Intercom, Inc.

MAY 3, 2018

Here are five quick takeaways: Instead of relying on word of mouth to permeate the team, write things down. Iterate on process the same way you iterate on product. If a process doesn’t stick, don’t hesitate to move from it. Rohini: Sometimes the word “process” gets a bad rap. Michelle: I find that, too.

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Natalia Luneva

JANUARY 13, 2021

This obsession with getting new customers is natural: the more customers you convert, the more revenue you will make. However, the subscription business model can’t survive if you keep on acquiring new custo mers but the old ones keep on walking away. Richman’s former company was Halp, a help desk for operations teams.

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SaaStr

AUGUST 9, 2019

What ratio of revenue is healthy for professional services to account for? Here’s what Eyal and Megan talk about: How to develop software faster. Below, we’ve shared the full transcript of Harry’s interview with Vikas Bhambri. I do want to break the interview today up into a couple of different parts really. Eyal Manor.

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FastSpring

DECEMBER 8, 2022

I interviewed him for insights into how to build a global growth strategy, especially when it comes to localization. Highlights from Our Conversation Where Should SaaS Companies Localize [2 min clip] David walked through a step-by-step process to assess where SaaS and software companies should consider localizing.

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Chargify

OCTOBER 4, 2017

It provides metrics month-over-month on critical data such as the number of customers, revenue, and lifetime client value.”. Billing may not be one of the most exhilarating parts of your company, but it is one of the most important parts of your business…it is how you get paid. You’ll save time and money in the long run.”

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SaaStr

JUNE 14, 2019

Before that Dave was SVP/GM of Service Cloud @ Salesforce where he led the $500m line of business for customer service applications. Finally pre-Salesforce, Dave was CEO @ MarkLogic where he grew the team from 40 to 240 and revenues from $0 to an $80m revenue run rate. Why does Dave believe 99% of companies die? *

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Outseta

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Before we get into the interview, a bit of background - I have hired Soren’s team at Working Planet multiple times. I say profitable as we are using our client's’ financial data to determine what to pay, or often not pay, in the digital advertising platforms we manage. Geoff: Someone once told me.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

As for Krish, under Krish’s leadership the team has grown to over 300 people and over 5,000 clients making it one of the next generation in truly global SaaS businesses started in India. First, what is continuous customer development? What is the process to do it efficiently? Does one have to move to enterprise?

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User Pilot

APRIL 8, 2021

The “customers” part of this definition is important, since this is what differentiates customer analytics software from tools like Google Analytics, which look at data from website visitors as opposed to customers. Microsurveys are a great way to collect user data because they keep your users on your platform. How big is your company?

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FastSpring

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Full Interview: Audio Only Full Interview: Video 3 CRO Insights From Dave Gowans Why Full Funnel CRO Is Especially Important for SaaS and Subscriptions “The easiest and most straightforward bit of CRO is what you can do on the website,” Dave says. Stream the entire conversation or read the highlights below. Jump to highlights.

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Companies that have access to more accurate financial data have the ability to develop seamless exchanges of information, providing consumers with improved ways to manage their finances. Enter the platform company. Happy post lunch interview. Fortunate to have a really great set of investors and the process was going quite well.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

As for Travis, prior to joining Redpoint, Travis was head of Customer Growth at Front, after spending 5 years building the global Sales organization at Optimizely, the world’s most popular experimentation platform. What does Travis advise founders when it comes to uniting customer facing teams? * Loving our podcast content?

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SaaStr

AUGUST 15, 2020

Nick Mehta: Power of the developer, or the API economy, both of you play very much in both those trends. Provide a platform, not a tool, that can be a consolidator and something that can drive costs, but still have all the features necessary to get the business results. How do you help your team make that link to value?

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Outseta

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Venture capital is not inherently bad or the manifestation of greed and commitments to impossible-to-deliver growth. And the companies choosing the independent path are not all hipster led lifestyle businesses choosing nobility over bankroll and operating with a chip on their shoulders. They were doing $4.6M of the $3.5M

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 2, 2020

Integrity Selling for the 21st Century. Strategy and Process. Sales Development and Prospecting. The Sales Development Playbook. Sales Development and Prospecting. The Sales Development Playbook. Predictable Revenue. The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team. Buyer-Centered Selling. Hacking Sales.

