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Intercom’s Sanj Bhayro on creating the right foundation to help businesses scale

Intercom, Inc.

And for Intercom’s VP of Sales EMEA, Sanj Bhayro , scaling is just what you need to invest in to ensure growth becomes as constant and linear as it can be. Sanj has plenty of experience scaling sales teams at growing businesses, and that’s precisely why, as of November of last year, he‘s overseeing EMEA sales at Intercom.

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How Customer Success can get a bigger piece of the budget pie with Jeff Heckler

ChurnZero

As a Customer Success leader, do you find yourself watering down your budgetary requests? And yet, downplaying your team’s needs undermines CS’s current impact and future revenue-driving potential. And yet, downplaying your team’s needs undermines CS’s current impact and future revenue-driving potential.

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Gong’s Linda Lin on customer success strategies for moving upmarket

Intercom, Inc.

Few people have more experience with this move than Linda Lin , Director of Customer Success at the revenue intelligence platform Gong. Moving upmarket means larger customers and higher revenue, but it’s not without its challenges. For Linda, it all comes down to your approach to customer success.

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Sequoia India: 22 Things We Learned from SaaStr Annual

SaaStr

Companies in our region are good at achieving PMF and scaling to $1 million-$5 million ARR efficiently. They are hiring leaders, building teams, and attracting advisors in the US while devouring the SV SaaS playbook. Often, founders are unsure about the headcount split between India and the US.

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HubSpot’s Michael Redbord on staying in touch with your customers as you scale

Intercom, Inc.

But as the business becomes more successful – and there are resources to build a support team – additional layers begin to separate executives from their customers. It becomes harder for the folks running things to make time to be inside their customers’ minds. If you’re a leader, he says, don’t try to scale your job.

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Where Is Customer Success Headed in 2022?

ChurnZero

Where is Customer Success Headed in 2022? Customer Success gradually, then suddenly, came to exist. Customer Success gradually, then suddenly, became essential to SaaS companies. Customer Success gradually, then suddenly, joined the C-suite. Customer Success flexes its authority.

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Busted! Debunking The 10 Most Dangerous Customer Success Myths

Valuize Consulting

Customer Success Management: Distinguishing Fact From Fiction. 91% of businesses have said that their Customer Success organization has grown significantly in the last year alone ( Totango , 2021). Reframe: Investing in Customer Success Operations early is critical to scaling your organization effectively.