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30+ Tough Learnings from Losing a Top Customer

SaaStr

. “That it was much easier to do more in order to keep that customer than to get a new “top” customer. That you can’t have a majority of y our revenue dependent on one customer. We all underresource customer success vs. sales. A good exercise to do after you lose any top customer.

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11 Key SaaS Roles and Responsibilities in 2023

User Pilot

TL;DR SaaS, or “Software as a Service,” is a business model that delivers centrally hosted software to subscribers over the internet. Customer Success Manager: This person is responsible for customer relationships and experience as well as acting as the voice of the customer.

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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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SaaStr Podcasts for the Week with Bernadette Nixon, Jay Snyder, Nick Mehta, Loren Padelford, and Jason Lemkin

SaaStr

362: The Future of the Customer with Bernadette Nixon, CEO @ Algolia, Jay Snyder, Chief Customer Officer @ New Relic, and Nick Mehta, CEO @ Gainsight. Customers’ expectations are higher than ever with more access to information and options. I’m sure many of you use New Relic. Jay Snyder: Yeah.

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Changing Your Pricing Model: How Hired Went from a Transactional to a Subscription Model

OpenView Labs

In a market that requires companies to earn their customers’ business each and every day, it can literally make or break your entire business model. With twenty-five years in the software business, I’ve seen my share of pricing exercises. Ensuring Success – Teamwork and Focus. No unexpected costs.

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PODCAST 131: Data, Set, Match: How to Build a Two-Sided Marketplace to Drive Revenue with Ryan Walsh

Sales Hacker

Sam Jacobs : What’s the business model? And by the time the song comes out, you’re not even going to really appreciate it because you’ve written 20 new songs, and those are the ones that you can’t wait to hear. Or how do you make money? And this company particularly was started in North Carolina.