Hull

JANUARY 22, 2019

The explosion of SaaS tools (and with it, data silos) together creates a need for a cross-functional, operations role to support go-to-market teams. These roles are filled by engineers that roll up to the CMO/COO (not CTO) as part of a growth team. Selling has changed since Predictable Revenue was published.

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OpenView Labs

JULY 2, 2020

After four months of an unprecedented global crisis, SaaS companies are bouncing back while product led growth businesses are trading at almost 2x higher revenue multiples they started with. Now’s the Time to Revisit Your Pricing. Don’t leave revenue on the table, drive growth by optimizing your pricing.

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Chart Mogul

MARCH 9, 2020

For the first 2-3 years of Buffer’s existence, Joel and his team did not need a specialized solution for subscription analytics. However, as the company grew, their systems started to fail all the time, prompting the team to re-think their approach and look for a scalable solution. How was that possible? Click To Tweet.

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SaaStr

MARCH 3, 2020

Brendon introduces his playbook to hiring the first VP of Sales from his experiences as VP of Sales at LinkedIn, EchoSign, Talkdesk and more. Learn the dos and don’ts to make the correct hire the first time and not rush into hiring the wrong VP of Sales, which can cost the company months or even years. Roughly 90%.

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ProfitWell

JANUARY 2, 2020

Subscriptions are built on ongoing relationships with customers, so companies selling subscriptions need to understand how to monetize this relationship on a recurring basis. One of the best examples of this type of sales is Netflix—its pricing strategy paved the way for many modern subscription platforms.

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SaaStr

AUGUST 15, 2020

Has been CEO before, was CEO of Alfresco Software and long career in software and comes in, I think, with a lot of passion for customers and customer success, which I’m excited to hear about and also comes in live streaming, my understanding is from a boat right now, right Bernadette? You need to discover in the sales process.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 14, 2020

So my father sat down with me in our basement, and I remember working in this makeshift workstation that we built together and we learned how to code, because back then there weren’t a lot of applications, there weren’t a lot of games, a lot of software to be used, so we actually had to create it ourselves.

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Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 21, 2021

We’re not exactly sure how, but yes, it’s that time of the year again. More than integrations and features and quarterly reports, back in August, Intercom turned 10. Zanade Mann , founder of Black Women’s Business Collective. Will Larson , CTO of Calm. Des Traynor , Co-founder and CTO of Intercom.

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Chart Mogul

MARCH 9, 2020

For the first 2-3 years of Buffer’s existence, Joel and his team did not need a specialized solution for subscription analytics. However, as the company grew, their systems started to fail all the time, prompting the team to re-think their approach and look for a scalable solution. How was that possible? Tweet this quote.

Payment Solutions 52

Payment Solutions Payment Features Payments Outsourcing Services 52

SaaStr

JULY 19, 2019

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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SaaStr

DECEMBER 13, 2019

So how did that experience impact your operating mentality and I guess what were your biggest takeaways from that experience? Yousuf Khan: So a phenomenal company and a phenomenal opportunity to be part of, really just honored to basically join a great team and a great culture. Company was going through massive hyper growth.

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SaaStr

APRIL 18, 2019

Join G2 Crowd CEO Godard Abel for a session on the secrets to the top-rated vendors on G2Crowd, AppExchange, and other platforms. And unfortunately it wasn’t Larry and Sergei who we’re starting Google at the same time, but it was two other students doing something much more mundane. ” We had to do that three times.

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Sales Hacker

JANUARY 21, 2020

Now he’s a partner making investments on the VC side at Foundation Capital with over 20 years of operational experience. Now he’s a partner making investments on the VC side at Foundation Capital, but has over 20 years of operational experience. Angus is an investor who brings real world operating experience to his job.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

We’re a team of former investors and operators from the likes of Facebook, Deliveroo, and the Swedish payments company Klarna. We are a purely B2B fund, focused on software and fintech. So if you’re a software founder in that stage, come talk to us. Ophelia : Hi everyone. Evgenia : Hi. My name is Evgenia.

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 12, 2020

Leverage the prospect’s buying process (08:04). ? If you are trying to overcome no brand and market, you can’t ask somebody for a three year contract. Or, if you do ask for a three year contract, have some terms in there that show that you’re going to prove ROI. I demand payment upfront.

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Outseta

OCTOBER 15, 2018

I’ll be the first to admit that all of the above resonates with me - I think more companies looking to stay independent and operate on their own terms is, generally, a good thing. We felt confident that the profitability constraints the debt imposed would be healthy for the business. in debt to buy out their investors.

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OnStartups

JULY 7, 2021

And I think part of it's because you've been in the game for a while and you're incredibly successful. Is your title CTO? Dharmesh: Yes, CTO. How do you have time to have your hands in all this different stuff? He was like, "You should probably hire someone outside of HubSpot for this role, for your growth.".

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OnStartups

JULY 7, 2021

And I think part of it's because you've been in the game for a while and you're incredibly successful. Is your title CTO? Dharmesh: Yes, CTO. How do you have time to have your hands in all this different stuff? He was like, "You should probably hire someone outside of HubSpot for this role, for your growth.".

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