SaaStr
APRIL 21, 2022
So this is a seemingly simple post, and one with a title that is purposefully a bit binary. Yes, sometimes it’s OK to hire a VP of Sales that everyone loves. But not usually. At least 9 times out of 10, if everyone on the team loves a VP of Sales, it’s the wrong hire. And this especially matters because I often see CEOs picking between 2 final VP of Sales candidates.
Predictable Revenue
APRIL 26, 2022
Pontus Noren joins the Predictable Revenue podcast to discuss how the outbound sales journey maps to raising investment for your company. The post Increase Revenue by Selling to Investors appeared first on Predictable Revenue.
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ITPro
APRIL 23, 2022
Software firms may have grown addicted to subscriptions, but that doesn’t mean we all need to blindly follow
Tom Tunguz
APRIL 18, 2022
Revenue, Revenue_USD, Revenue_new, rev2, customer_revenue. Do you recognize these? They might be the column names you might find in your BI or analytics tool. Which is the one to use? You pick Revenue_new (it’s new, after all!) and proceed with your analysis. A few minutes into the meeting with the sales team, the group startles: the data doesn’t match their expectations.
Speaker: John Mansour - President, Product Management University
You know that sinking feeling. You’ve come up with a winning product strategy, everyone’s on board and energized, and you’re halfway down the path to execution only to have it submarined by something someone convinced your leadership was more strategic! It’s a scenario that’s all too familiar and it exemplifies one of the biggest struggles with individual product strategies.
The Daily Egg
APRIL 27, 2022
When it comes to using the internet, the name most synonymous with the web is Google. So when you are creating your. The post Google Domains Review appeared first on The Daily Egg.
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SaaStr
APRIL 30, 2022
So now that we’ve been doing our 5 Interesting Learning series on public SaaS companies for a while, we can pull out a number of trends. Maybe the most jaw-dropping is just how fast the top SaaS and Cloud leaders grow … at $1 Billion in ARR. The average SaaS leader grows almost 60% (!) at $1B in ARR: Of course, not everyone is going to get to $1B in ARR :).
Predictable Revenue
APRIL 19, 2022
Eric Nowoslawski joins the Predictable Revenue podcast to discuss his top three strategies for how to create inbound leads using outbound sales messaging. The post Generating Inbound Leads With Outbound Sales Messaging appeared first on Predictable Revenue.
Andreessen Horowitz
APRIL 20, 2022
American biotech has traditionally been a highly centralized industry, with most companies clustered in a handful of cities and operating with teams of in-house scientists. Biotech companies are typically small startups focused on developing biologic drugs (or therapeutic platforms). When the industry first gained its footing in the 1980s, there were good reasons for its.
Tom Tunguz
APRIL 6, 2022
As I’ve explored web3 I’ve been forming a mental model of the major innovations powering this enormous wave of innovation. At the moment, I see four clusters: A permanent ownership record that exists beyond and outside a company. The photos I take, the movies I buy, the music I rent, the emails I write and receive, the messages I send - all of these are captive.
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One of the biggest challenges for any B2B marketer is understanding your prospects’ next move — who is most likely to buy and when. Without these insights, marketing campaigns can feel more like guesswork, with high investment and little return. We’re here to tell you there’s a better way. By tracking buyers’ digital footprints and online activity, such as website visits, product reviews, and spikes in content consumption, you can engage prospects with a message that really resonates.
The Daily Egg
APRIL 27, 2022
Weebly offers one of the best free plans of any website builder out there. Weebly is a no-brainer if you already use. The post Weebly Review appeared first on The Daily Egg.
Intercom, Inc.
APRIL 26, 2022
Since the pandemic, consumer habits have really changed – shoppers have migrated online en masse, their expectations are higher than ever, and brand loyalty is harder to maintain. So, after long lockdowns and with a new type of consumer to appease, how can you ensure that shoppers will still gravitate towards your online store over the competition?
SaaStr
APRIL 15, 2022
One of the most frustrating things for founders is when VCs “ghost” them. I’m guilty of this myself, as much as I wish I wasn’t. I forget. The email box gets overloaded. It’s not an excuse, it’s not right. But the thing is, it happens. Eventually, your startup may be so hot that you can ghost VCs back. And let me tell you, the top founders do.
Predictable Revenue
APRIL 11, 2022
Learn the difference between sales training and sales coaching, the unique benefits, and why you should be using a combination of both in your organization. The post Sales Training vs. Sales Coaching: What’s the Difference appeared first on Predictable Revenue.
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Andreessen Horowitz
APRIL 21, 2022
The best industrial research labs throughout history have played a critical role in pioneering much of modern technology. Two modern examples of successful research labs — both founded in the wake of radical advances in the field of artificial intelligence … The post Announcing a16z crypto research appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.
Tom Tunguz
APRIL 28, 2022
When I hosted this blog on Amazon Web Services, I used 5 products. I paid for them each in US dollars every month. One invoice. Suppose I wanted to rebuild my site on web3 using fully decentralized components. I would pay each product provider in their own token: one for storage, compute, caching/CDN, email subscription management, etc. Tokens reward the validators and the stakers powering the decentralized networks.
