Sales Hacker

AUGUST 4, 2023

Earlier this week, we announced that my new company, the GTMfund , has acquired my old company, Sales Hacker , from my…other old company, Outreach. I’ve gone through a mix of emotions, reliving the insane 10-year journey that came out of a young Max being naively intellectually curious about how to scale sales at a startup.

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OpenView Labs

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The ‘haves’, defined by growing quickly out of the gate and then maintaining 50% or faster revenue growth at significant scale, have seen their valuations skyrocket over the years. OpenView has been tracking growth rates by ARR scale for four years running. This is most visible among publicly traded companies.

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FastSpring

APRIL 13, 2023

From leading sales at Zillow to brand strategy at Tumblr to revenue at FiscalNote (a global policy platform), Justin Scott started noticing a trend. Thanks to massive technological advances happening in big data and AI, Justin saw new possibilities for improved user experiences with a brand.

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Andreessen Horowitz

DECEMBER 12, 2023

About My First 16 Our new video podcast series My First 16 features interviews with founders and CEOs of fintech companies about how they acquired their initial customers and the hard lessons they learned along the way. And so the MVP really was an API to initiate and reconcile payments, specifically, ACH and wires is what we started with.

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GetUplift

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

… and then returning to the umpteenth attempt to nail down the ‘message’ and direction for your homepage, email, landing pages or the latest set of ABM ads that sales is waiting on. Though obviously using our own brand name hopefully and not theirs). You do too (probably). Another reason this happens is the need to reduce risk.

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Unbounce

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Thousands of businesses are willing to spend unbelievable amounts of money to rank at the top of search engine results pages (SERP) and in the most relevant places for their users around the web. In 2019, small businesses spent between $9,000 and $10,000 per month on PPC , with Google making an average of $116.5 Retargeting.

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Neil Patel

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Are you looking for a hiring system that lets you integrate email campaigns, pre-screenings, or specific candidate analytics? Is testing a big part of your hiring process? Make a list of the features your business can’t compromise on, and use those as a filter for narrowing your best options. Interviewing Software.

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Baremetrics

JANUARY 17, 2022

Free newsletters are great to build brand credibility, nurture and retain customers, but they can use resources like time and money without generating revenue. But if they succeed, they may connect with leads better and get a considerable extra replenishing of the revenue. And always start with a free trial.

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Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 21, 2021

More than integrations and features and quarterly reports, back in August, Intercom turned 10. It’s been 10 years since co-founders Eoghan McCabe , Des Traynor , David Barrett , and Ciaran Lee sat in a small Dublin coffee shop and dreamed of making internet business personal, and we’re still every bit as excited.

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Chart Mogul

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

But sales is the one thing founders cannot oversee — without it your startup will die. Between hiring, training, and helping new employees excel, iterating on customer feedback, building brand awareness, et al., Between hiring, training, and helping new employees excel, iterating on customer feedback, building brand awareness, et al.,

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

One of the biggest decisions you can make when setting up your sales team is whether to focus primarily on inside or outside sales. They seem to be completely at odds, with one focused on clients with a high acquisition cost and high ACV (annual account value), the other focused on a high sales velocity. What is inside sales?

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ProfitWell

DECEMBER 16, 2019

We gathered in Boston to discuss all things subscription—kicking off with our Pricing and Monetization Workshop. Jeremey Donovan , SVP of Sales Strategy at SalesLoft—an expert in data-driven prospecting—imparted wisdom on building a pipeline with a facts-first approach. How does @ReChargePayment scale their remote-first company?

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

Hear about the early days of Glassdoor; tactical lessons on scaling—from building a business model and recruiting an all-star management team to advice on building a compelling, innovative company culture; and learn whyGlassdoor’s $1.2 Below, we’ve shared the full transcript of Harry’s interview with Krish Subramanian.

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FastSpring

DECEMBER 8, 2022

As a former agency owner, now the Chief Marketing Officer at FastSpring, David Vogelpohl has helped many software companies scale around the world. I interviewed him for insights into how to build a global growth strategy, especially when it comes to localization. Watch the two minute clip for more details.

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Chart Mogul

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

But sales is the one thing founders cannot oversee — without it your startup will die. Between hiring, training, and helping new employees excel, iterating on customer feedback, building brand awareness, et al., Between hiring, training, and helping new employees excel, iterating on customer feedback, building brand awareness, et al.,

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SaaStr

AUGUST 9, 2019

Ep 255: Vikas Bhambri is SVP Sales and Customer Experience @ Kustomer, the startup providing Real-time, actionable views of customers with continuous omnichannel conversations and intelligence that automates repetitive, manual tasks. Does this not lead to a consolidatory environment? How does this change sales rep payback periods?

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Intercom, Inc.

AUGUST 29, 2019

In this week’s episode we’ve dug down into the podcast vaults to bring you some of the best insights shared by our guests about scaling sales. It’s no surprise that one of the key levers for growth as you go from startup to scale-up is your sales team. Hiring for sales with John Barrows.

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Outseta

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Before we get into the interview, a bit of background - I have hired Soren’s team at Working Planet multiple times. I say profitable as we are using our client's’ financial data to determine what to pay, or often not pay, in the digital advertising platforms we manage. Geoff: Someone once told me. Soren used to be a rocket scientist.

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User Pilot

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

There’re four phases for user adoption: 1) The AHA moment; 2) The activation stage; 3) Secondary onboarding; 4) Brand advocacy. It starts from the moment a user has their AHA moment and continues until they become brand advocates. There are more: Successful user adoption leads to an increased free-to-paid conversion rate.

