Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 22, 2019

Businesses also win if, as a result of AI, teams are able to create more white-glove moments that turn users into customers for life. He joined me for a conversation on tackling issues that come up as you scale your customer experience. When scaling your customer experience, remember AI can’t simulate human empathy.

Scale 156

Scale Scaling AI Search Underperforming Technical Team 156

SaaStr

MARCH 26, 2019

Scaling the company’s employee base, sales teams, marketing, and operations—all while preserving its culture—has required a laser focus on first principles, smart processes, and effective hiring. In this talk, Claire will share these and other lessons for scaling high-growth organizations. Our team is in Room 111.

Scale 148

Scale Payment Services Payment Methods Scaling 148

SaaStr

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Freemium can help software companies gain users quickly—but what happens when it’s time to scale back or up? Join Joaquim Lecha, CEO at Typeform, and Christoph Janz, Managing Partner at Point Nine, as they delve into freemium at scale. We give them the superpowers of the developer and the designer. FULL TRANSCRIPT BELOW.

Scale 131

Scale Scaling Payment Methods SaaS Payments 131

Tom Tunguz

MARCH 3, 2020

Each bucket has a set of disciplines that the team scores. First, it enumerates the important priorities for a marketing team. And second, the scorecard provides a way for a team to understand their strengths and weaknesses. You might score each on a 1 to 10 scale. Business Development. who does it sell to?

Underperforming Technical Team 290

Underperforming Technical Team Marketing Scale Social Media 290

FastSpring

APRIL 4, 2024

As an experienced sales and GTM leader, John Eitel has more than witnessed how product-led growth (PLG) has affected the tech and SaaS space in the last few years — he and his teams have been up close and personal with how PLG increased in popularity as a sales strategy. “I And I won’t give away too much of the lead here.

Scale 147

Scale Sales Payment Methods Merchant Services 147

SaaStr

MARCH 18, 2019

Scaling the company’s employee base, sales teams, marketing, and operations—all while preserving its culture—has required a laser focus on first principles, smart processes, and effective hiring. Here’s what Claire talks about: How to avoid trapdoor decisions when scaling. Lessons for scaling high-growth organizations.

Scale 114

Scale Payment Services Payment Methods Sales Hiring 114

Sales Hacker

AUGUST 7, 2019

Did you know the probability of selling to a new prospect is only 5-20% ? If an email even remotely resembles bad outreach emails, it gets deleted. Account-based marketing is the idea of treating each prospect or target client as a market of one. You end up losing a lot of leads that could have (or should have) converted.

Scale 73

Scale Underperforming Technical Team Sales Hiring Healthcare 73

SaaStr

JULY 25, 2021

They talked about product adoption, sales alignment, freemium models and lessons they have learned throughout their successful SaaS careers. As two CEO who love the art of sales and scaling, this one really was special. You can have the great product and a great team, but the market of small or very niche.

Sales Recruiting 246

Sales Recruiting Sales Hiring Scale VP of Engineering 246

Incredo

OCTOBER 2, 2019

But all brands (who have plans to grow) are on the internet now and an online presence is a must. ur development ?tr?t?g? Tip #2: Emphasize the Top Value of Your Software . support prospects thr?ugh Not all businesses rent an office for their activities. SaaS companies fighting f? ght product, success in the S??S

Scale 131

Scale Scaling SaaS Business 131

TrackStreet

JULY 20, 2023

Successful Online Sales Strategy When a brick-and-mortar retailer considers opening a new store, that company has to weigh the significant capital and operating expenses (mortgage, construction, employees, etc.) Make Your Shipping Processes Smarter Adding sales channels also increases shipping complexity.

Scale 52

Scale Strategy Sales Underperforming Technical Team 52

Sales Enablement, SaaS and Growth

MARCH 23, 2020

One of the biggest challenges businesses face when they grow is scaling effective , autonomous and quick decision-making. Google, Apple and HubSpot are just three examples of industry-leading companies which use mental models to aid quick decision-making. Good decision-making is extremely important. Strategy - annually changes.

Underperforming Technical Team 213

Underperforming Technical Team Scale Sales Hiring Marketplace as a Service 213

Neil Patel

OCTOBER 25, 2020

If you are looking to scale up your marketing, you will need talented people that can take charge of and execute your strategy. But should you build your own in-house marketing team or hire an agency partner? Digital agencies are companies that help other businesses perform a specific function such as marketing, development, or design.

