Tom Tunguz

NOVEMBER 24, 2018

You might have a few account executives and a sales leader in place; maybe some revenue and a handful of customers. The sales team costs real money, and the question before the company is: how do you know what quota plan to assign to the account executives? Stage 1: Management by Objectives.

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Baremetrics

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Your marketing and sales budgets, and the personnel assigned to those teams, will also rise. A hiring plan allocates expected future expenses based on your revenue forecasts. A longer lead time for recruitment means higher quality recruits. It helps maintain consistent growth.

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InsightSquared

MAY 15, 2019

It’s one of my favorite questions to ask a fellow professional in sales operations. Insurance sales rep. Account Manager. Sales Operations is Still Developing. Sales operations as a profession is growing, yet it is a comparatively new function in businesses. Sales Ops is Many Disciplines in One.

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Sales Hacker

JULY 19, 2022

Celine, who transitioned from agency sales to SaaS, is the Vice President of Boardable. Join us for a great conversation about transitioning in sales and technology selling. Sometimes you have to take one step back to go two steps forward in sales. Sales is all about building internal relationships. powered by Sounder.

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 19, 2022

In this article, I’ll outline the principles of compensation design , how to build sales compensation plans , and include resources to set OTEs and quotas that keep your reps happy and hungry for more. Why Sales Comp Planning is Key to Rep Retention. Who should be responsible for sales compensation planning?

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

In this episode of the Sales Hacker Podcast, we have Scott Barton , VP of Industry Solutions at Varicent. He’s an expert in the sales world, particularly in revenue operations and incentive compensation. Join us for a great conversation about driving the right behaviors within your sales team. powered by Sounder.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 21, 2017

What is Sales Operations? Sales operations refers to the unit, role, activities and processes within a sales organization that support, enable, and drive front line sales teams to sell better, faster, and more efficiently. But perhaps more than anything else, sales operations brings a system to selling. Technology.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 30, 2020

B2B sales is always changing, but nothing could’ve quite prepared us for the wild ride that 2020 ended up being. While most of us have settled into the new normal and the challenges that come with it, sales leaders are looking ahead with uncertainty. Best Sales Statistics to Know in 2021. Short on time? What this means for you.

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OpenView Labs

JULY 20, 2020

Interviewing is hard , and interviewing candidates for sales roles can be doubly so. Sales requires a mix of left- and right-brained qualities, and accurately evaluating a candidate’s skills is a challenge for hiring managers. Better interviewing = better sales teams. How not to interview for sales.

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Tom Tunguz

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

But when a repeatable sales process seems to have been discovered, it’s time to develop the startup’s revenue forecast. Revenue forecasts accuracy won’t ever be perfect, but they do serve the purpose of communicating to the management team and the board the way a business plans to grow.

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Chart Mogul

MARCH 21, 2019

Defining the 'how' and 'why' of your early sales culture helps make the right thing easy to do. In this post, I discuss sales culture at ChartMogul and share two examples of how our team strives to articulate value in conversations with customers. Sales culture at ChartMogul. Back to buyer-seller basics. I was hooked.

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The Angel VC

DECEMBER 12, 2018

While this is generally true for most companies, it’s particularly true for SaaS businesses, which invest heavily in product development, sales, and marketing upfront and get payments from customers over a delayed period of time, usually several years. The main reason is that your customer acquisition costs are highly front-loaded.

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Tom Tunguz

DECEMBER 11, 2012

In AdSense operations, the average account manager supported more than 10,000 customers (!) We built these tools following Larry’s advice to his teams which was to find a problem or inefficiency, generalize it as much as possible, then build a tool to automate it and then tune it over time. It was the only way we could scale.

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User Pilot

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Competitor analysis enables PMs to find areas where rivals fail customers and develop sound positioning and differentiation strategies. How do you recruit your interviewees? Talk to the developers and engineers. Forecast changes in the industry Keeping up with industry trends will only take you so far. How can you do it?

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Once you’ve developed a good content marketing program and are able to capture the market’s attention on the “why” behind your category, those who are listening will look to you for answers on the “how,” which include a logical next set of questions, such as: Is CATEGORY X relevant to me? How do I prove the value of CATEGORY X on revenue?

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 11, 2018

Once again, Salesforce presents a strategic look into the rapidly shifting world of sales. The third edition of the widely anticipated State of Sales report surveyed more than 2,900 sales professionals and leaders from around the world. Here’s a quick sneak peak of their sales research report. Top Sales Metrics.

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CustomerSuccessBox

MAY 9, 2022

While your company can recruit additional Customer Success Managers and improve the customer experience, you’ll also need a Customer Success dashboard that provides revenue insights into every aspect of the customer journey. This information should be shared with finance. Customer Success KPIs.

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

This week on the Sales Hacker podcast, we speak with Ryan Lallier , Director of Inside Sales at InsightSquared. Ryan has a diverse background in Sales, with positions ranging from individual contributor to head of sales roles at companies like Dataminr, Gartner, and YayPay. Ryan’s Sales Career Journey.

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Sales Hacker

JULY 3, 2018

We’ve been compiling this sales automation tools list for a while, trying to figure out the best way to get the information out there. There are a number of existing resources available on sales automation, but they don’t offer use cases and examples of how to put the tools to action. What Is Sales Automation?

