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10 Lessons Learned Along the Path to $100M ARR with UserZoom CEO Alfonso de la Nuez and CMO Sophie Chesters (Pod 590 + Video)

SaaStr

But you can’t base your business model purely on gut instinct: you need to understand the problem by conducting serious research. But UserZoom’s roots in Europe drove them to be more creative – everything from FFFs (friends, family, and fools), to bank loans, to government grants. Fall in love with “solving a problem”.

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There are No Shortcuts: 5 Hard-Won Lessons from Zenefits CEO Jay Fulcher

OPEXEngine

A clever business model enabled the company to be “the fastest-growing software company on the planet,” he says. However, this model was unsustainable. The company had created no guidelines for how it would operate. Company Culture. Jay knew his first task would be to reset the company culture.

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From Slooooow Growth to Hypergrowth with Collibra and Insight Partners (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

How does a startup that launched during the financial crisis in 2008 become a unicorn company in 2019? For Collibra, a cross-organizational data governance platform, the company went from slow growth to hypergrowth. Felix : We specialize in data governance and data cataloging. Join us at SaaStr Annual 2020.

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Crisis Communication: Strategies to Communicate Better During a Crisis

Sales Hacker

Pretend you wake up tomorrow to your government ordering everyone to stay at home. All non-essential businesses now have to shift to fully remote teams while those that can’t, cease operations until further notice. All too often, crises come without warning, forcing your business to adapt. Disaster Type #1: Natural Disaster.

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SaaStr Podcasts for the Week with Justin Bedecarre, Jen Nguyen, Jason Lemkin, and Aaron Levie

SaaStr

Aaron Levie: I think what’s happening is, is companies are realizing that the really big sort of flip the business model on its head project and we’re going to go and do a distributed ledger technology and all this, that’s going to have to get punted because we’re in core survival mode right now.

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7 Key C-Suite Roles in a Truly Customer-Centric Executive Team?

SmartKarrot

They look to transform the company culture and set the engagement process for the strategy. CCO looks to drive the company from a traditional point of view to a customer-centric focus. CDO (Chief Digital Officer) – Accountable for generating new business opportunities and growing revenue from the company’s digital assets.

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7 Key C-Suite Roles in a Truly Customer-Centric Executive Team?

SmartKarrot

They look to transform the company culture and set the engagement process for the strategy. CCO looks to drive the company from a traditional point of view to a customer-centric focus. CDO (Chief Digital Officer) – Accountable for generating new business opportunities and growing revenue from the company’s digital assets.