SaaStr

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Check out this week’s top blog posts, podcasts, and videos: Top Blog Posts This Week: Pitchbook: VC Returns Are at a 10+ Year Low 10+ Actionable Things You Can Do To Scale Faster In The Early Days The #1 Reason CMOs Fail 10+ Signs of a Mediocre Hire The $100,000,000 Valuation: The Last Stop Before “IPO or Bust” Top Podcasts This Week: 1.

Management 256

Management Acquisition Startup Scaling 256

SaaStr

APRIL 20, 2024

Marketing hackers, sales hackers, product hackers. Will AI let ICs do more, with fewer managers? The Role of AI in Marketing AI can enhance the customer experience by allowing marketers to own more of the customer journey and provide real-time product demonstrations. "We all need more hackers on our team. And so much more!

Sales Hiring 279

Sales Hiring Startup Marketing Technical Review 279

Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Over the past few years Intercom’s customer base has grown considerably beyond the startup and product-focused readership we initially focused on with Inside Intercom. We still love that audience, but we now offer products for sales , marketing and support teams and have been going deep on those topics as well. Time to kill the blog.

Sales Hiring 162

Sales Hiring Scale Social Media Content Marketing 162

SaaStr

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Check out this week’s top blog posts, podcasts, and videos: Top Blog Posts This Week: Pitchbook: VC Returns Are at a 10+ Year Low The Cloud 100’s 2023 Growth Rate Has Plummeted From 100% in 2022 to 55% Today. SaaStr 690: From $5M to $100M: How to Scale a Multi-Product Startup with Lattice CEO Jack Altman  5.

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Startup Acquisition Cloud Scaling 253

Neil Patel

MARCH 12, 2021

Running a blog is a lot of work. On top of all that, there’s promoting and monetizing your blog, which is even more work. It’s hard for anyone to manage, and the larger your blog grows, the worse the situation becomes. When you blog, you need to build trust , bonds, and relationships with your readers.

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Outsourcing Services Outsourced Development Sales Hiring VP of Engineering 141

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Check out this week’s top blog posts, podcasts, and videos: Top Blog Posts This Week: How to Do a Reference Check in 60 Seconds Building a Global SaaS Empire: 5 Bets That Paid Off with Freshworks How to Be a Much Better Sales Executive in About 60 Seconds Salesforce, Samsara, Monday and More: “Layoffs are Over.

Sales Hiring 260

Sales Hiring Scale AI Cloud 260

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

SaaStr 684: A Deep Dive Into G2, The Power Of AI, Going Multi-Product, And The 2023 Ecosystem  4. LIVE from SaaStr Annual 2023 Stage A Masters: What The Top Founders Do Better to Scale Even Now with Y Combinator’s Managing Director Michael Siebel 3. appeared first on SaaStr.

Scale 241

Scale Management SMB AI 241

ChurnZero

DECEMBER 9, 2020

If you’re eager to learn more about the Customer Success space too, we’ve compiled a list of industry blogs you should follow and bookmark that can help provide you with all the insights, strategies and guidance you need. Must-Read Customer Success Blogs. The Success League Blog. Tri Tuns Blog. SuccessCOACHING Blog.

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Customer Success Consulting Churn Trends 98

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Check out this week’s top blog posts, podcasts, and videos: Top Blog Posts This Week: The Official Guide to SaaStr Annual 2023 Parties and Side Events!! SaaStr 684: A Deep Dive Into G2, The Power Of AI, Going Multi-Product, And The 2023 Ecosystem     3. Tons of Great New Things at 2023 SaaStr Annual!

Scale 241

Scale AI Scaling SaaS 241

User Pilot

APRIL 30, 2024

Marty Cagan is a popular name in the product management world. In many ways, he has shaped how successful products are built and how teams can be organized to work toward excellence. If you’re interested in learning more about Marty, including his background and top blog and podcast recommendations, continue reading ahead.

Management 105

Management Underperforming Technical Team Innovation Generative AI 105

SaaStr

OCTOBER 9, 2022

Check out this week’s top blog posts, podcasts, and videos: Top Blog Posts This Week: The Early Hire That Almost Never Works: Director of Outbound. SaaStr 597: VC State of the Market with SaaStr CEO Jason Lemkin and Cowboy Ventures Founder & Managing Partner Aileen Lee. ? ? ?. Seasoned VPs Cost 10x a Stretch VP Now.

Cloud 285

Cloud B2B Startup Scaling 285

SaaStr

OCTOBER 2, 2022

Check out this week’s top blog posts, podcasts, and videos: Top Blog Posts This Week: Why Your Cost of Sales Generally Doubles As You Scale. SaaStr 594: Optimizing GTM for PLG with Stage 2 Capital Co-Founder and Managing Director Mark Roberge. I Mean, It’s Crazy. How Long It Roughly Takes to Close a Deal in SaaS.

