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Memories of the bad old days

The SaaS Garage

And no, this gatherng was not triggered by the current crisis but, needless to mention, we did spend some time mingling about the “bad old tmes” of the post Sept. Unfortunately a lot of less experienced 2001+ founders were far to optimistic in their planning, anticipating recovery within 8 – 12 months. Dos and pot.

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Memories of the bad old days

The SaaS Garage

And no, this gatherng was not triggered by the current crisis but, needless to mention, we did spend some time mingling about the “bad old tmes” of the post Sept. Unfortunately a lot of less experienced 2001+ founders were far to optimistic in their planning, anticipating recovery within 8 – 12 months. Dos and pot.

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Is Your Sales Organization Ready for a Recession?

OPEXEngine

Record inflation, supply chain shocks, volatile energy prices, and rising interest rates have raised the risk of recession in most countries. In the 2001 recession, total sales for the S&P 500 declined by 9% from its pre-recession peak to its trough 18 months later—almost a year after the recession officially ended.

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SaaStr Podcasts for the Week with Fmr. CEO of Host Analytics and CEO of Namely — Jun 14, 2019

SaaStr

Finally pre-Salesforce, Dave was CEO @ MarkLogic where he grew the team from 40 to 240 and revenues from $0 to an $80m revenue run rate. Does Dave agree that if the money is on the table founding teams should take it? What are the clear differences between a good book and a bad book? Who is involved? How long does it take?

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Erika Hall on the importance of conversation in design

Intercom, Inc.

With so many moving parts in the creation process, from visual design to content or front-end development, what’s the one universal model all of these can apply to ensure the interaction in the end is more human and humane than machine-like? I know the workshops at Mule Design have taken off. Conversation is the original interface.

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Q&A with Maria Pergolino, Anthony Kennada, Aaron Ross and Jason Lemkin (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

Aaron : Well, also, as someone who went through this, especially like the 2000, 2001 times. If something bad happens, you’re going to have to cut your burn, probably. There is one thing, I love this quote and it’s a little bit of a crude quote, not that it’s bad language-. Aaron : No. Do you try and fix them?

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10 key lessons SaaStock18 attendees picked up

SaaStock

Which is why you should sign up for the 2 for 1 Insider Sale and get two people for the price of one. Black Holes: these are ideas that take up a lot of company effort while offering poor ROI. Work on developing your brand. He’d been in SaaS since 2001 and had worked in every role from salesperson, leader, founder, and CEO.

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