Tom Tunguz

JANUARY 26, 2017

Over the last seven years, software startup investing has changed quite a bit. In 2010, classic SaaS was booming, the benefits of a subscription model were finally becoming clear to the public markets and the mass-market. Since then, many other types of software businesses have been created in new categories like agriculture technology and robotics.

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Pierre Lechelle

JANUARY 23, 2017

CEOs moving past Product / Market Fit often have issues to grow. They struggle to find more channels to acquire new leads. When I met Ryan, his problems were radically different… They were growing quickly. His team was doing a fine job. They implemented Growth Processes, but after a few months, they realized that they […]. Cet article Why Companies are Failing to Implement Growth Processes est apparu en premier sur Pierre Lechelle.

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Stack Commerce

JANUARY 26, 2017

It’s a tough job getting marketing efforts rolling, and even tougher trying to scale them. While it’s great to build your brand through snappy messaging and eye-catching creative (and you do NEED those things), it’s not always what grows your revenue and bottom line. At StackCommerce, each new publisher and new brand we work with is a fresh marketing challenge.

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CloseSaaS

JANUARY 25, 2017

If you work on growing a B2B startup—whether as founder, marketer or sales person—grab a free copy of our latest book: From 0 to 1,000 customers and beyond - The 4 steps to scaling your B2B customer acquisition.

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Tom Tunguz

JANUARY 23, 2017

Cisco announced yesterday it would acquire AppDynamics for $3.7B. We’ve analyzed AppDynamic’s growth and key metrics, because the business had filed its S-1 to go public. However, the management team and board changed plans and made history. By my estimate, AppDynamics is the fifth largest software acquisition in modern times. More astounding, the AppDynamics acquisition does set the absolute high water mark in one regard: acquisition multiple.

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CloseSaaS

JANUARY 25, 2017

Here is a recording of our live webinar "SMS in Close + best practices for using SMS in B2B sales". Just in case you couldn't make it, here is a full recording of the webinar and links to the resources we referenced.

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CloseSaaS

JANUARY 23, 2017

Monday morning, 10:00 a.m. Meeting time. You’ve got an appointment with a major prospect who seems really interested in your product. You take a deep breath, lean back in your chair, and stare at the phone in eager anticipation. Any time now.

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