Cloud 277

Cloud Scale SMB B2B 277

SaaStr

OCTOBER 16, 2022

Check out this week’s top blog posts, podcasts, and videos: Top Blog Posts This Week: 5 Interesting Learnings from HubSpot at $1.7 SaaStr 597: VC State of the Market with SaaStr CEO Jason Lemkin and Cowboy Ventures Founder & Managing Partner Aileen Lee. ? ? ?. Billion in ARR. Top Videos This Week: 1.

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Venture Capital Business Model B2B Startup 287

CustomerSuccessBox

MAY 18, 2022

Searching for blogs in the arena is getting accessible slowly and it’s time you leverage the essential knowledge these blogs have to offer, to flourish! Here is the list of 10 Customer Success blogs to follow and save in your digital library in 2022! Suggested blog : Account Expansion: If You Want To Grow Fast, Do This….

Customer Success 52

Customer Success Scale Technical Review AI Search 52

CustomerSuccessBox

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Let’s look at the top customer success blogs. CustomerSuccessBox is an outcome-driven Customer Success software for B2B SaaS, which helps maximize retention, drive product adoption, and grow revenue for your B2B SaaS. As well as their actionable customer success platform they provide a widely respected blog. Intercom Blog.

Customer Success 64

Customer Success Underperforming Technical Team Consulting Software Review 64

SaaStr

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Check out this week’s top blog posts, podcasts, and videos: Top Blog Posts This Week: Ode to the $100,000,000 Exit The Sales Rep Making $500,000 That Was Angry About His Base Salary Want Happy Customers? SaaStr 636: Extreme Product Design: Building Things People Actually Use with Stripe CTO David Singleton  2.

CTO 204

CTO Scale Interviewing Retention 204

SaaStr

JULY 17, 2022

Check out this week’s top blog posts, podcasts, and videos: Top Blog Posts This Week: Your Product Has to Be Easier to Buy Than to Use. The 1 Simple Test to Know if You’ve Hired a Real VP of Product or Customer Success … Or Not. The Ultimate Guide for Hiring a Great VP of Sales. Top Videos This Week: 1.

Sales Hiring 241

Sales Hiring Enterprise Customer Success Revenue 241

Tom Tunguz

JANUARY 8, 2024

Measuring engineering productivity is a Gordian knot. How does a manager measure the performance of an engineer? Lines of code, like lines of a blog post aren’t a good metric. So is LinkedIn’s Developer Productivity and Happiness Framework, which explains how their developer teams are measured.

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Software Engineering Software Review Engineering Software 180

SaaStr

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Check out this week’s top blog posts, podcasts, and videos: Top Blog Posts This Week: How Is AI Impacting The SaaS Landscape with a16z GP Kristina Shen Salesforce, Samsara, Monday and More: “Layoffs are Over. ” Does Your VP of Sales Need to be An Expert In Your Product? We’re Back to Hiring.

Sales Hiring 161

Sales Hiring Scale Cloud AI 161

SaaStr

JULY 3, 2022

Check out this week’s top blog posts, podcasts, and videos: Top Blog Posts This Week: Zendesk and Anaplan: A Tale of Two Very Similar, And Very Different, $10B SaaS Acquisitions. Top Podcasts This Week: SaaStr 568: Mind the Gap: Balancing Growth and Efficiency in Tougher Times with Point Nine Managing Partner Christoph Janz.

CTO Hire 217

CTO Hire Sales Hiring Scale CTO 217

Tom Tunguz

APRIL 28, 2022

When I hosted this blog on Amazon Web Services, I used 5 products. I would pay each product provider in their own token: one for storage, compute, caching/CDN, email subscription management, etc. It’s too much complexity for a simple static blog. I paid for them each in US dollars every month. One invoice.

Payment Solutions 256

Payment Solutions GCP(Google Cloud Platform) Startup Payment Features 256

SaaStr

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Check out this week’s top blog posts, podcasts, and videos: Top Blog Posts This Week: Dear SaaStr: Is It OK to Fly First Class to Close A Big 7 Figure Deal? SaaStr 630: Sales-led vs. Product-led? Each week, we round up our most popular content so you can catch up on anything you may have missed. But Software?

Sales Recruiting 213

Sales Recruiting Sales Hiring Scale Venture Capital 213

SaaStr

JANUARY 22, 2023

Check out this week’s top blog posts, podcasts, and videos: Top Blog Posts This Week: 5 Interesting Learnings from Docebo at $145,000,000 in ARR Fractional CROs and CMOs: The Only Times I’ve Ever Seen Them Work 90%-95% of Salespeople Won’t Make It At Your Startup. with Brex’s VP Product Marketing 5.

Scale 213

Scale Customer Success Venture Capital Sales Hiring 213

Kalungi

JUNE 13, 2023

Blogging is an essential tool for businesses to establish their online presence and connect with their audience. For instance, imagine you are an HR manager at company X. You decide to present this company as the primary option to your manager.

B2B 40

B2B SaaS Software Management 40

User Pilot

JUNE 13, 2022

Are you looking for the best SaaS blogs and influencers to follow in 2022? We curated a list of the best SaaS blogs and influencers to help you learn more about SaaS and increase your revenue. We covered the best blogs on SaaS growth, product marketing , UX analytics, venture capital, and sales. What is a SaaS blog?