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User Pilot

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

There’re four phases for user adoption: 1) The AHA moment; 2) The activation stage; 3) Secondary onboarding; 4) Brand advocacy. It starts from the moment a user has their AHA moment and continues until they become brand advocates. There are more: Successful user adoption leads to an increased free-to-paid conversion rate.

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SaaStr

JUNE 14, 2019

241: Dave Kellogg is a leading technology executive, independent board member, advisor and angel investor. Before that Dave was SVP/GM of Service Cloud @ Salesforce where he led the $500m line of business for customer service applications. How much of a role does their brand and reputation play? 242: It’s the employees’ market.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 2, 2020

And for leveling up your sales skills, nothing beats a good sales book. So what are the best sales books for helping you reach peak performance? Have been recommended by sales professionals. Here’s how you can find the sales books that are most relevant to you. Here they are… The 97 Best Sales Books in 2020.

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Sales Hacker

JANUARY 13, 2021

It includes factual information, personal experience, and interviews from successful professionals on both the buy-side and the sell-side of enterprise OEM software licensing to ensure a broad mix of experience and ideas. The licensor enjoys a new revenue stream. A supply chain management system licenses a BI application.

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SaaStr

MAY 9, 2019

One of the superpowers that not many people understand about YC is because we have so many companies who’ve done YC, in effect, you get warm leads to anyone who’s ever done YC. If your payment system works, you’re not going to rip it out. This is one that YC has a lot of experience in.

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Enter the platform company. Happy post lunch interview. Or if you’ve ever gotten a 2 cent and a 4 cent deposit into your account as you’re trying to set up direct deposit or payments transfers, that’s a pre-Plaid world. So, 90 new people coming on and figuring out how to do that integration.

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FastSpring

JUNE 11, 2024

Affiliate marketing can be a great growth lever to scale your digital product business, but how can you drive meaningful growth with the right affiliates without losing out to fraud or shady attribution schemes? Podcast Full Interview: Audio Listen online or find it on more podcast services. David Vogelpohl (05:03) Excellent.

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SmartKarrot

MARCH 8, 2022

An exceptional thought leader and a brilliant coach to thousands of executives, Allison Pickens, is a leading expert on recurring revenue growth. Her diverse yet unique skills include customer life cycle optimization from pre-sales. Allison Pickens. Anika Zubair. Anita Toth. Ashna Patel. Christina Crawford Kosmowski.

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SaaStr

MAY 14, 2023

Algolia went from zero to seven figures in revenue in 12 months, and the launch of their search as a service product, and grew pricing from $19 a month to $100,000, which sounds amazing. They built themselves into a core platform for HR 2.0 Daniel, you grew to 3 million in ARR before you hired a VP of Sales. Nick : Pretty good?

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

398: Rob Gonzalez is the Co-Founder & CMO @ Salsify, empowering brand manufacturers to deliver the product experiences consumers demand at every point in their buying journey. How should sales and marketing work together on pricing? Below, we’ve shared the transcript of Harry’s interview with Rob. Harry Stebbings.

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SaaStr

AUGUST 15, 2020

If everybody’s just doing a little sliver of the work, how do you roll it up into a meaningful business case? Provide a platform, not a tool, that can be a consolidator and something that can drive costs, but still have all the features necessary to get the business results. You need to discover in the sales process.

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Intercom, Inc.

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Behind closed doors, negotiations are dragged on for months while founders and executives figure out ways to eliminate friction and create a synergy that can drive the most value of their shared cultures, processes, and systems. It’s precisely the success of that integration that often dictates the success of the overall acquisition.

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SaaStr

MARCH 3, 2020

Brendon introduces his playbook to hiring the first VP of Sales from his experiences as VP of Sales at LinkedIn, EchoSign, Talkdesk and more. Learn the dos and don’ts to make the correct hire the first time and not rush into hiring the wrong VP of Sales, which can cost the company months or even years. Roughly 90%.

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Buffer Resources

JUNE 8, 2023

Welcome back to Creators Unlocked , a series where we interview creators about their best practices. By dividing his work into separate brands, Lloyd has found a way to manage his time and energy and maintain a clear vision and focus for each of his roles. It's a unique method tailored to his multifaceted career and interests.

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Andreessen Horowitz

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

About My First 16 Our new video podcast series My First 16 features interviews with founders and CEOs of fintech companies about how they acquired their initial customers and the hard lessons they learned along the way. So, I co-founded another payments company called PropertyBridge, which allowed you to pay rent electronically.

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How To Buy Saas

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Selling these types of saas businesses to potential buyers using the right medium is called saas marketing. In saas marketing, you generally use online marketing strategies to generate more leads and conversions in your saas business. Setup Pricing model and payment gateways. Find quick platforms to launch your MVP.

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FastSpring

MARCH 15, 2021

Do you know what’s better than one sale? Multiple sales that happen automatically. While implementing a subscription model means ongoing revenue, it also brings up many challenges for managing those subscriptions. Why Shift to a Subscription Revenue Model. As you get more subscribers, revenue increases exponentially.

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SaaStr

AUGUST 27, 2019

How to Design a Sales Comp Plan to Get You to $100M with Work-Bench, Movable Ink, MongoDB and Concert Finance. Meghan Gill | VP of Sales Ops @ MongoDB. All right everyone, thank you so much for joining us today for our panel on how to design a sales comp plan to get you to 100 million dollars. FULL TRANSCRIPT BELOW.

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