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11 Key SaaS Roles and Responsibilities in 2023

User Pilot

Confused about trying to understand SaaS roles? SaaS companies have many moving parts, and it can be difficult to determine who does what. TL;DR SaaS, or “Software as a Service,” is a business model that delivers centrally hosted software to subscribers over the internet. What is a SaaS business model?

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SaaStr Podcasts for the Week with InCountry and Y Combinator — July 19, 2019

SaaStr

250: Peter Yared is the Founder & CEO @ InCountry, the startup that allows you to operate globally with data residency as a service meaning they store your mission-critical data in it’s country of origin, without compliance. Previously, Peter was also the CTO/CIO of CBS Interactive where he brought CBS into the cloud.

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The subscription sales guide: how to sell subscriptions (B2B/B2C)

ProfitWell

When you’re selling B2B or enterprise subscriptions, showcasing value throughout the sales process is a must. Because the contracts are typically much higher in these sales agreements, B2B subscriptions often require a much longer sales process before your customer will consider making a purchase. Contract length.

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Taking a $4B Company from Consumer to B2B with Pluralsight (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

In this presentation, Pluralsight co-founder and CEO Aaron Skonnard will discuss how Pluralsight successfully transformed its business to serve both individual and enterprise customers independently and will share his lessons for SaaS companies looking to tap into individual customers to sell into enterprises and vice versa.

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The B2B Marketplace Funding Napkin 2021

Point Nine Land

Over the last few years, we’ve published a number of SaaS funding napkins as well as marketplace napkins. So if you’re a US-based startup, you might be able to shoot slightly higher ;) Unlike SaaS companies which have been around for years, B2B marketplaces are a relatively new category and not many investors have invested in them yet.

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Is Seed the new Series A? (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

The panel that we are in is called Is Seed the New Series A, and this is a question that I’ve been asking informally yesterday and today. We’re a team of former investors and operators from the likes of Facebook, Deliveroo, and the Swedish payments company Klarna. Maybe fifty of them are B2B SaaS.

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SaaStr Podcasts for the Week with Bernadette Nixon, Jay Snyder, Nick Mehta, Loren Padelford, and Jason Lemkin

SaaStr

Customers’ expectations are higher than ever with more access to information and options. This dynamic trio of SaaS experts share how to stay customer-centric and set yourself apart in today’s rapidly changing environment. One, it starts high up in the sales process, right? You need to discover in the sales process.