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A Mental Model for Prioritizing Your Startup's Energies

Tom Tunguz

I’ve playing with a new mental model for early-stage startups: a pendulum. There only two limiting factors in this mental model: product and go to market. At the moment a startup is founded, the business is product limited. You can’t do much without a product. And the pendulum swings back.

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The 9 best tools for your early-stage startup tech stack

Intercom, Inc.

By building a strong business tech stack for your startup – covering everything from incorporation to growing long-lasting customer relationships – you can not only win back time and establish best practices, but create a solid foundation for your business to grow. Ready to take your startup to the next level?

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Mastering Partner Marketing: What NOT to Do and How to Excel with Drata CMO Sydney Sloan

SaaStr

The Challenges and Pitfalls of a Partner Ecosystem Drata attributes much of its success to its partner ecosystem, which is an interesting case study for most, so how do they break up marketing, sales, and resource allocation vs. a more direct-sales modeled business? The sales reps were friends, and accounts were shared.

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$1M to $100M in 20 Months, The Hard Part: How Everything Breaks in Hypergrowth with Deel Co-Founder & CRO Shuo Wang (Video)

SaaStr

This insight led Deel to focus on solving payments and compliance. Building revenue operations to support sales Deel had onboarded nearly 100 clients, reports showed good traction, and it was time to leverage this opportunity. As a startup, it’s hard to know if the timing is right and what to expect. Listen to your team.

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Final Speaker List for 2021 SaaStr Annual!

SaaStr

Michael Seibel, YC Partner and CEO of YC’s Startup Accelerator @ Y Combinator. Katrina Wong, VP Marketing and Demand Generation @ Segment. Asawari Samant, Head of Marketing @ Anyscale. Amy Appleyard, VP Sales @ VMWare. Michelle Benfer, VP, Head of North America Sales @ HubSpot. Anna Baird, CRO @ Outreach.

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How To Actually Succeed in SaaS: AMA Part 1 with SaaStr Founder And CEO Jason Lemkin

SaaStr

Whether you’re just starting out in SaaS or have a successful SaaS startup, founders and startup teams can learn a lot from those who have found success in the industry through its ups and downs. In this Ask Me Anything Part 1, Lemkin answers the questions: Many VCs talk about funding, yet you’re so focused on sales.

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CEOs and CXOs of FullStory, Sendbird, mmhmm, Miro, ChurnZero, Canva, HackerOne Join SaaStr Annual 2021!!

SaaStr

Sara Hicks, VP of Product, Commerce @ Mailchimp. Devon Rutherford, Managed Services Program Manager & Pre-Sales Manager @ Leaseweb. Mariela Towers, Head of Marketing @ BEE. Michael Seibel, YC Partner and CEO of YC’s Startup Accelerator @ Y Combinator. Amy Appleyard, VP Sales @ VMWare.