Tom Tunguz
OCTOBER 9, 2013
One number investors use to benchmark SaaS startups across sectors and industries is sales efficiency. There are a handful of variants of this metric, sometimes called the magic number, but ultimately they all aim to provide some sense of the incremental revenue returned by sales and marketing investment.
OpenView Labs
NOVEMBER 30, 2021
In 2021 the ‘ Rule of 40’ died, according to our latest 2021 Financial & Operating Benchmarks report that launched last week. . The game has changed when it comes to recruiting. Start by tackling churn since expansion only takes you so far if you’re trying to expand fewer and fewer customers.
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The Angel VC
JUNE 25, 2015
For most SaaS startups, the VP of Sales (along with the VP of Marketing) is one of the most crucial hires they need to make. Unless you have a no/low touch sales model and you're growing virally (a.k.a. hunting rabbits or deer ) or a field sales team (a.k.a. hunting rabbits or deer ) or a field sales team (a.k.a.
SaaStr
JUNE 4, 2019
I actually worked in sales for five and a half years and that’s probably why I have tended to gravitate to B2B marketing. Worked as an AE and then a sales manager. Decided to go to business school, did that for a little bit and then came out in management consulting, a company. So, they’re a B2B piece.
Valuize Consulting
DECEMBER 7, 2021
Is it going to come from the Sales and Marketing budget, or General Administrative budget? Where does Sales, Support, Training & Education play and what does the handoff look like? Your charters must dictate how you hire as the skill sets you recruit need to align with, and complement, your charters.
OpenView Labs
DECEMBER 21, 2020
“The prevailing go-to-market structure for SaaS companies in the last decade is through an inside sales team. Virtually all inside sales teams were forced to go remote in mid-March and haven’t been back in the office since. Teams are starting to ramp back up, and the next chapter of inside sales is a little wild.
ChurnZero
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
“We think of ChurnZero as a leading technology provider in the important and burgeoning space of Customer Success, and why we see recognition like this award as a benchmark to live up to in delivering real business value to our customers.”. Promod Haque – Senior Managing Partner – Norwest Venture Partners.
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