SaaStr

JUNE 4, 2019

For the content marketers and those interested in content marketing, SaaStr kicked off the new Grow with Quora podcast with a deep dive on how we went from 2m to 45m views. The post New Podcast with Quora: “Going From 2 to 45 Million Views in 5 Years” appeared first on SaaStr. or on iTunes here.

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Neil Patel

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

For some of you, Quora might be your next best lead-generation hack. Maybe you’re new to Quora or have never even heard of it. So let’s take a moment to talk about exactly what Quora is. What is Quora? Quora is kind of a social media platform, but it’s far different from most. Why is Quora Good For Lead Gen?

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Ryan Berg

MARCH 14, 2022

While marketing teams around the world struggle to get traction with rehashed blog content, sites like Quora and StackOverflow quietly generate billions of visits from user generated question and answer content. In January 2022 Quora alone generated 523 million visits from search.

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Ryan Berg

MARCH 14, 2022

While marketing teams around the world struggle to get traction with rehashed blog content, sites like Quora and StackOverflow quietly generate billions of visits from user generated question and answer content. In January 2022 Quora alone generated 523 million visits from search.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

More here: Secrets to Closing Your First 6 Figure Deal (Video + Transcript) | SaaStr View original question on quora The post Dear SaaStr: When Is It Too Soon to Target Enterprise Customers in SaaS? But you have to meet your commitments and promises to them fairly soon after the deal closes. appeared first on SaaStr.

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SaaStr

MARCH 14, 2024

View original question on quora The post Dear SaaStr: How Can You Land Big Customers If You’re a New Startup No One Has Heard Of? No spam, no random mass cadences. Call and email the exact buyer, and aim high. If it’s an acute problem for them and the pitch is amazing — you’ll probably hear back. Often fast. appeared first on SaaStr.

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Andreessen Horowitz

MARCH 20, 2024

CEO of Quora Adam D’Angelo discusses how building infrastructure for creators can democratize AI with a16z general partner David George. [01:07] So I first got interested in social networking, and then, through my experience at Quora, we started out with a product that was entirely human-driven. David George: Sure. Yeah, of course.

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SaaStr

OCTOBER 24, 2022

So this is a simple post, it would almost do better as a Quora answer, if folks still really read Quora. But I thought it was worth writing up, because what’s happening on Twitter and the internet these days is confusing on many levels. And one of the most confusing thing is that: Many of the best SaaS and Cloud companies.

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The Marketing & Growth Hacking Publication

MARCH 10, 2019

The Most Common Mistakes You Should Avoid On Quora The ability to create an entire new world for someone else is incredible. Quora is one such platform for all its members to share their thought processes, experiences and ideas with everyone. Quora has encouraged everyone to find the writer in them. Write more and promote less.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 29, 2022

Quora, down 13%. We have 70,000,000+ total views on Quora and 1000s of amazing answers and pieces of content, but it’s mission has changed and it just doesn’t drive the internal engagement on Quora, or the traffic to SaaStr, it used to. Quora was our community, and it was wonderful. Medium, down 28%.

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SaaStr

OCTOBER 13, 2023

So there are a lot of ways to follow our content, from the OG blog of course, to YouTube with the best speakers in SaaS, to our #1 most downloaded SaaStr podcast , to 250,000 followers on Twitter er X , to even Quora for the SaaStr old timers , to our incredible live, free Workshop Wednesdays each week where you can ask your top questions live to (..)

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

A little more here: The 7 Best Pieces of Business Advice I Was Given | SaaStr The 7 Best Pieces of Business Advice I Was Ever Given View original question on quora The post Dear SaaStr: What’s The Most Influential Piece of Feedback You’ve Received From a Boss or Coworker? So now, when appropriate, it’s the #1 piece I try to give.

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Sales Hacker

MAY 18, 2018

The post How Sales & Marketing Leaders Can Leverage LinkedIn, Medium, and Quora For Lead Generation appeared first on Sales Hacker.

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 31, 2022

At the same time, some channels that founders used to connect a lot on, like Quora, have declined. Our podcast quietly has become the #1 most downloads in SaaS. We have over 15,000 founders and execs on SaaStr University. But thanks in large part to the magic of SEO and our newsletter, the SaaStr Blog continues to grow.

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SaaStr

JULY 3, 2023

View original question on quora The post Dear SaaStr: When Should You Hire Your First Demand Generation Marketer in SaaS? Defined as someone that will at least bring in as much new revenue as they cost, to start. appeared first on SaaStr.

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SaaStr

JULY 3, 2022

View original question on quora. But — most smart folks can find an entry level sales job. Finding an entry level engineering job, an entry level design job, etc. is much harder without the right experience. The post Dear SaaStr: Is It Worth Working as a Sales Rep? appeared first on SaaStr.

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 28, 2021

View original question on quora. If the LinkedIn is great, the IQ is there, she/he knows all the buzzwords … but you’re just not sure they can sell your product today … probably, move on. The post Dear SaaStr: What’s the #1 Most Important Thing To Look For In Your First Sales Rep? appeared first on SaaStr.

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SaaStr

MAY 22, 2021

View original question on quora. But to get off the ground, if you hire a vet you believe in, the customers will too. If she’s done a good job at the ACV of your largest customers … that will be a huge upgrade from an all reactive / support model. The post Dear SaaStr: Who Should I Hire First to Get Customer Success Going?

