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Dear SaaStr: What Are Some Successful SaaS Leaders Without Sales Teams?

SaaStr

Many that are self-serve and SMB-focused can start off without a sales team … for a while. But almost none stay without a sales team … forever. Yes, Atlassian since well past its IPO had almost no direct sales team. And it staffed up a very big sales team.

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Eventually. Everyone Has a Sales Team

SaaStr

But to scale it quickly added a very effective sales team : Yes, Atlassian for a long time had almost no “directsales team, well after the IPO. resellers) that sold its product into the enterprise , and a lot of internal resources that supported the channel. With, and through, a sales team.

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SaaStr Podcast 459 (and Video): The Role of Partners to Scaling to $15 Billion With ServiceNow

SaaStr

Technology Alliances: The tech alliances offer important integrations, especially critical for ServiceNow’s target market of enterprise customers. Also, they had a direct sales team mainly selling to enterprises in a top-down sales motion. “[The Examples include IBM, Accenture and Deloitte.

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Ten Pearls Of Enterprise Software Startup Wisdom From My Friend Mark Tice

Kellblog

Here’s an edited version of Mark’s top ten enterprise software startup mistakes list, along with a few comments prefaced by DK. Thinking that your first VP of Sales will take you from $0 to $100M. Startups should hire the right person for the next 18-24 months; anything beyond that is a bonus.

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Growing enterprise revenue boosts Zoom’s first-quarter growth

IT World

Reporting results for the first quarter of its 2024 fiscal year , Zoom said revenue from enterprise customers—those engaged with its direct sales team or partners—represented the biggest growth area, up 13% year on year and accounting for 57% of the total revenue. To read this article in full, please click here

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What Is Enterprise OEM Software Licensing?

Sales Hacker

Enterprise OEM software licensing is a multibillion-dollar segment of the software industry. It includes factual information, personal experience, and interviews from successful professionals on both the buy-side and the sell-side of enterprise OEM software licensing to ensure a broad mix of experience and ideas.

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The Four Factors to Consider When Developing Your Startup's Pricing Strategy

Tom Tunguz

When a startup moves from serving the SMB segment to the midmarket to the enterprise, messaging must change because enterprise buyers care about different things including security, large user base management, compliance and other features that small to medium businesses never consider.

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