Sales Hiring 145

Sales Hiring Outsourcing Services Underperforming Technical Team Sales Recruiting 145

User Pilot

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Customer intent helps product teams understand customer needs and build solutions that delight users. TL;DR Customer intent is the underlying reason behind a customer's actions when making a purchase, contacting support , or having other interactions with your brand. Product survey with Likert scale question.

Scale 91

Scale Underperforming Technical Team Churn Trends 91

Intercom, Inc.

JUNE 23, 2020

Delivering those better experiences requires a fundamentally new way to do customer support, a messenger-based approach that works at internet scale. Once every decade or two, developments in technology trigger monumental changes in an industry. Internet scale and changing customer expectations are driving and accelerating the change.

Customer Support 245

Customer Support Scale Underperforming Technical Team Scaling 245

Neil Patel

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Because if people buy, then they both like it and you can safely and predictably scale your business. So to help you out and guarantee your immediate success, we’ll be going over the best 12 landing page examples that you should use to scale your business. If it does, you raise your ad budget and try to scale.

Scale 142

Scale Underperforming Technical Team Sales Hiring Consulting 142

Sales Hacker

APRIL 5, 2022

Andy is an award-winning podcast host and a career sales veteran, having seen the growth and evolution of the entire technology industry. Join us for a fascinating conversation about how a more buyer-centric sales process leads to more sales. Subscribe to the Sales Hacker Podcast. powered by Sounder.

Scale 79

Scale Sales Underperforming Technical Team Compensation 79

User Pilot

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Customer retention surveys are the lens through which you can see how people are feeling about your brand. Examples of customer retention survey questions include: Net promoter score (NPS) : “How likely are you to recommend our product to others on a scale of 0-10?” Add a picture of your team member to humanize it!

Retention 92

Retention Scale Underperforming Technical Team Churn 92

User Pilot

MARCH 7, 2024

Customer engagement is a wider concept than user engagement encompassing customer interactions with the brand across all customer journey stages. AI writing assistants help teams make their microcopies concise but informative and engaging. Consequently, it leads to higher user satisfaction, retention, and loyalty.

Engagement 90

Engagement Metrics Underperforming Technical Team Scale 90

Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

Share Alright, AI continues to be the biggest talking point of 2023 ( are we sick of talking about it yet? ) – with every SaaS company on the face of the earth looking to experiment with some kind of AI integration into their software; It’s become quite apparent that less is more in today’s world.

AI 80

AI Revenue Scale ChatGPT 80

Neil Patel

MARCH 2, 2021

They’re a highly useful marketing tool for drawing traffic, generating leads, and making conversions. For businesses, this means it’s crucial to find ways to set your brand apart from competitors. Over 41 percent of businesses use review websites before purchasing software—so reviews matter for B2B work, too. Brand Awareness.

Software Review 127

Software Review Technical Review Scale Merchant Services 127

User Pilot

JUNE 30, 2023

This data allows product managers to make more informed product development and roadmap planning decisions. When customers see that their voices are heard, and their suggestions are being implemented, they feel valued and are more likely to remain loyal to your brand. What are the different techniques to collect VoC data?

Scale 87

Scale Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Social Media 87

Totango

OCTOBER 20, 2021

This delivers better service for your customers and better results for your company, promoting higher retention rates and greater motivation for customers to become brand advocates. Organizations that prioritize optimizing customer journeys will enjoy greater customer satisfaction, retention and brand advocacy.

Scale 92

Scale Underperforming Technical Team Benchmarks Onboarding 92

SaaStr

JUNE 7, 2021

If you don’t have tickets, lock in Early Bird pricing today and bring your team! The other thing is I’ve studied enterprise software for literally 30 years. I was an intern at IBM mainframe software when I was 20 years old. “Look, here’s enterprise software. I was a software developer, a product person.

Sales Hiring 329

Sales Hiring Underperforming Technical Team SaaS Headcount 329

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

As for Andy, prior to UserTesting, he was the Chairman and CEO @ Act On Software and before that held several positions at Salesforce, including COO – Products Group. What does it take to scale a sales team successfully? Should one hire sales reps 2×2? How does Andy think about payback period?

Sales Hiring 193

Sales Hiring Scale Leadership Technical Review 193

User Pilot

APRIL 7, 2023

When your product is catering to other businesses, it can be difficult for sales reps and other teams to understand the needs and experiences of the clients, especially if the client company sells multiple products. However, customer insights can help your teams understand all aspects of your B2B partners.

