SaaStr

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Join us at SaaStr Annual 2020. I’m going to talk for 10 or 15 minutes first. Join Aaron Ross, Predictable Revenue Co-CEO for a Q&A session. He discusses four areas you can make more revenue in your business, how to build out your sales team, how to nail your niche, utilizing sales specialization and more. Me neither.

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SaaStr

AUGUST 12, 2022

I think it’s a challenge to folks that think we are in some sort of terrible downturn for SaaS and cloud. While Azure and Google Cloud grew at record rates, Shopify for example, its SaaS business only grew 10% last quarter. And then I’ll answer your question, even radically a bit different than what we’re used to.

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SaaStock

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Latin America is undergoing a digital transformation, and the SaaS community is exploding as a result. The SaaStock team will be landing in São Paulo to run the region’s first Pan-Latin American SaaS conference, SaaStock LatAm. Its focus is on businesses in Big Data, mobile, and SaaS. Our agenda is a reflection of the ecosystem.

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SaaStr

MAY 27, 2020

And as you’ll notice, all the way from middle of January to middle of February, the markets didn’t seem to notice. February 22nd, all of that changed and the markets plummeted. That has created a market bottom for now. In revenue, the US government takes in 3.5 Maybe you want to launch a business.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 21, 2020

Justin Welsh, former SVP of Sales at PatientPop explains how he started in SaaS in 2009 as the second sales hire at Zocdoc. Justin used Sales Culture to grow a successful PatientPop team to 140 employees and 55 million in revenue. Join us at SaaStr Annual 2020. Want to see more content like this? FULL TRANSCRIPT BELOW.

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Kellblog

JANUARY 2, 2024

The problem with buyer’s markets is that sellers can often wait — and it seems many have. Well, it’s that time of year again, time for my annual predictions post, now in its tenth incarnation. As per my custom, let’s review my 2023 predictions before presenting those for 2024. Please remember that I do these for fun and fun alone.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

In Today’s Episode We Discuss: * How Rob made his way into the world of SaaS as a product manager and how that led to his founding Salsify over 8 years ago. * How does Rob think about the bundled vs unbundled thesis within SaaS? When is it right for SaaS companies to turn down potential customers? When is the right time?

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Tom Tunguz

MARCH 17, 2015

Leads are the lifeblood of every SaaS company. As a SaaS startup grows, the limiting factor of the business quickly becomes demand generation. Can the marketing team generate enough leads for the inside sales team to attain their monthly quota? Below are the five marketing channels I’ve observed at SaaS companies.

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SaaStr

MARCH 10, 2020

Ben Braverman explains how Flexport entered a competitive market with a unique model and continues to grow. Join us at SaaStr Annual 2020. When they pay us to do that, we give them access to a best in class software platform. Rely on your success, know you are doing something right and scale faster.

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Upscope

JANUARY 5, 2020

When an engineer turned marketer helps position multiple companies to grow from, for example, $2 million to $70 million in 18 months, it's time to listen. Below we'll cover what positioning in marketing is, why you should RTFM of April Dunford's book and give you 10 positioning examples and a couple of links to templates.

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Point Nine Land

JUNE 18, 2023

Everything you always wanted to know about cohort analysis (but were afraid to ask) Back in 2012, I wrote a blog post titled “Know your user cohorts” , which began like this: “One of the most important tools to better understand the usage of a web application — or a service, a game or a mobile app, it doesn’t matter — is a cohort analysis.

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How To Buy Saas

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Email marketing is hands down one of the best tried and tested marketing strategies to ensure that your products and services reach your target audience. Amazon SES is one of the most budget-friendly options in the market, but we also have Amazon SES alternatives as some very effective options. What is Amazon SES?

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Sales Hacker

AUGUST 4, 2023

This is when startups were for nerds, and Ivy League grads were still going straight into investment banking instead of SaaS sales. There was demand for this knowledge, as well as an inflection point in the market. I started writing about my sales hacks on my first blog, maxtalkshacks.com. Buckle up, it’s a pretty wild journey.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 28, 2020

Join us at SaaStr Annual 2020. And then, we ripped it out and Aaron went and talked to some of the top SaaS companies from today and added the case studies. Maria is one of the top SaaS leaders in marketing, just finished up the CMO Vanna plan, which IPOed. Want to see more content like this? FULL TRANSCRIPT BELOW.

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SaaStr

JULY 8, 2020

And not only is Aileen one of the investors that many of us all look up to-. I think it gives us a perspective that maybe we don’t get in some other places, in addition to many great investments over the years. It’s another reason just to take their money as an aside [crosstalk 00:02:58]. Aileen Lee: Oh, God.

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SaaStr

JULY 15, 2020

Jason Lemkin: … For a bunch of reasons. I don’t know what’s going on but I knew I wanted someone that would tell us exactly how it is, speak with data, be unvarnished and have enough wins both operationally as investor under his or her belt to not hide anything, just to share it how it is. So pop into the Q and A.

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ProfitWell

MARCH 24, 2020

The products that subscription businesses sell are usually consumables or licensed products that can only be used for a finite amount of time. Software-as-a-subscription (SaaS), is the go-to business model for software. Software-as-a-subscription (SaaS), is the go-to business model for software. What is a subscription company?

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SaaStr

JULY 1, 2020

I’ll do some background before we start and let us get up into the quadruple digits, but please grab a coffee, join us. Ask us all the questions. Jason Lemkin: I’ll give folks just a minute to come back. Never mind, I guess we can start right now. A little bit of a bit of bump. Sorry about that, everybody.

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SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

As for Ryan, prior to G2 he was Senior Director of Global Marketing at Hubspot where among many other achievements, he scaled HubSpot’s marketing-generated sales revenue by 330% year-over-year. What are the core differences when comparing marketing functions at the likes of Salesforce to smaller companies like G2?

