Tom Tunguz

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

The most consistent sales leader I’ve worked with hit plan 27 consecutive quarters. How can a sales leader develop similar repeatability? Each business’s PQR funnel will differ depending on their sales cycle, ACVs, and overall motion. Will the sales leader attain plan? Definitions. [1]

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SaaStr

AUGUST 8, 2023

Basics: The Building Blocks of the Finance Team To understand how finance teams impact an organization, it’s helpful to break down various functions and how they support the business. This function can be outsourced in the early days of a startup, but it is usually brought in-house after Series B.

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SaaStr

JULY 15, 2022

Jason recently opened up an AMA on Twitter Spaces to answer questions about scaling from $1M to $10M. We did a good AMA on this scaling at SaaStr Europa in Barcelona, a couple weeks back. That will scale, and then take those emails after four great pieces of content and do a weekly webinar and do a weekly get-together for them.

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SaaStr

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Confluent’s President of Field Operations, Erica Schultz, explores different tactics businesses can employ to scale revenue and increase efficiency in the current macro environment. As you look to scale your business and make your processes more efficient, it’s essential to foster a shared understanding of who your target customer is.

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SaaStr

MARCH 22, 2023

Scaling Early-Stage to Hyper-Growth Companies With Ed Lenta, SVP and GM of Databricks Back in the early 2000s, people didn’t entirely accept that a virtual machine could be as good as a physical one. Ed Lenta, the SVP and GM of Databricks, had the rare opportunity of scaling three hypergrowth companies — VMware, AWS, and Databricks.

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SaaStr

JULY 29, 2022

Jason recently opened up an AMA on Twitter Spaces to answer questions about how to scale faster. So you’re really asking how do you get a business going, like selling to restaurants that not only is hard to penetrate but has a hardware component. Jason Lemkin: Okay. Let’s get it going. Times are good.

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SaaStr

AUGUST 19, 2022

Jason recently opened up an AMA on Twitter Spaces to answer questions about how to scale faster. Michiel Rauws (@michielrauws2): So, my question is, we’ve been scaling our SaaS business. It’s a mental health-focused SaaS business. We can scale accounts, when we get them, very well. The ROI is amazing.

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Tom Tunguz

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

The business builds software to help other crypto companies grow. Perhaps you’ll sell infrastructure to help other startups scale or software to manage internal operations. Fast forward three years, your business thrives. You wonder, how do I best manage these tokens for the business?

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Let’s deep dive into how combining innovative demand gen strategies with a modern tech stack and specific team setup can provide a winning formula for scaling B2B growth, even with low budgets of greater than a 2x burn multiple. In this playbook we’ll share: Automated outbound at-scale strategies.

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SaaStr

MAY 12, 2022

Offering its services as a freemium-based model, CircleCI recognizes driving trials as the cornerstone of a go-to-market strategy for any developer tool. . Jim Rose, CEO of CircleCI, leverages his experience marketing to software developers to discuss the merits of moving from a subscription-based to a usage-based business model.

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Neil Patel

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

The context is then used to train and develop machine learning algorithms. With scaled data labeling, you can train your algorithm to analyze customer review sentiments. According to ReviewTrackers , 94 percent of consumers say a bad review has convinced them to avoid a business. This can help to ease consumer concerns.

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SaaStr

MAY 24, 2024

Lemkin expresses concern about the changing work ethic and loyalty of sales and marketing professionals, observing a trend of multiple job-holding and lack of commitment. Lemkin expresses concern about the changing work ethic and loyalty of sales and marketing professionals, observing a trend of multiple job-holding and lack of commitment.

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Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

In this episode of the Sales Hacker Podcast, we have Appy Choudhary , Head of Sales Development at Blend , where he has built and leads AE and SDR teams as a sales leader with nearly 15 years of experience. Personalization makes a difference in prospect response. Subscribe to the Sales Hacker Podcast.

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Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 11, 2024

Currently, we face a critical challenge: our electricity demands — expected to nearly double by 2040 due to factors like AI compute, reshoring , and “electrification” — are soaring, but our grid infrastructure and operations struggle to keep pace. There are proposed reforms to help alleviate this development backlog.

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SaaStr

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Developers act, think, and behave differently than your average customer. As an API-first company, WorkOS focuses on selling primarily to developers. Doing Business with Developers. Developers haven’t typically been the buyers in enterprise software, so why should you build for developers?

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USIO

MAY 14, 2024

However, some factors might influence this range: Volume of Transactions : Higher transaction volumes often lead to lower revenue share percentages as providers can benefit from economies of scale. Contract Duration : Longer-term contracts might offer more favorable revenue share terms.

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SaaStr

MARCH 12, 2019

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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Mucker Capital

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Sales development is a nuanced blend of art and science, requiring a delicate balance for its effective implementation within a company. Drawing from substantial experience, Sally Duby from The Bridge Group provides valuable insights into the intricate realm of sales development.

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 25, 2019

My cost-conscious lens (plus our proven outbound sales program) has served my company, Leadium, well. I am passionate about helping small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) accelerate their growth with outbound sales. The SMB Decision: In-House vs. Outsourced Sales Development.

