SaaStr

JANUARY 28, 2023

So I’m seeing something I haven’t seen since the high-stress times of March-June 2020 or so: founders alienating their investors during tough times. Some of it is almost natural in tougher times in general, but VC-founder tensions are exacerbated these days due the mammoth size and outsized valuations of 2H’20 to early ’22. Founders are under stress where growth has slowed or stopped, and VCs are under even more stress than in other challenging times because they might l

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Tom Tunguz

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

I’m watching public company earnings to identify early weaknesses in the software market. Yesterday, Google & Amazon announced earnings which completes the picture. Growth will continue to slow this year. A year ago, AWS, GCP, & Azure averaged 44% annual growth. Today, that figure has dropped to 27%. Amazon also guided to lower growth rates in the future.

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CloseSaaS

JANUARY 31, 2023

Sales incentives can give your reps an extra boost to reach their goals. Learn 10 creative sales incentive ideas and tiips to build an incentive program that actually motivates your team.

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Predictable Revenue

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

What are call dispositions, and why do they matter? Learn how to leverage call dispositions and cold-calling funnels to improve your sales leadership. The post Leveraging Cold Call Dispositions as a Sales Leader appeared first on Predictable Revenue.

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Kellblog

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Complete version, see note [1] for details. Yikes, I’m a few weeks later than usual and now slipping into February, so let’s jump right into our ninth annual predictions post before it’s too late to publish! A quick reminder that I do these for fun and fun alone. See my FAQ for my terms, disclosures, disclaimers, and the like. Kellblog 2022 Predictions Review Let’s start with a review of last year’s predictions which, as it turns out, were pretty good. 1.

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IT World

JANUARY 30, 2023

When employees are allowed to work remotely, they most often use the time they would have spent commuting to the office working. On average, employees save 72 minutes in commute time every day when they’re allowed to work from home rather than in the office, according to the Global Survey of Working Arrangements (G-SWA) study performed by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER).

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Andreessen Horowitz

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Founders and company leaders take for granted that customer segmentation is important. However, those less experienced with the nuances of segmentation often don’t appreciate why segmentation is important, and as a result, fail to realize the business and organizational benefits … The post Aligning Product and GTM Teams with Better Segmentation appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.

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The Daily Egg

JANUARY 28, 2023

Nifty is a project management software company that focuses on providing an all-in-one solution. Get collaboration features, discussions, document sharing, and reporting. The post Nifty Project Management Review appeared first on The Daily Egg.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 30, 2023

I know things can be tough out there but Gartner last week still predicted enterprise software would grow 9.3% this year to a total of $856,029,000,000 in spend in 2023 Go grab some of it Even if it’s a bit harder than 12 months ago pic.twitter.com/z8UQx5puzK — Jason Be Kind Lemkin  (@jasonlk) January 30, 2023 So the latest data from Gartner is out , and overall it’s a mixed bag — but good for SaaS in 2023: Overall IT spend will grow now just 2.4% in 2023 to $4.5 trillion, way

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Predictable Revenue

JANUARY 31, 2023

the theory of SDRs, why they exist, how they fit into an organization, guiding principles for success in the role, mindset habits of effective SDRs, and what to expect from them regarding activity and quota. The post Predictable Revenue’s Updated Sales Development Methodology appeared first on Predictable Revenue.

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Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 31, 2023

The arrival of ChatGPT just eight weeks ago was a watershed moment. Suddenly it seemed that generative AI might transform industries from education to marketing. And Intercom’s area of focus – customer service – is among those most poised to benefit. However, getting from technological breakthrough to useful applications is far from straightforward.

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The Daily Egg

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

ProofHub is project management software that offers an all-in-one solution for all your projects and team collaboration. With extensive collaboration, reporting, and. The post ProofHub Review appeared first on The Daily Egg.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 29, 2023

Basically all of the SaaS CEOs/founders I know of have made at least one terrible VP+ level hire. It’s one of our enduring topics on SaaStr. Sometimes it’s VP Sales (OK, often, this is the most common mishire — another post here on what a really great VPS can do for you, and how a poor one can wreck your company, coming). Sometimes it’s VP Marketing.

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Tom Tunguz

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

In his most recent earnings conference call, Microsoft’s Satya Nadella said “Every product of Microsoft will have some of the same AI capabilities to completely transform the product.” Today, Microsoft Teams launched AI features in Teams for a fee. Teams will summarize meetings, create chapters in those meetings, extract tasks, translate in real time, & develop templates for future meetings.