The Daily Egg
APRIL 28, 2022
Zyro (pronounced just like “zero”) is a feature-rich, affordable, DIY website builder that combines powerful tools with an excellent interface. Use it. The post Zyro Review appeared first on The Daily Egg.
Intercom, Inc.
APRIL 20, 2022
Designers at Intercom work in cross-functional teams that strive to consistently ship great products. We design simple systems that solve complex problems for our customers. That doesn’t mean we don’t obsess over user interfaces; it means spending time on the right things. Our strength lies in knowing when we should follow standard best practices for design and when we need to innovate and create something new.
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Embedding dashboards, reports and analytics in your application presents unique opportunities and poses unique challenges. We interviewed 16 experts across business intelligence, UI/UX, security and more to find out what it takes to build an application with analytics at its core. No matter where you are in your analytics journey, you will learn about emerging trends and gather best practices from product experts.
SaaStr
APRIL 3, 2022
So the way VC funds do accounting and valuations is … weird. Most VC funds “mark-up” their investments to the price of the last round and … just sort of leave it there. If things go really bad, sometimes they’ll lower the valuation. And if it goes to $0, of course, they have to write it off. But they generally have a lot of lattitude on when to continue to carry an investment at the last round price.
Sparktoro
APRIL 4, 2022
You’ve heard the marketing analytics spiel before. It goes something like: Marketing journeys are long, complicated, multi-channel paths. Tracking them is always imperfect, but if you employ an extensive, expensive, difficult-to-configure combination of tools, tracking systems, and deeply talented statistics professionals, you can build a high-quality, predictive attribution modeling structure that approximates reality with relatively minor gaps.
Andreessen Horowitz
APRIL 14, 2022
2022 marks our third year releasing the Marketplace 100, a ranking of the largest consumer-facing marketplace startups and private companies. When we started this series in early 2020 (based on data from 2019), we had no way of knowing how volatile the next few years would be. Many businesses were temporarily shuttered by covid, especially. Read More.
Tom Tunguz
APRIL 27, 2022
I used to have a clear answer to a founder’s question, “How do you value a company?” The question is just as important in conversations within a VC partnership as with founders. A valuation must have some justification to be compelling. Reflecting on this question a founder posed this week, I remembered how we came to be here, the three eras of startup pricing: cash-flow, multiples, and discount-to-future-value.
Speaker: Data Robot
Enterprise AI maturity has evolved dramatically over the past 5 years. Most enterprises have now experienced their first successes with predictive AI, but the pace and scale of impact have too often been underwhelming. Now generative AI has emerged and captivated the minds and imaginations of leaders and innovators everywhere. Join our DataRobot experts to reflect on lessons learned from helping hundreds of enterprises grow their AI maturity over the past 5 years.
The Daily Egg
APRIL 26, 2022
ClickUp is a cloud-based project management tool that strikes a delicate balance between providing the right number of features and ensuring affordability. The post ClickUp Review appeared first on The Daily Egg.
Intercom, Inc.
APRIL 5, 2022
When it comes to customer support, there’s no substitute for the personal approach. Now more than ever, businesses are looking for a way to scale that personalized support. That’s why we’re excited to introduce Intercom Switch: the easiest way to move inbound call volume to messaging. Phone support has been carrying that personal touch for support teams for decades.
SaaStr
APRIL 18, 2022
FT summarized the latest data from 2 platforms trading private shares. These platforms are used to trade shares in the largest, late-stage startups: Forge Global, which just SPAC’d / went public itself, found the clearing price for trades for top startups fell 10% in February and another 10% or so in March , after just starting to go down in January.
IT World
APRIL 13, 2022
Data released today by IT asset management platform provider Lansweeper indicates that upgrades to Windows 11 have almost tripled over the past three months, but the overall adoption rate remains miniscule. The survey of more than 10 million Microsoft devices by Lansweeper’s PC management software showed 1.44% now run Windows 11, an increase from the 0.52% of PCs that ran the OS in January.
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How do 1st, 2nd, and 3rd party intent data compare? 1st, 2nd, and 3rd party data each have specific advantages and disadvantages. It comes down to four factors: accuracy, cost, control and quantity. This infographic explains the pros and cons of each and helps you understand which one is best for meeting your business objectives. Intent data can be a great way to fill your pipeline and close more deals.
Andreessen Horowitz
APRIL 7, 2022
The promise of decentralization has been heavily discussed and debated, from why it matters to the bigger question of who will control the software that powers the internet. These questions are critical, because as we have seen, when control is held in the hands of a very few, encroachments on personal freedom, choice, and privacy. Read More. The post Decentralization for Web3 Builders: Principles, Models, How appeared first on Future.
Tom Tunguz
APRIL 24, 2022
Imagine you’re a venture investor. You find a great company. You buy 16% of the company for $8m at $50m post-money valuation. Six months later, the company raises $100m at $500m. Things have gone very well. Your 8m has 10xed. Naturally, you ride an imaginary horse around the room, galloping with glee. Now you face an important strategic question: Do you invest your full pro-rata of $8m?
The Daily Egg
APRIL 29, 2022
Starting an LLC in Florida provides notable tax advantages that give your business an early boost. The biggest problem is adhering to. The post 6 Easy Steps to Start An LLC in Florida? appeared first on The Daily Egg.
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