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Jason Green, Emergence Capital Founder, and General Partner moderates a discussion with Janine Pelosi, Zoom Head of Marketing and Online Business and Tolithia Kornweibel, Gusto Head of Marketing. Join us at SaaStr Annual 2020. Tolithia Kornweibel | Head of Marketing @ Gusto. So first of all, thank you both for joining us.

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SaaStr

JUNE 10, 2020

The true test of marketers. Marketing leaders must focus their teams on the areas that will drive revenue while they cut costs – the biggest impact for the business. So very new and fresh for all of us. So I think a ten-second background on us and what we do. It’s unlike anything many of us have faced.

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SaaStr

JUNE 12, 2020

Zapier is a global remote company that allows end-users to integrate the web applications they use. If you would like to find out more about the show and the guests presented, you can follow us on Twitter here: Jason Lemkin. It turns out cleverness is not a great marketing strategy. This interview was recorded in February 2020.

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ProfitWell

MARCH 24, 2020

The products that subscription businesses sell are usually consumables or licensed products that can only be used for a finite amount of time. Software-as-a-subscription (SaaS), is the go-to business model for software. Software-as-a-subscription (SaaS), is the go-to business model for software. What is a subscription company?

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SaaStr

AUGUST 7, 2020

359: The Secrets to Vertical Growth, What it Really Takes to Build a $1B SaaS Company with Matt Garratt, SVP, Managing Partner @ Salesforce Ventures, Trisha Price, Chief Product Officer @ nCino and David Schmaier, CEO & Founder @ Vlocity. So, very excited to have both of you with us today, and thank you so much for making the time.

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Incredo

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Do you know what role your SaaS product reviews can play in your business success? The truth is – product reviews can help you in a number of ways and even be crucial in your sales process. We will also provide you with a bonus checklist and introduce you to 7 SaaS founders & managers who know how to work with reviews.

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All that Saas

JULY 8, 2021

In this roundup, we are going to talk about some of the best email marketing services and software on the market for effective delivery, automated marketing, and increased outreach & sales. Want to improve your digital marketing? Email marketing is considered to be one of the most effective marketing strategies.

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SmartKarrot

MAY 11, 2022

The first lesson a B2B SaaS (Software as a Service) marketer learns about account-based marketing tactics is that you cannot possibly target each customer in your niche. This is the hard truth of account-based marketing strategy. Develop and execute targeted marketing for key accounts. The answer is quite simple.

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SaaSOptics

AUGUST 16, 2018

Thank you for joining us today. Thank you for joining us today. We’re going to be talking about building a roadmap for early stage SaaS growth. I know our attendees today are excited to hear from you, Brian and Ari, on building a roadmap for early stage SaaS growth. Length: 45-60 minutes . Thanks, Marissa.

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SaaStr

OCTOBER 25, 2019

In Today’s Episode We Discuss: * How Liat made her way into the world of SaaS and came to be VP of Customer Engagement at one of Silicon Valley’s hottest startups in Airtable. If you would like to find out more about the show and the guests presented, you can follow us on Twitter here: Jason Lemkin. Loving our podcast content?

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SaaSOptics

AUGUST 16, 2018

Thank you for joining us today. Thank you for joining us today. We’re going to be talking about building a roadmap for early stage SaaS growth. I know our attendees today are excited to hear from you, Brian and Ari, on building a roadmap for early stage SaaS growth. Length: 45-60 minutes . Thanks, Marissa.

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SaaSOptics

AUGUST 16, 2018

Thank you for joining us today. Thank you for joining us today. We’re going to be talking about building a roadmap for early stage SaaS growth. I know our attendees today are excited to hear from you, Brian and Ari, on building a roadmap for early stage SaaS growth. Length: 45-60 minutes. Marissa Martin: 00:02:38.

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Unbounce

JUNE 16, 2020

I think channel distribution is one of the most promising and untapped acquisition channels for SaaS?—?especially especially for SMB SaaS startups. Today, small and medium SaaS businesses are discovering the power of using partners to help sell their products. Why should I build a partner program for my SaaS business?

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Intercom, Inc.

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

In 2012, looking to build something of his own, Patrick founded ProfitWell , a suite of products to help SaaS companies grow by optimizing pricing, reducing churn, and getting accurate revenue reporting. It’s precisely the success of that integration that often dictates the success of the overall acquisition.

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Neil Patel

JANUARY 2, 2019

So, you head to all of the marketing blogs to learn how to fix this, but for the life of you, your traffic won’t go up no matter which tactic you leverage. I am also not going to give you advice that is extremely time-consuming, like writing blog posts, as you’ll also be running your business at the same time. Of course not!

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 7, 2021

If you do something constructive with your doubt, and use it to advance yourself, it can be an asset. That company only lasted another year before they were out of business, so it was a poor use of my energy, time, and being away from my family – a lesson I work to pass on to others new in roles today. Anything less is failure.

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ChurnZero

JUNE 3, 2022

What makes us so sure of this during these times of considerable ambiguity? To dig into what makes CS indispensable to SaaS, ChurnZero CEO You Mon Tsang joined the Digital Disrupted podcast. To dig into what makes CS indispensable to SaaS, ChurnZero CEO You Mon Tsang joined the Digital Disrupted podcast.

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ChurnZero

JUNE 3, 2022

What makes us so sure of this during these times of considerable ambiguity? To dig into what makes CS indispensable to SaaS, ChurnZero CEO You Mon Tsang joined the Digital Disrupted podcast. There’s a good reason to do it. From optional to all-important, Customer Success has come a long way in the last decade.

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