SaaS Metrics

JUNE 7, 2023

Are you ready to unlock the true potential of your business? In the ever-evolving landscape of digital marketing, generating high-quality leads is the key to success. Gone are the days of traditional marketing methods yielding lackluster results. To stay ahead of the curve and outshine your competitors, you need a fresh approach—an. Read more The post Maximize Your Business Growth: 8 Innovative Lead Generation Tactics first appeared on SaaS Metrics.

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Tom Tunguz

JUNE 7, 2023

In the mid-2010s, every web1 company became a web2 company. This time it’s different. Many web3 companies will become web2 companies, too. Why will web3 companies dress like SaaS mutton? If the current pace continues, web3 startup fundraising will fall by 73% in 2023. The absence of those dollars will flatten & shrink the already modest addressable market for web3 software & infrastructure.

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SaaStr

JUNE 7, 2023

Dear SaaStr: What’s the #1 Way I Can Accelerate My Career Growth? My uber-learnings: Find the best boss you can; and Take on every initiative, project, task and endeavor you possibly can from her. And work for them for a while. Long enough to get promoted once, ideally twice. Ideally 3-4 years. The best career accelerator I ever got was working for a few great bosses.

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FastSpring

JUNE 7, 2023

Announcing: Chargeback Overview Dashboard When running a business online, chargebacks are, unfortunately, almost inevitable. Whether there’s an issue with an order, or someone wants to take advantage of the system and fraudulently issues one, it’s important for business owners to keep on top of chargebacks that happen on transactions. To that end, we’ve launched our new Chargeback Overview Dashboard to help you see and react to your chargebacks.

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When test coverage falls behind release velocity, quality suffers, and your team feels the consequences. This guide outlines when it makes sense to outsource quality assurance (QA), the risks to watch for, and how to scale testing without increasing headcount or slowing down engineering. You will learn how leading teams are leveraging external QA partners to expand coverage, enhance defect detection, and remain aligned with CI/CD timelines.

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SaaStr

JUNE 7, 2023

Scaling a tech startup doesn’t come easy, and when you’ve tried all the conventional SaaS advice, it might be tempting to give up. But sometimes, the road less traveled is the path to success. In an eye-opening workshop, WorkRamp CEO Ted Blosser shares how to overcome setbacks, trust your customers, and defy traditional wisdom to carve out a path to growth.

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SaaStr

JUNE 7, 2023

So Twilio is perhaps the top “hero” SaaS company that has taken the biggest hit from the crunch of 2023. Twilio dominates many of its spaces and segments. It’s the Stripe for Communications. But that’s also a segment of the market when customers have cut back heavily. As a result, growth has radically slowed for the first time ever, to just 15% at $4 Billion in ARR. 5 Interesting Learnings: #1.

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User Pilot

JUNE 7, 2023

A feature feedback survey template makes the feedback process easier. It will help generate quality feedback and enhance your product experience without your product team having to second-guess what they’re doing. In this article, we’ll show you several feature feedback templates to use and questions to ask. TL;DR A feature survey is a method of collecting user feedback about existing or upcoming features of your product.

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 7, 2023

Top performing AE’s self-source 25-40%+ of their pipeline from outbound prospecting efforts (Salesloft and the Bridge Group). So what exactly are these top performers doing differently? 1) Hyper-focus on their top accounts (and disqualify the rest—usually more than half) 2) Not afraid to outbound directly to senior executives (and know the language they speak) 3) They don’t rely on marketing and SDR s to hit their number.

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User Pilot

JUNE 7, 2023

Looking for a customer effort score survey template to collect insightful feedback ? We got you covered! This article shows you different types of CES survey templates and examples of questions to include in them. Additionally, we will walk you through the process of creating a survey and analyzing the data from A-to-Z. TL;DR CES measures the perceived effort customers exert when interacting with your product or teams.

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Speaker: Tamara Fingerlin, Developer Advocate

Apache Airflow® 3.0, the most anticipated Airflow release yet, officially launched this April. As the de facto standard for data orchestration, Airflow is trusted by over 77,000 organizations to power everything from advanced analytics to production AI and MLOps. With the 3.0 release, the top-requested features from the community were delivered, including a revamped UI for easier navigation, stronger security, and greater flexibility to run tasks anywhere at any time.

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IT World

JUNE 7, 2023

Apple Silicon , new Macs and the new Vision Pro were the hardware stars at this week's WWDC 2023 , but IT professionals should know what’s new to make their lives easier and help them manage devices more effectively. Here's a brief survey of the important changes identified so far.

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Entrepreneur - SaaS

JUNE 7, 2023

As part of the deal, TechBiz's co-founders, Pratyush Sharma and Vikramaditya Patil, will join CredFlow's team to assist with the transition of the product

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IT World

JUNE 7, 2023

If there's one question I hear more than any other here in the land o' Googley matters, it's how to grant oneself the invaluable gift of better battery life on Android. Hey, we all struggle with stamina some days. Our favorite phones are no different. Here's the good news, though: While the notion of achieving better Android battery life may sometimes seem like rocket science, it's actually just regular science — and the secret to making it happen actually isn't all that difficult at all, once y

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Crafty CTO

JUNE 7, 2023

I love Midjourney , use it almost every day to generate the illustrations that are an important component of this blog. In fact, this blog got its name thanks to Midjourney, which delivers the “Illustrated” part. I happily pay $10/mo for these benefits. I’d gladly fork out similar money for something like Midjourney but for video. To that end, some months back I signed up on a waitlist (or something) with Runway.

