SaaStr

APRIL 22, 2022

So everything changed in SaaS in February and March. The public markets were under stress before then, as we emerged into this new post-Covid restrictions, higher interest rate world. But it didn’t fully hit startups and even many public companies until February. It hit hard, with Nasdaq falling another 15%, and private valuations perhaps 20%. More importantly, many Cloud leaders are down 50% from their all-time highs.

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Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 22, 2022

John List is chief economist at Walmart (a title he previously held at both Lyft and Uber) and a professor of economics at the University of Chicago. He recently published a book titled The Voltage Effect: How to Make Good Ideas Great and Great Ideas Scale. In this interview, List discusses some of the book’s. Read More. The post Will It Scale? Applying Data, Science, and Economics to the Art of Ideas appeared first on Future.

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SaaStr

APRIL 22, 2022

What are the key product and organizational learnings from taking a company to $500 million in annual recurring revenue in just six years? . Kiren Sekar joined Samsara’s founding team as CPO after working with the co-founders at their previous company, Meraki. Applying the lessons from Meraki, Kiren will share how Samsara broke into the under-served world of physical operations, the importance of customer feedback, a multi-product strategy, and why culture matters.

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IT World

APRIL 22, 2022

You might not know it from all the panic-inducing headlines out there, but Android is actually packed with practical and powerful security options. Some are activated by default and protecting you whether you realize it or not, while others are more out of the way but equally deserving of your attention. So stop wasting your time worrying about the Android malware monster du jour and which security company is using it to scare you into an unnecessary subscription , and take a moment instead to l

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ChurnZero

APRIL 22, 2022

Did you hear that ChurnZero’s Customer Success team are finalists for a 2022 CODiE Award, the software industry’s only peer-recognized awards program? We’re in the running for Client Success Team of the Year. As a Customer Success company, this award couldn’t be closer to our hearts. CS is everything we do, and it’s what we’re here to help you do.

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ChurnZero

APRIL 22, 2022

You can’t build or scale a high-performing team if process gets in the way of productivity. Is your Customer Success (CS) team stuck in a copy-paste-repeat cycle ? While the human aspect of CS will never fully disappear, automation can free your team of repetitive processes and customer engagements. When thoughtfully applied, automation makes digitized touchpoints and human touchpoints indistinguishable.

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SaaSOptics

APRIL 22, 2022

The run-up in SaaS stocks in 2020 and 2021, and then the subsequent sell-off this year may not be telling you what you think it is. The truth is that valuation multiples for most public SaaS companies has barely moved in the last 24 months, yet the indexes tracking public stock multiples have swung wildly—what’s going on? The answer is in the construction of the indexes themselves.

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IT World

APRIL 22, 2022

Human beings are natural pack rats, as evidenced by the 2.3 billion square feet of self-storage space that's in use in the U.S. Fear of getting rid of stuff even has a name: disposophobia. Keeping every pair of shoes your kids have ever worn isn't a problem for anyone except those with whom you share living space. But the same rules don't apply to data.

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Agile Payments

APRIL 22, 2022

How SaaS Companies Can Take Advantage of Account-Based Marketing.

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Speaker: Timothy Chan, PhD., Head of Data Science

Are you ready to move beyond the basics and take a deep dive into the cutting-edge techniques that are reshaping the landscape of experimentation? 🌐 From Sequential Testing to Multi-Armed Bandits, Switchback Experiments to Stratified Sampling, Timothy Chan, Data Science Lead, is here to unravel the mysteries of these powerful methodologies that are revolutionizing how we approach testing.

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IT World

APRIL 22, 2022

Apple will discontinue the Fleetsmith Mobile Device Management (MDM) service in October and is warning businesses using the service to find another MDM provider. Apple and Fleetsmith, a short history. Apple acquired Fleetsmith in June 2020. At the time, it was understood the company wanted to improve what it offered to small business users. “The weakest spot for Apple in business has always been for the small businesses who just want to get started,” Jamf CEO Dean Hager told me soon after Appl

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Groove HQ

APRIL 22, 2022

With more than 872 customer service apps in the Shopify app store, we've evaluated the best options for your and compiled a list of the top 24 you should actually consider. The post 24 Best Shopify Customer Support Apps appeared first on Groove Blog.

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IT World

APRIL 22, 2022

Nvidia (a client of the author) has lately been doing a lot of fascinating things, from creating workstations designed to conceive the metaverse to digital assistants that are evolving into human digital twins to tools that could let anyone create compelling art. One of the more interesting tools is Generator StyleGAN , which creates people’s faces by blending pictures.

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ChurnZero

APRIL 22, 2022

You can’t build or scale a high-performing team if process gets in the way of productivity. Is your Customer Success (CS) team stuck in a copy-paste-repeat cycle ? While the human aspect of CS will never fully disappear, automation can free your team of repetitive processes and customer engagements. When thoughtfully applied, automation makes digitized touchpoints and human touchpoints indistinguishable.

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Explore how integrated payment strategies impact investor and buyer evaluations. Payments are more than a feature — they’re a key to long-term success and market differentiation. They help SaaS companies offer seamless user experiences and efficient operations. Investors and strategic buyers assess these integrated payment strategies as a measure of a company's growth potential and sustainability.

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SaaS Metrics

APRIL 22, 2022

With the growing popularity of SaaS (Software as a Service) tools, many companies are turning to this approach to improve operations productivity. This trend will continue in 2022, with several new SaaS tools designed to help businesses across different industries gain efficiency and streamline their processes across sectors. As a result, workflow. Read more.

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ChurnZero

APRIL 22, 2022

Did you hear that ChurnZero’s Customer Success team are finalists for a 2022 CODiE Award, the software industry’s only peer-recognized awards program? We’re in the running for Client Success Team of the Year. As a Customer Success company, this award couldn’t be closer to our hearts. CS is everything we do, and it’s what we’re here to help you do.

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Customer Success Software Review Innovation Churn 52

Chargebee

APRIL 22, 2022

Key customer retention statistics, actionable strategies, industry-specific metrics, success stories, and more from our in-house retention experts for the subscription eCommerce community

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CloseSaaS

APRIL 22, 2022

Explainer videos can be just as effective as plain text as a sales pitch medium. Learn why + how to set it up.

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Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.

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SmartKarrot

APRIL 22, 2022

Role: Client Success Director – Public Sector Location: Owings Mills, MD, US Organization: CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield As a Client Success Director, you will manage and develop a set of assigned accounts to increase productivity and sales of company products. Develop relationships with key individuals inside the account base and investigates and resolves obstacles to success.

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 22, 2022

The end of the quarter is a daunting time. The outcome of all our efforts from the past 90 days stares back at us while we try to make sense of what really happened and why. While you may feel pressure to focus your team on immediately starting to close opportunities at the start of each new quarter, you’re doomed to repeat the mistakes of your past if you don’t take some time to review.

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SmartKarrot

APRIL 22, 2022

Businesses are always focussing on lead generation and targeted advertising for customer acquisition. However, customer acquisition is something that demands focus! Customer retention is a particularly important concept where businesses use different strategies to retain their existing customers. B2B companies will have to bank on customer retention as a key strategy to achieve long-term growth.

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SmartKarrot

APRIL 22, 2022

Every C-Suite executive has a unique skill set they will utilize in the organization. Two of the most important top executives are the CEO and COO. The CEO or the Chief Executive Officer is a top leader in the company who plans the vision, goals, standards, and processes of the company. Considered to be a top authority in the company, the CEO is responsible for the decision-making to a huge extent.

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