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The Funnel is Dead. Long Live the Flywheel. With Hubspot CEO Brian Halligan (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

The age-old sales funnel has worked fine for decades…until now. Why is the sales funnel alone, no longer an appropriate way of thinking about customers? Hilarie Koplow-McAdams – Venture Partner at NEA. Flaws are being exposed, and a new model is imminent. What will emerge to supplement or replace it?

Scale 109
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SaaStr Podcasts for the Week with Matrix Partners and EZPR — February 21, 2020

SaaStr

Prior to its July 2002 acquisition by Novell, SilverStream was a public company that had reached a revenue run rate in excess of $100M, with approximately 800 employees and offices in more than 20 countries around the world. And therefore, once you know that, how many single deals does a sales rep have to close in order to hit their quota?

Scale 196
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The Funnel is Dead. Long Live the Flywheel. With Hubspot CEO Brian Halligan (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

The age-old sales funnel has worked fine for decades…until now. Why is the sales funnel alone, no longer an appropriate way of thinking about customers? Hilarie Koplow-McAdams – Venture Partner at NEA. Flaws are being exposed, and a new model is imminent. What will emerge to supplement or replace it?

Scale 47
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A Step-by-Step Guide to Landing Your First Enterprise Client

SmartKarrot

It is a sign of development, showing that the business has effectively transitioned from an R&D organization dependent on venture capital to an autonomous, long-lasting enterprise. . Sales motion: A corporation’s method and strategies to market its goods. Quickly adapt during mergers and acquisitions.