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Speaker: Alex Salazar, CEO & Co-Founder @ Arcade | Nate Barbettini, Founding Engineer @ Arcade | Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO @ Aggregage

There’s a lot of noise surrounding the ability of AI agents to connect to your tools, systems and data. But building an AI application into a reliable, secure workflow agent isn’t as simple as plugging in an API. As an engineering leader, it can be challenging to make sense of this evolving landscape, but agent tooling provides such high value that it’s critical we figure out how to move forward.

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IT World

JUNE 7, 2023

Cisco is adding new generative AI capabilities to its Webex collaboration platform, aimed at increasing productivity through automated meeting and conversation summaries. The new offerings, announced at the Cisco Live! customer event in Las Vegas on Wednesday, include summarization capabilities that allow users to catch up on missed meetings or focus on the most important action items from a call.

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Zuora

JUNE 7, 2023

Why startups should consider CPQ (Configure, Price, Quote) In today’s tech world, Modern Business has taken center stage, with a […] The post Why startups should consider CPQ (Configure, Price, Quote) appeared first on Zuora.

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CloseSaaS

JUNE 7, 2023

Unlock the power of revenue operations (RevOps) with our comprehensive guide. Discover the benefits, key roles, and metrics to track.

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Zuora

JUNE 7, 2023

How CPQ supports complex contract modifications and drives NPS Recently, we explored how CPQ (Price, Configure, Quote) has changed to […] The post How CPQ supports complex Contract Modifications and drives NPS appeared first on Zuora.

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Advertiser: ZoomInfo

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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BetterCloud

JUNE 7, 2023

Vaaamooosss BetterCloud Mexico!!! After more than 10 years with employees only in the US, BetterCloud officially opened its first international office on June 6, 2023, in the beautiful Mexico City, Mexico (CDMX). This is a big milestone for the market-leading SaaS Management Platform. BetterCloud Mexico – or BCMX as it is already known within the company – is a strategic initiative for BetterCloud in order to continue the acceleration of its product delivery and R&D capabilities.

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Entrepreneur - SaaS

JUNE 7, 2023

The extended Series-B round was led by MUFG Bank and Dharana Capital

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Crafty CTO

JUNE 7, 2023

Faster sorting algorithms discovered using deep reinforcement learning So how about an AI story that isn’t generative AI. To quote the Nature abstract: Whereas remarkable progress has been achieved in the past, making further improvements on the efficiency of these routines has proved challenging for both human scientists and computational approaches.

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How To Buy Saas

JUNE 7, 2023

In a fiercely competitive market, growing your business and standing out from your competitors can be challenging. You need to have a solid plan and execute it effectively to succeed. This article has seven proven strategies to help you achieve long-term success in a competitive market. Whether you’re a small business owner or a marketing professional, this article will provide you with strategies to differentiate your business, attract more customers, and foster sustainable growth.

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Speaker: Pete Uselman, Director of Partner Experience at Wind River Payments

Most integrated payments providers share a percent of the payment revenue with their software partners. But, oftentimes, that revenue share is only a fraction of the true income potential software providers can realize. If you want to maximize income opportunities from your payments program, check out Wind River Payments’ webinar-on-demand.

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Crafty CTO

JUNE 7, 2023

Orion Browser by Kagi I’m late to the party, probably, but the Orion browser from Kagi (makers of the excellent paid search engine) is really interesting. WebKit-based, super lightweight, zero telemetry / auto ad blocking. And it supports both Firefox and Chrome browser extensions (or at least quite a few of them). Still considered beta but caught my attention for sure.

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SmartKarrot

JUNE 7, 2023

Role: Customer Success Location: Boston, MA, United States (Remote) Organization: Skedda As a Customer Success, you’ll address inquiries about our product through email and chat from potential and current consumers. Assisting clients in finding answers to their specific scheduling problems. Delivering product demonstrations via video connection to consumers.

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User Pilot

JUNE 7, 2023

Funnel optimization is important—just imagine getting 1000s of trial users but only converting a couple of paying customers. There’re many factors affecting conversion rates, but what can you do as a customer success manager or product manager to improve conversion rates across the user funnel and achieve product growth ? In this post, we’ll clarify what a conversion funnel is and provide 9 tactics you can apply to transform doubtful prospects into loyal brand promoters.

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SmartKarrot

JUNE 7, 2023

Over the years, digital note apps have taken productivity culture by storm. Some of the most popular note-taking apps out there, like Notion, have been reported to have had nearly 6 million registered users as of 2021. And the user base for these apps is only growing. However, note-taking apps aren’t without their own weaknesses and pitfalls. That’s why in this blog post, we’re going to dive into the top seven reasons why note-taking apps have become more of a headache to users over the years ra

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Advertiser: ZoomInfo

ZoomInfo customers aren’t just selling — they’re winning. Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line. The data speaks for itself!

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 7, 2023

Sales teams use various methodologies, including MEDDIC, MEDDPIC, and NEAT, and often switch between them based on the dominant trend. But, as our guest Richard Harris says, one size doesn’t fit all, and it’s not as simple as rip-and-replace if a process doesn’t bring immediate or quick results. In this episode of Sales Hacker, Richard shares how he approaches processes from creation to implementation.

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