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The decade software ate the world

Intercom, Inc.

The most triumphant transfer of control from an original generation leader to a new CEO was surely that of Microsoft, which pivoted from chasing after Apple’s success in the consumer space under Steve Ballmer (don’t mention Nokia ) to successfully focusing on the cloud under Satya Nadella (please do mention Azure). Big tech takes over. .

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Everything That Breaks on the Way to $1 Billion ARR With Mailchimp Co-Founder Ben Chestnut (Pod 592 + Video)

SaaStr

But when none of them offered a good deal, Mailchimp walked away, convinced they wouldn’t entertain any more talks on acquisition. In 2000, everything was unbundling from desktops…and going to the cloud. Chestnut began by discussing the ins and outs of the acquisition by Intuit. That changed with a phone call from Alex Chris at Intuit.

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Need an Expert for Your Next Panel, Presentation, or Podcast? Here Are Over 530 of the Top Female Sales Practitioners

Sales Hacker

Leadership. Leadership. The Exceptional Leadership Institute for Women. Emcee and Entertainer. Cloud Solutions Executive. Shemaroo Entertainment Ltd. Regional Vice President – Marketing Cloud, Enterprise Sales. We’ve broken the list down into categories of expertise for your convenience.

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Dialpad’s Dan O’Connell on how an all-in-one support approach can drive revenue

Intercom, Inc.

He’s been the Chief Revenue Officer and Chief Strategy Officer at Dialpad, the cloud communication platform, since the spring of 2018, but his fascination for conversations and natural language processing came even sooner. Dialpad is a cloud communication and collaboration platform. And then, talks about expectation.

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Business Conversations vs. Sales Pitches with Emergence Capital (Podcast #496 and Transcript)

SaaStr

We made a bet 16 years ago that all software was going to move to the cloud. Bryan Elsesser: But, it’s also checks and balances on the leadership as well. Leadership needs to be involved in that conversation and it needs to be a full court press. So we’re a B2B enterprise SaaS-focused early stage venture firm.

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SaaStr Podcasts for the Week with Domo and Gorgias — April 24, 2020

SaaStr

How does John think about the role of leadership in a crisis such as this? Where does John believe many leadership teams go wrong in times such as this? How can leadership teams ensure that a crisis is not self-fulfilling and how can one prevent that mindset? You’ve got executive people who want thought leadership.

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170+ Women in Sales Share Their Career-Defining Aha Moment

Sales Hacker

Bringing Sales & Leadership with Heart and Ladies Happy Hour to the sales community. I went through a VP of Sales Program with SaaSy Sales Leadership — the moment I realized I didn’t want to be a VP of Sales. She is a Speaker and Hostess for LinkedIn Live. What is one a-ha moment you’ve had in your sales career?

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