User Pilot

MAY 30, 2024

Overlapping responsibilities and conflicting priorities are just a couple of the many friction points between product managers and product marketing managers – leading to inefficient workflows and potential product failures. What are the typical roles and responsibilities of product managers and product marketing managers?

Product Marketing 75

Product Marketing Interviewing Management Scale 75

InsightSquared

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Running the sales development team at InsightSquared has afforded me the opportunity to create such an environment and keep our team motivated by exposing a clear path to improvement. Last week, I talked about how to use data to run your sales development team and drive results during a live webinar.

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User Pilot

MARCH 13, 2024

Every seasoned product marketer knows that adding new features to your product is key to product management success. TL;DR Feature ideation is a process through which product teams brainstorm ideas for new features to introduce to their product. Why do you need feature ideation in your product development process?

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Underperforming Technical Team Scale User Experience Interviewing 89

SaaStr

JUNE 29, 2021

Learn how you can leverage the science of trends and better understand market behavior. Announcer: Up today, the secrets of market timing, how to develop the right idea at the right time with Allen Gannett, author of The Creative Curve. It could be a hit marketing tactic among SaaS marketers, right? Or are they?

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Underperforming Technical Team Development Marketing Trends 212

Practical Advice on SaaS marketing

MAY 4, 2018

Everybody’s got a story about bad customers. But if you’re a software-as-a-service (SaaS) company, bad customers can be much worse than that. No way to recover your costs For one thing, these bad customers are likely to cost you money, not make you money. These customers can be infuriating, frustrating, and just plain rude.

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Underperforming Technical Team SaaS Business Acquisition 122

Neil Patel

OCTOBER 29, 2020

According to Smart Insights , 45 percent of companies don’t have a clearly defined digital marketing strategy; 17 percent of companies have a digital marketing strategy in place, but it’s separate from their marketing plan. They don’t have the strategy, tactics, or tools they need to market their business well.

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Underperforming Technical Team Strategy Development Payment Methods 145

SaaStr

MARCH 30, 2024

One of the biggest mistakes I see after $1m in trying to enter new market segments, new verticals, where you have zero traction. It’s one thing to invest in an area where only 5% of your business is today. Then, you’ll have enough folks and experience to put a small team on a new initiative / segment / market.

Scaling 270

Scaling Revenue Underperforming Technical Team Market Segmentation 270

Kellblog

AUGUST 31, 2022

To adapt Julius Caesar’s famous opening line of the Gallic Wars : marketing as a whole is divided in three parts. Product marketing (prodmkt), responsible in a word, for the message and how well it resonates with customers in the market [1]. Whether this team should report into sales or marketing is a separate debate.

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Underperforming Technical Team Sales Hiring Marketing Startup 144

Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 23, 2020

The situations that portend failure are varied and unfortunately common – no product-market fit, no cash, bad product, burnout, to name just a few of the most obvious. Along the way, they’ve become something of a leading authority on subscription businesses. Eventually they ramp up their go-to-market efforts.

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Underperforming Technical Team Scale Payments Payment Services 183

User Pilot

JANUARY 22, 2024

A product marketing framework is like a compass that guides you through the complex, fast-paced world of SaaS. In this article, we dive deep into what a product marketing framework is and explore its essential components. In this article, we dive deep into what a product marketing framework is and explore its essential components.

Product Marketing 88

Product Marketing Marketing Social Media Scale 88

Sales Hacker

JULY 15, 2020

But we can share some of the habits the best salespeople in the business have developed to guide them to success. So strap in, and get ready for the 17 sales habits you need to develop to crush it in Sales. That’s why developing good habits is so important. Function as an individual and as part of a team.

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Underperforming Technical Team Development Sales Technical Review 110

Stax

MAY 21, 2024

The consistent software updates and upgrades have made it easier than ever to run businesses. We’re seeing a similar trend in the legal industry, where law firms rely on case management systems to run their businesses. This trusty software manages the busy work often assigned to multiple employees.

