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10 Things That Would Have Helped Me Go From $1m to $10m Faster with Less Stress

SaaStr

5/ Moving from CTO-led -> VPE-led dev team. Most of us hire a VP of Engineering to take over from our CTO because we see the CTO is getting burnt out, or has trouble building a dev team > 8-9 folks, or gets disinterested in solving technical debt, bugs, etc. 10/ Investing aggressively in brand as you approach $10m ARR.

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Is Seed the new Series A? (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

Since 2010 we’ve seen more startups, funds, and capital than ever before, but with this drastic increase, investors are seeing unexpected new trends reshaping the future of the industry. The panel that we are in is called Is Seed the New Series A, and this is a question that I’ve been asking informally yesterday and today.

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AMA at SaaStr Annual 2022 with SaaStr Founder & CEO Jason Lemkin – Part 1 (Pod 607 + Video)

SaaStr

Jason Lemkin: I think I noticed a pattern, and I wrote it up a couple of years ago and refreshed it, and then I’ll add a new anecdote. He did a great presentation on how to set sales goals for his team and someone who’s been CRO of Brex from, I think maybe he was the tenth employee. He made a little bit of money.

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Digital Experience Platforms: Overview, Resources, Examples

Neil Patel

Experience is kind of the holy grail when it comes to customer interaction, from marketing and sales to customer service and brand loyalty. When do we actually achieve a great customer experience in our brands ? Is it something we just have to continually improve and build on as new opportunities roll out?

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The Future of Work: Announcing a New Strategic Partnership with Dropbox

BetterCloud

Later this year, Dropbox will offer their customers a new solution called BetterCloud for Dropbox, allowing businesses to enforce custom security policies, scan content for sensitive data, and automate critical processes. Here’s what the new best-of-breed world looks like. But it’s creating a fragmented workplace and new friction.

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SaaStr Podcast #214: Erica Schultz, CRO @ New Relic on What It Takes To Successfully Scale Into Enterprise

SaaStr

Erica Schultz is Chief Revenue Officer @ New Relic, the company that gives you the real time insights your software driven business needs to innovate faster. Prior to their IPO, New Relic raised over $214m in funding from some of the best in the business including Benchmark, Insight Venture Partners and Blackrock, to name a few.

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Web Summit Rio 2023: Summary of days 2, 3, 4.

SaaSHolic

The cost of capital has gone up, and digital markets have returned to normal market sizes, leading to a new environment of lower valuations and less money in the market. Responsible tech in an era of hostile tech Rebecca Parsons, CTO (Thoughtworks.) They also emphasized the role of customer stories in brand storytelling.