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Clouded Judgement

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. Follow along to stay up to date! Thoughts on a Wild Start of the Year Today is a bit of a longer post, but lots to talk about. I also want to mention – I use this blog as somewhat of a personal journal. It’s a place I collect my thoughts. I’ll be right sometimes, I’ll be wrong sometimes, but it’s fun to try and make sense of what’s going on in the markets together.

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The Daily Egg

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Genius Project is our favorite enterprise project management software of the seven tools reviewed in this guide. It shines above the rest. The post Best Enterprise Project Management Software Compared appeared first on The Daily Egg.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Wow, the VC turn out for our first-ever SaaStr APAC is really, really strong. A partial list: Sequoia SEA is bringing 50 (!) Tin Men Capital B Capital Vertex Ventures Accel India Bessemer Venture Partners Lightspeed Altara Ventures Vulpes Ventures Cento Ventures MassMutual Ventures Mirae Asset Capital GGV Together Fund Qualgro Ventures IvyCap Ventures DNX Ventures Five Elms Capital AC Ventures Scalient Ventures Tencent Investments EQT Partners Cathay Innovation Powerhouse Ventures Arohi Asset Ma

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As companies strive to boost revenue, deliver customer value, and stay competitive, they are increasingly embracing the potential of usage-based pricing.

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Tom Tunguz

JANUARY 30, 2023

100 years ago, fluorescent lamps & suspended ceilings topped the list of hottest trends in office design. In 1928, San Antonio’s Milam Building claimed the honor of the first office skyscraper with air conditioning. Twenty-five years later, window-encased skyscrapers with internal glass walls distinguished the modern office. Employees ensconced in the Lever House & the Seagram Building in New York enjoyed more daylight at work than any other Manhattanite.

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Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 31, 2023

 In December, our Director of Machine Learning, Fergal Reid , and I sat down to chat about the launch of ChatGPT : the good, the bad, the promise, the hype. The possibilities to automate and streamline processes for support reps seem endless, but the success of generative AI in this space will ultimately depend on its ability to deliver real value for customer service teams and customers alike.

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The Daily Egg

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

ClickUp is our favorite marketing project management software of the six tools we review below. This platform stands out from other options. The post Best Marketing Project Management Software Compared appeared first on The Daily Egg.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Dear SaaStr: Why Is a “Downround” So Bad? Down-rounds shouldn’t be such a big deal — if the private stock markets worked more like the public ones. Public stock prices go up and down, after all. It wouldn’t be the end of the world if private ones did, too. At least, in theory. The real problem is how venture capital works in practice — the nichey, quirky way private financings and investing works: VC investment is high-ish risk and you need to know when to jus

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Neil Patel

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Search is like the front door to your website. As the most effective way to reach your audience, search is critical to your digital marketing strategy and each customer journey. Your customers are only a search query away, thanks to search engines like Google. Once customer meets brand, it’s like connecting with an old friend on Facebook. I bet you don’t remember what it was like before.

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Andreessen Horowitz

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

We’ve previously discussed some common issues around pricing and tips for bottom up pricing and packaging , but growth-stage companies often encounter less obvious problems when structuring product packages and pricing models as they scale. Monetization strategies that drove adoption … The post The Price Isn’t Right: 3 Pricing and Packaging Pitfalls to Avoid appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.

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The Daily Egg

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Clarizen One was acquired by Planview in 2021, becoming Planview AdaptiveWork, a project management solution for teams of all sizes. With a. The post Clarizen One Review appeared first on The Daily Egg.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 31, 2023

So Zoom and Shopify are the latest SaaS leaders to do price increases — albeit very differently. First up is Zoom. While some of the increases vary, the low-end plans are going up $1.00. Yup, $1.00. Although it’s more impactful than it sounds, because that’s an almost 7% price increase. More on that below. The SMB segment of Zoom has stopped growing, so going from ~0% growth to 7% growth actually might end up being huge.

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CloseSaaS

JANUARY 30, 2023

Just which sales manager skills will help you hire the right people and hone your own craft? Here are eight of the most important skills for a sales manager.

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IT World

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Everybody’s talking about ChatGPT , the OpenAI tool that writes poetry, prose, and even software code like a human. The chatter mostly gravitates toward amazement, fear, and warning — amazement at what it can do, fear of cheating and replacement by “robots,” and warnings about the perils to humanity of outsourcing creativity to machines. All that chatter misses the moment.

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The Daily Egg

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Paper planners and calendars can be pretty, but they’re not practical in today’s fast-paced, online-centered work world. That’s where nTask comes in. The post nTask Review appeared first on The Daily Egg.

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