Payment Solutions 88

Payment Solutions Payment Services Payments Software Review 88

User Pilot

MARCH 25, 2024

What will you give to reduce customer attrition rate and drive business growth? TL;DR Customer attrition or customer churn is the loss of a customer(s) by a business. Use email marketing to win back churned customers. Customer attrition is the loss of customers by a business. Book a demo now to learn more!

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Underperforming Technical Team SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Payment Methods 80

User Pilot

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

How do product managers identify market gaps? TL;DR Market gaps are the disparities between what customers need and want , and what the market can deliver. A market gap can be caused by missing functionality or poor user experience. Before implementing the ideas to fill market gaps, validate them thoroughly.

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Underperforming Technical Team Marketing Market Research Outsourced Development 87

SaaStr

MAY 27, 2024

To IPO, companies need to triple their market share in their core market and have a churn rate of less than 3-4% per month. The market is flooded with capital, leading to higher valuations and unrealistic expectations. He was surprised that both Sales Loft and Outreach were able to survive and win significant market share.

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CTO Hire Development Team Review Software Review Technical Review 181

SaaStr

MARCH 22, 2024

The Worst Days of a CRO The job of CRO is a tough one, with lots of natural tensions in place between sales and marketing, sales and product, etc. The highs and lows always come, usually involving the people on your team. For Erica, the bad days are when they’re not executing or achieving growth the way they want.

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Scale Underperforming Technical Team SMB Finance 238

SaaStr

JANUARY 7, 2022

Have you ever had a sudden realization that you’re spending more on sales and marketing than research and development? If so, you aren’t alone –– the median enterprise SaaS company spends twice as much on sales and marketing than R&D. So how can a CEO manage their marketing effectively? CEOs love models.

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Sales Hiring Underperforming Technical Team Marketing Market Research 230

SaaStr

JANUARY 18, 2023

To achieve this level of success, startups need a combination of strong financial performance, innovative products or services, and a favorable market environment. Lesson 1: Everything is about your team. Every startup needs strong team dynamics to pull through tough times. Don’t be scared to explore new markets.

Scale 214

Scale Underperforming Technical Team Scaling Interviewing 214

Neil Patel

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

In other words, if different people or teams in your company aren’t on the same page about everything that’s going on, they might end up doing a worse job. They could also make your marketing less effective. What is Marketing Siloing? Because it’s bad for business. Why does this matter? Silos Waste Time.

Marketing 142

Marketing Business Underperforming Technical Team Content Marketing 142

Incredo

MARCH 20, 2020

The outbreak of coronavirus brought changes that companies were forced to admit. One of the major changes was that many businesses switched to a remote working system. At the beginning it was a bit hard to track the progress of tasks and communicate with team members effectively.

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Underperforming Technical Team Outsourced Development Systems Review Software Review 227

OpenView Labs

MAY 19, 2021

After college, Ashley joined Twilio and played a key role in helping the company reach, engage, and convert its developer audience. She’s an expert on what works and what doesn’t when it comes to building successful relationships with developer audiences, software marketing teams, and technical CEOs.

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Underperforming Technical Team Development Technical Review Marketing 52

SaaStr

JULY 10, 2021

So let’s take a look back to a deep dive with the CEOs on what they learned building their first senior teams: ———-. As a founder/CEO, building your first management team is something that you often lose sleep over. What makes you feel that you need to level up your management, set up your first management team?

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Sales Hiring Underperforming Technical Team Development Team Review CTO Hire 254

Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The best way to do that is to develop the right behaviors in your sales reps. There are many things that can drive revenue growth within your company, but as a sales leader, it all starts with your team. Here are five key areas to challenge your team on in order to grow both them and your company. You have to be a sales LEADER.

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Underperforming Technical Team Development Revenue Sales Hiring 96

SaaStr

APRIL 17, 2024

They grew like crazy when they found product-market-fit and raised a big Series A and B. You want people to call you because you have a great business. Most often, you get a call from a function called corporate development. It’s not a bad relationship to have, but understand that they’re deal executors, not deal creators.

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Underperforming Technical Team Data Development Team Review Technical Review 161

Andreessen Horowitz

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Most growth-stage CEOs I work with know how to tell if they’re efficiently allocating capital in every part of their budget with one glaring exception: research and development (R&D). G&A), especially in tougher market conditions, is often a matter of assessing office space, worker productivity, legal costs, etc.