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Neil Patel

APRIL 5, 2023

It provides an array of features such as: Analytics Post scheduling Engagement measuring Social listening Custom report Campaign monitoring Additionally, Sprout Social has many integrations, including Canva, Dropbox, and Bitly. View how your audience engages on your social media platform, allowing you to adapt your strategies.

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GetUplift

DECEMBER 12, 2021

This guide provides a detailed breakdown of my emotional marketing process. It’s a process that my team and I at GetUplift have used to 10x our clients’ conversion rates. This process is what my team and I use to 10x the conversion rates of companies such as Teamwork, Sprout Social, Thinkific, Athlon and Social Media Examiner.

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ProfitWell

AUGUST 18, 2020

Reliance told her that she would need to buy-out the remainder of her two years in one lump sum payment, plus the interest the company would lose over those two years, and she would have to pay an additional hefty administration fee too. The administration fee alone totaled nearly three of her monthly payments.

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Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Don’t just listen to what they say – watch what they do, understand their world and their challenges, and consider how your product integrates and fits in with everything else happening in their lives. I usually do them with Paul or people from the product teams – it’s much more fun to be on a podcast with your boss.

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User Pilot

JANUARY 15, 2021

51% of people will never return to a company that they’ve had a bad experience with. So, understanding what they do within your product is critically important for: improving new user Acquisition improving user Activation maximizing and increasing Revenue improving user Retention encouraging current users to refer you to new users, etc, etc.

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FastSpring

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

I interviewed Michael about successful global marketing strategies. Stream the Episode Highlights From The Interview 1. Our all-in-one payment platform includes a best-in-class localized checkout, subscription management, global tax management, and more. Learn more about our localized branded checkout.

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SaaStr

JULY 8, 2020

I will tell you how many COs I’ve talked to that say, “I’ll come to SaaStr, but I don’t want my series B or series C VC interviewing me,” which is sort of interesting. Personally, our team has been holding back a little bit. Jason Lemkin: Anyone post-revenue. That’s way post-revenue.

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Intercom, Inc.

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

He’s also a keynote speaker and CX expert with over 20 years of experience in the field, having led teams in social media, marketing, and customer experience at companies such as Humana, McDonald’s, and Discover. You can also read the full transcript of the interview, which has been lightly edited for clarity, below.

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FastSpring

APRIL 30, 2024

In this episode of Growth Stage, we interview Fred Linfjärd of Planday about his experiences switching from a one-time billing model to subscriptions. Podcast Full Interview: Audio Listen online or find it on more podcast services. Podcast Full Interview: Audio Listen online or find it on more podcast services. Jump to video.

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Neil Patel

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Partnerships – Backlinking strategies typically involve some form of outreach to develop relationships with relevant websites in your niche. Through this process, you will uncover potential opportunities that go beyond backlinking, such as cross-promoting each other’s email lists. At the same time, you will get an easy backlink.

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SaaStr

MARCH 13, 2020

Below, we’ve shared the transcript of Harry’s interview with Harry Hurst. So at about 13, I set up an eBay business, and we actually used PayPal obviously to process all of the payments. And I guess this was somewhat foreshadowing because I’m now backed by David Saks who is the founding team there.

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SaaStr

JULY 19, 2019

Having built numerous successful remote teams, what have been Peter’s biggest learnings in what it takes to successfully build remote teams? Below, we’ve shared the full transcript of Harry’s interview with Peter Yared. And so really it became a bad habit. How has Peter found the transition from CTO to CEO this time?

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SaaStr

OCTOBER 4, 2019

As for Jeppe, prior to founding Pleo he was the CEO @ Nodes, a design and development house that worked with brands including Loreal, BMW and Lego. How does Jeppe respond to 3 common concerns VCs have with SMBs: * The price points are so low that it takes huge volume to scale to meaningful revenue? * What changes? * Missed the session?

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Intercom, Inc.

MARCH 5, 2020

I caught up with Jasmine for a chat that ranged from how she got her first big break to how she has tackled the tough task of building out her design team at Intercom from scratch. When she joined Intercom, most of Jasmine’s team left (through no fault of her own)! You mentioned payments in Messenger. Short on time?

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