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Micro Startup Acquisition: The Definitive Guide to Buying and Selling Small Startups

Neil Patel

Hike Labs was founded in 2014, and by 2015, Pinterest had swooped in and acquired the San Francisco-based mobile publishing startup. Micro teams can amplify a company’s productivity while getting rid of the learning curve which comes with new hires. The sale is direct between the seller and buyer. No middlemen.

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Disrupting the Desk Phone: How and Why We Made a $50M Acquisition with Dialpad (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

With one startup acquired by Yahoo in 2005, another acquired by Google in 2007 and a background as an M&A lawyer, Craig’s perspective on M&A is insightful for any startup founder looking to acquire another company. The first engineer that I sat next to … And I was in sales. How do we make them successful?

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Learning to Love the Art of Sales (As a Technical Founder) with Ross Mason, Founder of MuleSoft (Europa Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

At our inaugural SaaStr Europa last June, podcast host-with-the-most Harry Stebbings sat down with MuleSoft Founder and CTO Ross Mason to discuss the organization’s sales strategy, building a strong company culture, how to think about international expansion, and much more. It came from pretty humble beginnings.

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The 18 Outstanding Speakers at SaaStock LatAm 2019

SaaStock

Its focus is on businesses in Big Data, mobile, and SaaS. The company’s best-selling book, Predictable Revenue , details the hugely successful outbound process and sales created specifically for Salesforce. Starting as VP of Sales, in less than two years he became CEO. Talk: SaaS.City Bootcamp: Sales Leadership.

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Evolution of Customer Success: Past, Present, and Future

SmartKarrot

1995 – 2000: The Rise of Customer-Centric Business Outlook 2000 – 2005: Customer Relationship Management and Marketing Automation Platforms 2005 – 2010: Automation and Marketing plugs in Engagement and Sales. The Customer Success Funnel SaaS and Mobile Apps Cloud and its Phenomenal Impacts.

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The Midas List Live (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

So that was wearables mobile, we don’t yet know what the next platform is going to be. Just the other day concept to me that they feel like they have to stay remote to stay ahead in this game and to be able to hire the very best lists a players in industry. And then they went out for their actual IPO in 2005, 2006 timeframe.

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8 B2B SaaS Marketing Tactics to Try in 2021 [Ft. Hubspot, Neil Patel, Kontentino & More!]

User Pilot

Companies with VC backing and high growth spend 50% more on sales and twice as much on marketing vs. lower growth equity-backed companies. The first thing you need to know to craft a successful marketing plan is…what your users “hire” your product for. Does it help marketing managers publish posts faster? The hustle Saa.

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