.
Unbounce
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
If you’re a digital marketer in 2019, people are expecting a lot from you. Your laundry list of goals for the year ahead probably includes a bit of everything: boosting organic traffic, refining paid ads, generating more leads, optimizing content for conversions, and maybe sacrificing a goat or two to the SEO gods. (#HailGoogle). It’s enough to make anyone feel a little overwhelmed.
Andreessen Horowitz
FEBRUARY 5, 2019
Throughout China, Allen Zhang is known as the “father of WeChat” Zhang’s public persona has much the same cultural importance and weight as the American legacy of Steve Jobs.
OpenView Labs
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
Investors look closely at retention rates as a signal of customer health, product stickiness, competitive differentiation and pricing power. Happy customers are the best long-term store of value at your disposal. They drive word-of-mouth adoption, demonstrate credibility with prospects in the sales cycle, and fuel continued innovation. Retention rates – particularly net dollar retention – also strongly predict a SaaS company’s growth rate.
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Start-ups & SMBs launching products quickly must bundle dashboards, reports, & self-service analytics into apps. Customers expect rapid value from your product (time-to-value), data security, and access to advanced capabilities. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) tools can provide valuable data analysis capabilities, but they have a barrier to entry that can stop small and midsize businesses from capitalizing on them.
Chargebee
FEBRUARY 8, 2019
SaaS churn is a lot like Las Meninas, an iconic painting by Diego Velazquez which was reinterpreted by Pablo Picasso in 58 different ways, each interpretation more abstract than the previous one.
ProfitWell
FEBRUARY 6, 2019
On this episode of the ProfitWell Report, Max Faingezicht , Chief Technology Officer at ThriveHive , is curious to know how work-life balance impacts company growth. Is there really a big impact? To answer this question, we’re going to look at the growth rates of just under four hundred companies across a myriad of spaces in the context of how their founders approach work life balance and hobbies.
Andreessen Horowitz
FEBRUARY 8, 2019
Artificial intelligence has not only become an international arms race, competition has now heated up as companies look to adopt machine learning/deep learning at an unprecedented pace.
Totango
FEBRUARY 7, 2019
You should adopt a “time invested equals benefits gained” approach with your SaaS renewal best practices. With a focus on lifetime customer success rather than on quick revenue raising, you can turn your renewal process into a celebration of an ongoing partnership. It’s a customer-centered approach that reflects the broader economy we currently operate under, one where the customer expects individualized treatment.
As companies strive to boost revenue, deliver customer value, and stay competitive, they are increasingly embracing the potential of usage-based pricing.
Nimble - Sales
FEBRUARY 6, 2019
The Modern Workplace 365 is a five-part series designed to help small to midsize business teams and lean startups understand the megatrends reshaping customer and employee experiences in order to thrive. In the first post, Why Small Businesses Need to Digitally Transform into the Modern Workplace, we introduce the benefits, challenges, and opportunities of […].
Divestopedia
FEBRUARY 5, 2019
Are you selling your business? Is your network on board? Are you ready? And what comes next? Find out what you need to do to properly prepare yourself for this life-altering decision.
Andreessen Horowitz
FEBRUARY 7, 2019
The role of the healer is an ancient calling as old as humanity itself. Human skeletons dating back as far as 6500 BC bear the scars of medical interventions including, incredibly, brain surgery.
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