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How to Truly Stand Out in Any Job Interview, from SDR to COO

SaaStr

Interviewing? One bit of advice: Please, please, actually research the company you are interviewing at. The other day I did a similar final, fourth round interview for a VPM. I ended the interview (politely) after 10 minutes and told him to watch the video. Looking for your next role? Been through a lay off? For real.

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Planning to Do a SaaS Startup? Don’t Forget the 20 Interview Rule.

SaaStr

But let me just make one suggestion if it’s early days: Don’t Forget the 20 Interview Rule, if you are planning to sell to the enterprise / businesses of any meaningful size. The 20 Interview Rule is simple: Before You Write a Line of Code, Interview 20 Real , Potential Customers. Not your friends.

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Nailing your customer support interview at Intercom

Intercom, Inc.

Preparing to interview for a new job is challenging. When we’re looking for our next incredible support teammate, we want to set up every candidate to give the best interview they can. When we’re looking for our next incredible support teammate, we want to set up every candidate to give the best interview they can.

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Bottom-Up SaaS Business Strategy Explained

User Pilot

Our guide explains what exactly bottom-up SaaS is and covers the main growth strategies and tactics used by bottom-up companies. Bottom-up SaaS is a growth strategy used by B2B SaaS companies that focuses on individual users or teams to drive customer acquisition. How is it different from the top-down business model?

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5 Customer Marketing Strategies Guaranteed To Grow Your Business with Tara Robertson, CMO at Bitly (Pod 654 + Video)

SaaStr

Keep reading to learn Robertson’s five customer marketing strategies guaranteed to grow your business. Know Your Customers You should always start with customer research, no matter what type of business you’re running. For companies that already have customers, you can conduct interviews and surveys.

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The Class Missing from Business School

Tom Tunguz

I remember my graduate classes well : marketing , operations research, statistics, macroeconomics, strategy, & negotiation. But having worked for about twenty years, there’s a class missing from business school for a skill used as frequently as public speaking & negotiation : Delegation. Or an entire business unit.

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Avoiding Common Product-Led Growth Mistakes: An Interview With Wes Bush

User Pilot

Wes Bush , Founder and CEO of ProductLed and bestselling author of Product-Led Growth: How To Build a Product That Sells Itself, dives into this topic in an interview with Userpilot. Here are the main takeaways: The product-led growth strategy works for every kind of company. This is just a quick sneak peek into what he discusses.