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 30, 2021

This week on the Sales Hacker podcast, we speak with Neil Ringers , EVP of Revenue Grid. Neil’s experience includes a long history of sales leadership, primarily in the Salesforce ecosystem, and is now running revenue for Revenue Grid. If you missed episode 153, check it out here: Learning Drives Sales Effectiveness with Paul Fifield?.

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 3, 2020

403: Sam Taylor is the VP of Sales and Success @ Loom, the startup that helps you get your message across by making it easy to record instantly shareable videos. As for Sam, prior to Loom, Sam spent over 4 years at Salesforce following their acquisition of Quip, a startup Salesforce acquired for $750M where Sam was also the 1st sales leader.

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Baremetrics

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Indeed, to get the most out of customer data, SaaS businesses often rely on a third-party analytics dashboard for everything from basic SaaS metrics to financial forecasting and customer segmentation. It could be that you offer discounts for the first few months of service or you give credit to paying customers if they recruit another client.

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Chart Mogul

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

But sales is the one thing founders cannot oversee — without it your startup will die. But the one thing you must think about is sales. Without sales, your startup dies. Yet, sales is all too often a dirty word. They go for the sale without caring about what the customer needs in the first place. Coach regularly.

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SmartKarrot

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Recruit experienced Customer Success Managers, defining the appropriate functional vs. technical profile needed for the customer vertical. Actively participate in the recruiting, interviewing, onboarding, training, and ongoing engagement of team members. Work closely with Account Managers to drive customer renewals.

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SmartKarrot

MARCH 31, 2022

Management of renewals for subscription memberships. Monitor account and service health and develop plans to save at-risk accounts. Identify cross-selling opportunities that align customer, policy, and regulatory needs in order to boost customer satisfaction and grow the account.

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OPEXEngine

OCTOBER 6, 2020

But because of their prioritization, the Salsify team developed some of the critical components needed to build and manage the planning process. “At That’s why it’s critical to reassess the plan each quarter and update it with new forecasting. The business evolves that quickly.”. Considering & Planning for Constraints.

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OPEXEngine

MARCH 17, 2021

Manual, spreadsheet-based planning, budgeting, and forecasting may have worked well enough in a more predictable age. A forecast? That’s why you’ll need to recruit a savvy senior-level advocate to help champion active planning as a worthy and necessary cause. Initiate planning projects that engage HR, sales, or marketing.

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SaaStr

JUNE 21, 2023

They hired their first VP of Sales with a wonderful pedigree and experience at some of the hottest startups. After three months, this talented guy came to Harbaugh with the recognition that LaunchDarkly’s customers were developers. He didn’t like to sell to developers, so he quit. because they needed to rebuild the sales team.

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SmartKarrot

JANUARY 4, 2023

Engage Sales, Solutions, and Product/Engineering to validate new business scope as it pertains to customer contract documents, technical specifications, and data analytics to ensure correct technologies are selected to support customer requirements. Responsible for the onboarding process for new accounts to ensure successful implementations.

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CustomerSuccessBox

MAY 2, 2022

SaaS marketing and distribution is crucial as, if not more important than, developing the service itself. Any aspiring SaaS startup must develop a solid marketing strategy. Those that already have a solid marketing and sales strategy in place and just want to broaden their reach? Partner Program is one of the ways.

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CustomerSuccessBox

JANUARY 10, 2022

Customer Success Manager job description: As a CSM (Customer Success Manager), your role is to maintain a good relationship and the satisfaction of your existing customers while developing the customer portfolio. How to recruit the right Customer Success Manager? Your ultimate end goal will be retaining clients.

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Point Nine Land

DECEMBER 12, 2018

While this is generally true for most companies, it’s particularly true for SaaS businesses, which invest heavily in product development, sales, and marketing upfront and get payments from customers over a delayed period of time, usually several years. The main reason is that your customer acquisition costs are highly front-loaded.

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SmartKarrot

APRIL 6, 2023

Role: Senior Manager, Customer Success Location: Munich, Bavaria, Germany (Hybrid) Organization: Rapid7 As a Senior Manager, Customer Success, you’ll manage recurring revenue in a predictable manner and produce high rates of timely renewal. Develop and put into action growth strategies for the best of our portfolio firms.

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 2, 2020

This week on the Sales Hacker podcast, we speak with Matthew Gowen , the SVP of Sales at Pangea. Today, he is running the sales organization at a company called Pangea, which scales up tech companies to expand into the EMEA market. Subscribe to the Sales Hacker Podcast. Welcome to the Sales Hacker podcast.

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Chart Mogul

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

But sales is the one thing founders cannot oversee — without it your startup will die. But the one thing you must think about is sales. Without sales, your startup dies. Yet, sales is all too often a dirty word. They go for the sale without caring about what the customer needs in the first place. Coach regularly.

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SmartKarrot

MAY 20, 2022

Forecast hiring needs and recruit members who are focused on delivering world class customer experience. Develop and nurture your team’s skills and experience to foster an environment that maintains excellent performance and customer experience. Lead a team of 12-15 customer-facing specialists, including team Directors.

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SmartKarrot

JANUARY 12, 2022

Develop a scalable elegant and innovative customer success playbook that sets clients up for success and maximizes the value of BetterUp Care offerings. Collaborate with growth marketing and broader BetterUp leaders to unify all field-based account efforts and amplify outcomes. Develop strategies to create a better customer experience.

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