B2B 84

B2B Underperforming Technical Team B2C Scale 84

Sales Hacker

JULY 3, 2018

We’ve been compiling this sales automation tools list for a while, trying to figure out the best way to get the information out there. There are a number of existing resources available on sales automation, but they don’t offer use cases and examples of how to put the tools to action. What Is Sales Automation?

Scale 66

Scale Outsourcing Services Sales Recruiting Outsourced Development 66

SaaSOptics

MAY 19, 2022

For subscription-based SaaS businesses, your customer acquisition metrics indicate how effectively you acquire new users via sales, marketing, or a product-led approach like a free trial. How are prospects going to move through the buyer’s journey? . At what point will you introduce Sales into the buyer’s journey? .

Acquisition 59

Acquisition Scale Strategy Software Review 59

SaaStr

JULY 8, 2020

350: Neha Sampat is the Founder and CEO @ Contentstack, a modern content management system bringing business and tech teams together to deliver personalised, omnichannel experiences. Atypical in our world, but Neha scaled the business to well over $1M in ARR before raising funding. You should be.

Scale 199

Scale Technical Review Technical Advisors Sales Hiring 199

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. Start with your existing sales and see where there’s interest from existing buyers. David used the U.S. as an example: “You charge in U.S.

Payment Methods 78

Payment Methods Payment Solutions SaaS Payments Software Review 78

Casey Accidental

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Building on the definitions from that essay and introducing a few new ones, here are the types of business models we’ll cover: SaaS: software that businesses access online and purchase via a subscription e.g. Slack, Adobe, Atlassian. There are two common modes here in lead gen and peer to peer e.g. Zillow, Thumbtack, Craigslist.

Marketplace as a Service 141

Marketplace as a Service Business Model SaaS Payments Payments 141

User Pilot

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Curious about customer experience improvement and how to get started for your brand? The 3 main components of customer experience: Discovery: This is where you reach prospects through your marketing materials and show what they can get from using your product. Delivery: Prioritize speed and quality as you deliver on brand promises.

Scale 77

Scale SaaS Underperforming Technical Team Systems Review 77

Totango

OCTOBER 20, 2021

This delivers better service for your customers and better results for your company, promoting higher retention rates and greater motivation for customers to become brand advocates. Organizations that prioritize optimizing customer journeys will enjoy greater customer satisfaction, retention and brand advocacy.

Scale 73

Scale Underperforming Technical Team Benchmarks Onboarding 73

SaaStock

MARCH 29, 2019

Which is why you should sign up for the 2 for 1 Insider Sale and get two people for the price of one. Here is what he writes: Kieran Flanagan , VP of marketing at HubSpot, shared some interesting insights on approaching new ideas for scaling up your business. Work on developing your brand. So consumers turn to brands.

Scale 103

Scale Sales Hiring CTO Hire Social Media 103

Andreessen Horowitz

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In this episode, a16z partner Seema Amble talks with Dimitri Dadiomov, the co-founder and CEO of payment operations platform Modern Treasury, about the challenges of creating a new category, hiring for marketing before you hire for sales, and why developing new features is similar to birding. And they ended up in real statements.

Payment Solutions 110

Payment Solutions Payment Methods Payment Services Payments 110

Andreessen Horowitz

OCTOBER 16, 2023

One of the toughest challenges for founders — and especially technical founders who are used to focusing so much on product features over sales — is striking “product-market fit”. So in that shift from product-market fit to product-market-SALES fit, how much should you optimize your go-to-market for product… and even the other way around?

Product Marketing 76

Product Marketing Scale Sales Hiring Sales Recruiting 76

Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Intercom, the product, continued to develop at a fast pace with hundreds of new features big and small – from an entirely reimagined Messenger to a thriving Intercom App Store to next generation chatbots, Custom Bots and Answer Bot. Lessons learned from scaling a team. It has been a year of extraordinary growth at Intercom.

Scale 150

Scale Sales Recruiting Underperforming Technical Team Sales Hiring 150

Intercom, Inc.

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

As Head of Sales for Spendesk, Nico was initially inspired by the vision of founder Rodolphe Ardant who had spotted a gap for ‘spend management’ in the B2B market based on personal banking trends. So they created a software that provides control, visibility, and payment methods for corporate finance teams.

Scale 162

Scale Payment Methods Payment Solutions Marketing 162