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Dharmesh Shah of HubSpot: From Day 0 to IPO. What Went to Plan. What Most Certainly Didn’t (Video, Podcast + Transcript)

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Co-founder and CTO Dharmesh Shah shared with us how they got there — and the top mistakes they made — just 3 quarters after their IPO. million in 2013 to $115.9 million in 2013 to $115.9 You guys are much more thoughtful around the metrics that you track and knowing that churn and retention is important.

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SaaStr Podcasts for the Week with Matrix Partners, ActiveCampaign, Insight Squared, and Dropbox — June 29, 2019

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Since 2013 with their transition to SaaS have grown to more than $50 million in ARR in less than five years, while maintaining profitability. Dave Kellogg is a leading technology executive, independent board member, advisor and angel investor. What are the 4 metrics that fundamentally matter in your business?

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SaaStr Podcast #364 with Figma Head of Sales Kyle Parrish

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I think you come in with some perceptions, like in San Francisco at that time, it was 2013 when we moved, Dropbox was a household name. Kyle Parrish: To reference that sales learning curve article that I mentioned earlier, I think for me early on, especially with our product, we’re selling to a technical audience.

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170+ Women in Sales Share Their Career-Defining Aha Moment

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Most recently, she held a variety of executive roles at Sailthru from 2013-2020, ultimately becoming the company’s Chief Revenue Officer. are just as critical as understanding the fundamental SaaS metrics such as LTV/CAC, payback, etc. “An entrepreneurial leader and advisor from a technology background. Nikki Ivey.

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