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Startup CTO or Developer

TechEmpower SaaS

That’s why the CTO’s attention is on programming for the earliest stage. Check out our blog post 53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators. Closing the Gap: Hiring A Fractional Startup CTO We’re not suggesting that early-stage startups should hire a full-time CTO. Please write us at blog@techempower.com !

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Fractional CROs and CMOs: The Only Times I’ve Ever Seen Them Work

SaaStr

So the market is flooded with folks that are now “Fractional CROs” and “Fractional CMOs”. We’ve had Fractional CFOs for a very long time, and perhaps they inspired the trend. But Fractional CFOs are often different. In my experience, this “fractional” breaks model breaks down with a “Fractional CRO” or “Fractional CMO”.

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The New Way to Blog

Neil Patel

Blogging has changed over the years. When I first started blogging, it wasn’t that competitive. Just take a look at one of my first blog posts that I wrote on August 31, 2005. Just take a look at one of my first blog posts that I wrote on August 31, 2005. But back then there weren’t many blogs. Of course not.

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Advice Every SaaS Founder Needs to Know in 2024 with Sam Blond and Jason Lemkin

SaaStr

The ideal course of action is to explain why that hire can’t have a team yet and clearly define what needs to happen for them to get one. Are fractional hires a good idea? There’s a lot of nuance between moments where consultants are helpful and snake oil salesmen who want to be fractional CMOs doing strategy,” Jason says.

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Top SaaStr Content for the Week: Drift’s Co-founders, Checkout.com’s CMO and CPO, ActiveCampaign’s CEO and Dir of Customer Success and lots more!

SaaStr

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.

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Only 7% of You Have Really Gotten Outsourced SDRs to Work

SaaStr

Personally, I’ve seen it sort of work a few times — and that’s why I added “sort” as an option, and 26% of you also said it had sort of worked: We used an experienced outsourced team at SaaS itself to bring in new sponsors, and they added about 8% of new revenue. .” I’m just sharing my learnings.

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Dear SaaStr: Does Freemium Always Work?

SaaStr

Without self-serve, Asana would be a fraction of its size. #3. Freemium and PLG models don’t always work. And sometimes, they only work partially. For Freemium to work, you need at least 2 things: The ability to get 50,000,000+ users at scal e. Because even with a 2% conversion rate, that only gets you to 100,000 customers.

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