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The Perils and Pitfalls of the “Been There, Done That” VP: Posers and Mercenaries

SaaStr

Sometimes it’s VP Sales (OK, often, this is the most common mishire — another post here on what a really great VPS can do for you, and how a poor one can wreck your company, coming). The #1 reason to do a start-up is Career Development. 1/ Want the best startup VP Sales candidates in the world? Only money.

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Report: The Top 7 Reasons Salespeople Lose Deals in 2022 (& How to Fix It)

Sales Hacker

In these challenging economic times, business as usual has been anything but – and like many sectors, B2B sales is in the midst of transition. A recent survey of B2B sales professionals commissioned by my company, Lusha, sheds light on the extent to which this critical industry is in a state of flux. 33% had poor sales demos.

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Kellblog Predictions for 2022

Kellblog

My point was that this is normal and healthy: you can long Miami and Austin without shorting Palo Alto which, by the way, would have been a bad idea in 2020. Kellblog Predictions for 2022. Well, here we go with our predictions for 2022. Florida, despite the hype , nudges out Oregon for fifth place. Tech bubble relents.

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The top five Customer Success webinars of 2022 from ChurnZero

ChurnZero

2022 was a tireless year. WIth that, here are ChurnZero’s top five most-attended and most-watched webinars from 2022. Get Dave’s rapid-fire takes on whether startups should track customer lifetime value, if time to value is actually worth monitoring, how to comp both sales and CS on expansion, and much more.

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Sequoia India: 22 Things We Learned from SaaStr Annual

SaaStr

22 Things We Learned at SaaStr 2022. India’s founders were out in full force at SaaStr 2022. Three key themes emerged: SaaS continues to be a fertile ground despite the 2022 ‘SaaS-acre’. Most companies expect to miss 2022 targets but it is far from a doomsday. . For those that didn’t attend – we got you covered.

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Getting SaaS Accounting and Financial Operations Right in 2022

SaaSOptics

Getting SaaS Accounting and Financial Operations Right in 2022. When transitioning to a SaaS model or developing a SaaS business, many companies utilize spreadsheets, disconnected systems, and other manual processes to manage their recurring revenue business. And this trend will continue. Spreadsheets are old news.

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Where Is Customer Success Headed in 2022?

ChurnZero

Where is Customer Success Headed in 2022? Businesses were forced to wise up to this fact during the pandemic when new sales shriveled. In this article, we share three Customer Success trends to look out for in 2022: NRR becomes red hot (watch out). How did you go bankrupt?” Bill asked. Two ways,” said Mike. NRR is your “friend”.