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Underperforming Technical Team Benchmarks CTO Hire New CTO 118

User Pilot

APRIL 19, 2024

Looking for the best way to do market research? From framing your initial question to extracting valuable customer insights, we’ll walk you through the lean market research process step-by-step. Get ready to empower your decisions with real-world market intelligence. Why should you do market research? The outcome?

Market Research 52

Market Research Sales Recruiting Marketing Underperforming Technical Team 52

Neil Patel

JANUARY 11, 2021

Starting your own business is the dream, right? Almost anybody can start up a business – all you need is a great idea, the right systems, and the drive to see it through. No college degree, huge bank balance, or business experience is needed. In this article, I’m going to discuss the exact steps to start a business.

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Underperforming Technical Team Business Sales Hiring Scale 128

Intercom, Inc.

JUNE 15, 2022

Product teams often fall into the trap of spending most of their time on the core functionality of the products they’re building. Without an accessible onboarding process , customers may never reach the stage where they can use the game-changing features your team has worked so hard to build, making outcomes difficult to achieve.

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Onboarding Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Technical Review 194

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

The underperformers who aren’t putting in the effort get a conversation, and if things don’t change, it’s not a good fit. If you look at the number of Sales vs. Marketing. As we recently wrote, every marketing initiative and every channel plateaus. Others are doing little work and not working out. Jameson and Sam agree.

Sales Hiring 198

Sales Hiring Underperforming Technical Team Revenue Sales 198

SaaStr

JULY 20, 2021

The session that I’m talking about is basically about the board dynamic and about how to survive this valley of death and bring not just yourself and your team but your extended team, including your board, across that until you cross the $1 million mark, and then the $10 million mark and keep going beyond.

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Underperforming Technical Team Sales Hiring AWS Business Model 243

SaaStr

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Over the years, though, Asthana has learned a lot about what can go wrong while building a market-leading company and how to avoid those missteps before they happen. He also observed that after product-market fit had been achieved, companies would only ever have to worry about marketing and sales. Verify product-user fit.

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Underperforming Technical Team Company Culture Customer Success Product Marketing 239

Baremetrics

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Content marketing is one of the most effective methods of generating brand awareness and brand preference specifically among your ideal target audience. The purpose of this marketing strategy is to attract organic traffic to your domain, and establish your business as a trusted authority in that area. Table of Contents.

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Content Marketing SaaS Payments Investment Marketing 113

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? The Benefits of Working With a Digital Marketing Agency. The Benefits of Working With a Digital Marketing Agency.

Sales Hiring 145

Sales Hiring Outsourcing Services Underperforming Technical Team Sales Recruiting 145

SaaStr

OCTOBER 21, 2020

It’s no secret there’s a tremendous amount of work that goes into balancing your business and customers. Having a functioning product team will make that balance just a tad easier. . Sometimes as business owners and teams we make assumptions. A huge problem most teams face is homogeny. What is their commute like?

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Underperforming Technical Team Interviewing Branding Investment 211

Tom Tunguz

JANUARY 23, 2023

I’m watching public company earnings to identify early weaknesses in the software market. Microsoft’s Ability to Cross-Sell its Suite is Driving Dominance in Many Categories GitHub is now home to 100 million developers. About 70% of commercial Office subscribers use Teams.

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Intercom, Inc.

JULY 28, 2022

Sanj started working at Salesforce back in 2005, when the company had around 1,000 employees and a few hundred million in revenue, and he was a part of its growth for 14 years, holding several leadership positions in multiple markets in EMEA. Since leaving college, I knew I wanted to work in technology, in a sales or go-to-market position.

Scale 210

Scale Scaling Sales Hiring Sales Recruiting 210

Hull

MARCH 2, 2020

A 2019 study by Forrester and Marketing Evolution found that 21% of marketing budgets were wasted as a result of bad data. Managing bad data is an inevitable challenge for all teams and organizations, regardless of their size or stage. Common Examples of Bad Data. Hello, [Null]! mary vs.

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