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SaaStr

JULY 2, 2021

and: View original question on quora. Mostly, experience selling at your target price point solves for the trade-offs here. Don’t expect your VPS to be great at all the aspects of sales. More here: [link]. Overall on the topic, more here: [link].

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 25, 2021

After almost 60,000,000 views on Quora, the top #2, #4, #14, and #17 answers are all about how much money CEOs and founders ma ke. And not just “exit” money but salary. Salary is a means to an end for great founders, nothing more. Money matters of course. But it’s not a good enough reason to start a start-up.

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SaaStr

OCTOBER 27, 2020

View original question on quora. A “head” of product that hasn’t done at least some of it before won’t command that respect. You can’t go too junior here. Better to spend an extra $0Xk a year here, and a few more shares, to get the hire you really need. The post How do you decide between hiring a VP or Director/Manager of Product?

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SaaStr

MARCH 17, 2022

We have 450,000 followers on Quora. So much has changed since then: We’re coming up on the 8th SaaStr Annual. We now get 200,000 downloads on our podcast. Take a listen!! Catch up on 1,000s of answers ! . We have 250,000 followers on LinkedIn. Yes, engagement has taken off there. We have 170,000 followers on Twitter.

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SaaStr

JULY 26, 2021

View original question on quora. In that case, hire someone to do sales for you before you’ve even closed 10 customers yourself. But it’s super risky. How can you figure out who to hire, if you can’t even close 10 customers yourself? Really … you can’t. appeared first on SaaStr.

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SaaStr

JULY 4, 2021

From 2013: I was asked on Quora why I recently invested in Pipedrive. Quora: Why did Jason M. It’s interesting to see how a unicorn is created 7.25 years after a venture invesment by looking back at that very first check. I also made a lot of mistakes on this investment I’ll share in another post.

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SaaStr

OCTOBER 27, 2021

View original question on quora. Even at little team SaaStr, we “know” we are too big for Salesforce Essentials ($25) and too small for Enterprise. Professional is the “right” edition for us. And indeed, it is what we pay for … with little protest or drama … even though it is hardly cheap. The post Should You Have Pricing Tiers?

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SaaStr

JULY 23, 2019

So about 6 months ago, Quora launched a new core feature into beta, “Spaces” Space is basically a feed for content around a topic, but can easily incorporate content from other sources. That’s compared to 44,883 followers on our Quora Answers in 6+ years. But what did we learn? Terrible performance.

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SaaStr

AUGUST 24, 2022

View original question on quora. And if it’s core to the business and then think they have time, Build is probably best. You don’t have to be first to market to win. (Of Of course, buying someone else’s code base, team, baggage, etc. does come with a lot of taxes). appeared first on SaaStr.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

More on this topic and related ones from SaaStr Annual : View original question on quora. If I hadn’t done this in both of my startups … if I hadn’t used what seemed like a “one-off” request from a big dollar customer to rework the timeline of my roadmap … I would have failed. appeared first on SaaStr.

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SaaStr

AUGUST 22, 2023

View original question on quora The post Dear SaaStr: As a CEO, Who is The Most Talented Founder You Have Ever Met? I saw the exact same when I met the CEOs of Intercom, Gusto and others very early. Add the ability to see the future to incredible drive and a great team … and you can’t be stopped. You just can’t. appeared first on SaaStr.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 11, 2020

But we also wanted to track engagement on Quora more closely. there’s a reason you see so many videos there … on Quora , the game and algorithm have changed. Quora has grown 100x since we started answering SaaS questions there back in 2012-2013, and on a relative basis, other content is being promoted more.

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 31, 2020

View original question on quora. Identify her real problem in your space — if there is one. Deliver it for her. Solve her problem. And that budget may just come from somewhere, somehow. The post The Most Common Objection in SaaS Sales is “Not Right Now” appeared first on SaaStr.

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SaaStr

JUNE 3, 2021

Recently we did a great AMA-style “Quora Session” You can see the whole list of questions and answers here. One fundamental question asked was What Everyone Should Know Before Starting a SaaS Company.

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SaaStr

MARCH 19, 2020

View original question on quora. So hire 1 person to handle the Clients from Hell. Someone tough ??. More here: Don’t Fire Your “Worst” Customers. Hire Them a Psychiatrist Instead. The post How do I deal with “clients from hell”? appeared first on SaaStr.

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SaaStr

MARCH 30, 2020

View original question on quora. They get your customers and prospects together, sharing learnings and best practices. More here: Got 100 Customers? Believe It Or Not, It’s Time for Your First User Conference | SaaStr. The post How do you build strong relationships with customers? appeared first on SaaStr.

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SaaStr

APRIL 3, 2021

View original question on quora. You have to channel this, and be careful how often you burden others with this superpower, however. Otherwise, you can quickly overwhelm the team here. The post 5 Things That Change Once You Are a Founder-CEO appeared first on SaaStr.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

View original question on quora. Then, and only then, provide real opinions on where the product should go. Once you have data to back those opinions up. Not just “Here’s How We Did It At My Last Company.”. The post Where Should a New Product Owner Focus in Their First 30 Days? appeared first on SaaStr.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

View original question on quora. In fact, they are deeply passionate about using it. It’s often their favorite app. And it’s actually kind of expensive. But — no one cares. That’s magic. The post What is your opinion about Airtable? appeared first on SaaStr.

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