Tom Tunguz
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
My laptop is faster than your cloud. For the last ten years, the data ecosystem has focused on big data - the bigger the data set, the more exciting. But most workloads aren’t massive. Instead of requiring a scale-out database in the sky, most analyses are faster with an optimized database on your computer that can leverage the cloud when needed.
SaaStr
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
Dear SaaStr: Should I Buy My Stock Options After Leaving a Startup? This is one of the trickiest questions of all. Especially these days, with so many struggling unicorns, and public SaaS stocks down 50% or more in many cases. As a start-up employee: You can’t possibly have enough experience or information to know if you should exercise or not; Even if the company is doing well — is the price too high?
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The Daily Egg
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
Effective ecommerce merchandising makes it easy for website visitors to find the products they’re looking for. It also helps customers discover new. The post 9 Strategies for Ecommerce Merchandising appeared first on The Daily Egg.
Predictable Revenue
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
Learn how and why you should conduct a sales process audit at your organization, along with three key steps to improve your sales development process. The post How to Conduct a Sales Process Audit appeared first on Predictable Revenue.
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.
The Daily Egg
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
Customer acquisition and customer retention are two halves of the same coin. They both revolve around building good customer relationships to grow. The post The Differences Between Customer Acquisition and Retention appeared first on The Daily Egg.
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Sales Hacker
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
Going from professional ballet dancing to running an AI startup may not seem like the most intuitive career trajectory…but when I share that body language and nonverbal communication is what brings this all together, things start to make a bit more sense. When I retired from the Boston Ballet in 2016 due to an injury, I didn’t think body language would ever play as much of an important role in my life again.
Neil Patel
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
As a website owner, do you feel as if the line between a good user experience and optimal search engine optimization (SEO) is a tightrope? It’s not uncommon to feel like you have to prioritize one over the other. When it comes to minimalist website design, that feeling becomes more pronounced. After all, search engine optimization requires ample content for optimization.
Sales Hacker
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
Want to write sales emails like a pro? Kristina and Will look at common email mistakes (using real examples) and rewrite them so that you can learn what to do differently. Join Kristina Finseth (Sr. Manager, Outbound Growth Marketing at Greenhouse) and Will Allred (Co-Founder & COO at Lavender) to get TWO perspectives and TWO approaches on real sales emails, every week on Sales Hacker.
Andreessen Horowitz
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
What we’re looking for at HLTH. “The future is already here – it’s just unevenly distributed,” said science fiction writer William Gibson. As much as we hem and haw about the adoption of value-based care being slow, the fact is … The post SaaS and Supply Chains (Bio + Health Newsletter November 2022) appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.
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.
IT World
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
Technology companies this year have been hit with global economic turbulence that is slowing growth and leading to widespread layoffs, even as some segments of enterprise spending on IT seem to be holding steady. According to TrueUp’s tech layoff tracker , there have been 1138 rounds of layoffs at tech companies globally so far this year, affecting 182,605 people.
Chargebee
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
Due to the changing nature of certain subscription revenue models, adhering to revenue recognition standards, ASC 606 and IFRS 15 have become more challenging over time for SaaS and other subscription companies.
IT World
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
Joining other technology companies that are laying off workers to battle global economic headwinds, Amazon is expected to cut close to 10,000 employees by the end of this week, according to a report from The New York Times. The job cuts, which would represent just a small fraction of Amazon's 1.5 million-strong workforce, are expected to include technology as well as corporate positions, the report says, citing sources with knowledge of the matter.
SaaS Metrics
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
If you’re planning to create an ecommerce website, you can choose from various easy-to-use and highly functional website constructors. You can turn to the best professional companies that build ecommerce websites, or you can choose a website builder yourself. In this overview, we’ll share the brief characteristics of the most noteworthy solutions.
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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!
IT World
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
It’s time to audit your code, as it appears that some no/low code features used in iOS or Android apps may not be as secure as you thought. That’s the big take away from a report explaining that disguised Russian software is being used in apps from the US Army, CDC, the UK Labour party, and other entities. When Washington becomes Siberia. What’s at issue is that code developed by a company called Pushwoosh has been deployed within thousands of apps from thousands of entities.
Inturact
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
Cold pitching can be an effective way to generate leads, but there's a lot of stigma around it—especially among software buyers. As it turns out, over 75% of cold-outreach emails never get opened.
IT World
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
Even before it was signed into law in August, the CHIPS and Science Act had attracted the biggest manufacturers of semiconductors to commit to buidling fabrication plants in various parts of the United States, essentially "re-shoring" an industry the nation once dominated. The measure is a $52.7 billion package of subsidies and grants to the US semiconductor manufacturing industry aimed at reducing US dependancy on Asia-based silicon makers.
Dubb
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
In this recap from a Dubb Support video, we discuss how to send and track videos using Dubb. Whether you are the leader of your company’s sales department or are a sales professional that wants to leverage the power of video, you can use the tips and strategies in this post to get the. The post How to Send and Track Videos appeared first on Dubb Blog.
Speaker: Ben Epstein, Stealth Founder & CTO | Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO, Aggregage
When tasked with building a fundamentally new product line with deeper insights than previously achievable for a high-value client, Ben Epstein and his team faced a significant challenge: how to harness LLMs to produce consistent, high-accuracy outputs at scale. In this new session, Ben will share how he and his team engineered a system (based on proven software engineering approaches) that employs reproducible test variations (via temperature 0 and fixed seeds), and enables non-LLM evaluation m
Upscope
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
The below article was entirely written using the AI built into lex.page by giving it a series of questions. The AI scans and summarises information from a large dataset. It's like having Google + an analyst combined. What is a list of common customer experience problems in the insurance industry - employees not putting customers first - long wait times - poor communication - difficulty understanding customer needs - lack of transparency - poor customer service - frustrating claims process -
Frontegg
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is an approach that applies several security layers to protect data and applications. It requires a user to perform authentication using two or more types of credentials to verify their identity before they are allowed to log into a system. MFA hardens security by ensuring that if one credential or authentication method gets compromised, unauthorized users cannot access a computing device, database, network, or physical space, because they cannot meet the second
SmartKarrot
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
Role: Director of Customer Success Location: Cambridge, MA, United States (On-site) Organization: Volta Labs, Inc. As a Director of Customer Success, you will create efficient processes for managing all pre- post-sales technical support; including phone & e-mail support, lab-based troubleshooting, knowledge database, and interface with CRM. Establish both leading and lagging KPIs to enhance customer advocacy.
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Inturact
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
Web hosting is one of the most vital components of eCommerce. Most e-merchants regard it as the backbone or engine of eCommerce. It propels the e-commerce starship to places webmasters have not gone before. Are you part of the crewmembers of the starship? Welcome aboard! Today we explore the practical details of website hosting to discover its benefits to the webmaster.
SmartKarrot
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
The decisions your business makes during the account onboarding process can be crucial for determining the future success of an account. Account onboarding can help your business address customer queries and concerns related to the value your products and services can provide them. Therefore, successful and effective account onboarding helps customers determine exactly how your business’s offering will provide them with the expected value and achieve their desired outcome.
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