Venture Capital 52

Venture Capital SaaS Data Scale 52

Blulogix

APRIL 11, 2024

By BluLogix Team Mastering the Art of Complex B2B Recurring and Subscription Billing: Conquering Channel Business Management In the dynamic landscape of B2B subscription models, channel business management emerges as a pivotal strategy for expanding market reach and enhancing product distribution.

B2B 80

B2B Subscription Payment Features Scale 80

Buffer Resources

AUGUST 7, 2023

years into my time at Buffer, I realized I was about to hit 100 articles written for the Buffer blog. While I rely less on this than I used to, it’s a helpful frame that’ll get you from idea to final product as quickly as possible. Once done, I schedule the article in Ghost, our content management system.

Social Media 52

Social Media Systems Review Technical Review Software Review 52

SaaStr

APRIL 16, 2023

Check out this week’s top blog posts, podcasts, and videos: Top Blog Posts This Week: Is the Employer-Employee Social Contract in Tech … Now Broken? Your Marketing Site Really Should Be Even Better Than Your Product Dear SaaStr: How Much Of My Startup Do I Need To Sell In Each Venture Round?

Generative AI 192

Generative AI SMB Education AI 192

SaaStr

JANUARY 29, 2023

Check out this week’s top blog posts, podcasts, and videos: Top Blog Posts This Week: Why Now is a Great Time to Raise Seed Funding. SaaStr 629: CRO Confidential: Sales Recruitment in 2023 For Candidates and Hiring Managers With Flexport’s Ben Braverman   3. Even If It’s Awful for Series A-E Rounds.

Sales Recruiting 207

Sales Recruiting Sales Hiring Scale AWS 207

SaaStr

MARCH 20, 2022

Check out this week’s top blog posts, podcasts, and videos: Top Blog Posts This Week: A Few VP of Sales Personas to Stay Far Away From. SaaStr 538: Product-Led Growth: Panacea or Boondoggle? Product-Led Growth: Panacea or Boondoggle? Were the “Covid Multiples” in SaaS Just an Anomaly?

CTO 235

CTO Scale Sales Startup 235

SaaStr

MAY 29, 2022

Check out this week’s top blog posts, podcasts, and videos: Top Blog Posts This Week: 10 Simple Ideas to Help Manage the Burn. Exit with Emery Wells, Co-Founder & CEO @ Frame.io & VP, Digital Products, Adobe. Each week, we round up our most popular content so you can catch up on anything you may have missed.

Payment Features 230

Payment Features Leadership Engineering Startup 230

SaaStr

JANUARY 1, 2023

Check out this week’s top blog posts, podcasts, and videos: Top Blog Posts This Week: 2022: A Cr*p Year for SaaS IPOs. SaaStr 618: Scaling for the Enterprise: Top 5 Lessons on the Upmarket Journey with Airtable CEO Howie Liu and Coatue Management General Partner Caryn Marooney. . But a Pretty Good Year for M&A.

VP of Engineering 204

VP of Engineering Scale Mobile Scaling 204

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

How do you scale a product organization quickly? VP of Product at Drata Brian Elmi and Director of Product Management Dana Mauger share five not-so-secret secrets of product velocity at SaaStr Annual this year. But the bottom line is customers are the ones using your products, not competitors. 1: Ship Fast.

Scale 249

Scale Scaling Sales Hiring Construction 249

Crafty CTO

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Yes, I needed to replatform my blog, but I also needed a web presence for my new fractional CTOing entity. The blog needed a new name, but I also working on naming the new entity, and realized it might be possible to find a name that would work well for both. New needs This time around, my requirements were a little broader.

CTO Hire 40

CTO Hire New CTO CTO Software Engineering 40

Blulogix

APRIL 12, 2024

This final blog post underscores how leveraging the inherent intricacies of subscription billing can propel businesses towards increased revenue, enhanced profitability, and elevated customer satisfaction. Automation not only streamlines operations but also ensures accuracy and consistency in billing and customer management.

Payment Features 77

Payment Features Subscription Payments B2B 77

SaaStr

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Check out this week’s top blog posts, podcasts, and videos: Top Blog Posts This Week: CB Insights: Yes, Venture is Down. SaaStr 597: VC State of the Market with SaaStr CEO Jason Lemkin and Cowboy Ventures Founder & Managing Partner Aileen Lee. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?. SaaS Multiples Are Down 75% From a Year Ago.

CTO 202

CTO Scale Business Model Retention 202

User Pilot

APRIL 21, 2024

Wondering how to build a conversion path for your SaaS product or e-commerce site? From the moment they learn about the product until they complete a desired action, like a demo booking, and beyond. Focus on their JTBDs, pain points , and gains from using your product. Userpilot is a product growth platform.

SaaS Payments 103

SaaS Payments Payment Services Payment Methods Payment Solutions 103