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yoursales

JANUARY 28, 2022

Sales Stack 2022 Sales Tools for Professional B2B Sales SALES STACK 2022: Sales Tools for. Professional Sales SALES STACK. 2021: Sales Tools. Sales W hich challenges would you like sales technology to solve for your sales team? What is sales technology here to do?

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SaaStr

MARCH 2, 2022

Jeffrey Yoshimura, CMO and CXO at Snyk , Asawari Samant, Head of Marketing at Anyscale , and Katrina Wong, VP Marketing and Demand Generation at Segment , delve into their decades of combined experience to discuss the nine marketing lessons they have learned that lead to hypergrowth. Use data to lead the way.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 12, 2022

When sales teams succeed, the company succeeds. But running a high-performing sales team isn’t an easy task. How can you ensure success within your sales organization in a way that scales with you? It’s massively important when it comes to scaling your organization, too. Establish a solid company and team culture.

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Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

As leads pour in, it becomes challenging for your current sales reps to manage their book of business and properly prospect. As a sales manager, you have to ask yourself “Do I simply hire more salespeople, or is it time to implement an SDR program?”. RELATED: B2B Sales Outsourcing Is Dicey.

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Neil Patel

OCTOBER 13, 2020

One of the most insidious parts is that it leads to massive stress. According to business coach Michael Hyatt, 45% of entrepreneurs are stressed. But the answer more and more business owners are turning to is a simple one: outsourcing. Outsourcing is giving your work to someone else outside of your main business.

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Tom Tunguz

JUNE 6, 2016

When is the right time to increase sales headcount for a SaaS startup? It is one of the most strategic decisions for early-stage business to make given the amount of effort and expense involved in building, managing and scaling a sales team. First, the pipeline to quota ratio exceeds 6X.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

with Aashish Krishna Kumar, Head of GTM at Togai Sales Enablement 2.0 – Elevate Rep Performance with Divanshu Goyal, Sales at GTM Buddy Common scaling pains for SaaS businesses and how to overcome them. Straight from a SaaS CCO with Yellow.ai’s CCO with Shekar Murthy, Chief Customer Officer at Yellow.ai

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 27, 2023

People think you can’t build a business without burning a lot of cash, too. A Misconception: You Can’t Build a Business Without Burning a Lot of Cash This is a common misconception. They take pride in this because they believe anyone can build a great business without burning a lot of cash.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 22, 2018

I run a European-based sales agency for software and technology companies. In this article, I will summarize what I’ve learned about B2B sales outsourcing. W hat is Sales Outsourcing? Sales outsourcing gives parts of your own sales process to others (individuals or agencies). Lead Generation).

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Valuize Consulting

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Companies that exceed lead and revenue goals are 2.2X In this article, we provide a strategic and scalable approach to segmenting your customer base that will drive the greatest impact for your customers and your business. What’s the difference between a “Sales Segmentation” and a “Customer Success Segmentation”?

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Valuize Consulting

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Companies that exceed lead and revenue goals are 2.2X In this article, we provide a strategic and scalable approach to segmenting your customer base that will drive the greatest impact for your customers and your business. What’s the difference between a “Sales Segmentation” and a “Customer Success Segmentation”?

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Sales Hacker

MAY 15, 2023

It’s hard to know when you’re ready to hire a sales team — and the consequences can make or break your startup. Perhaps not surprisingly, about 40% of new companies go out of business because they run out of cash or fail to raise capital, reports CB Insights. Cutting non-essential expenses when your business is still new is critical.

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SaaStr

APRIL 21, 2023

In this post , SaaStr Founder and CEO Jason Lemkin shared five super simple ways to generate more leads and grow your company that always work. Now, he has five more marketing strategies that are sure to generate more leads if done right. Now, go find 30 other prospects exactly like them. Customers and prospects will come.

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yoursales

JANUARY 29, 2021

Sales Stack 2021. Sales Tools for Professional Sales. SALES STACK 2020: THE TOOLS SALES STACK 2020: THE TOOLS. Sales technology for professional sales will be more important than ever. In 2020 almost every single Sales Professional was forced inside. Same goes for Sales Professionals.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Kathy Lord, SVP of Sage People explains how asking hard questions, embracing feedback and making personal connections with your customers can move the sales journey from prospect to champion. And as we’re all on the SaaS business, we understand the impact of minimizing that hole on the bottom of the bucket. Here we go.

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Point Nine Land

OCTOBER 23, 2023

P9 Panel on Hiring Sales Leaders — Founders Summit 2023 “You are going to fire your first sales manager!” — A lesson too many founders learn the hard way. One key lesson we’ve learned from the best founders we’ve worked with is that they don’t need to learn the hard way by risking their businesses and employees.

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 30, 2024

In this role he oversees all aspects of G2’s revenue generation, including global sales and customer success, enablement, partnerships, and revenue operations. Prior to his tenure at Upwork, Eric held a number of leadership roles at CareerBuilder, most recently as President of Vertical Sales.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

The SaaS sales model seems so well-established, as hundreds of founders build their businesses and raise funding. Mark Roberge, Founder of Stage 2 Capital and Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School, shares insights from his years of experience into common SaaS sales missteps and how you can avoid them.

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