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We’ve written a lot on SaaStr on how to increase the odds your first management team is a success. How to hire a great VP of Sales (tons on that here ). What a great VP of sales really does. What a great VP of marketing really does (tons on that here ). When to hire her (more here ). MORE
At least 100% net negative churn (i.e., upsell/account growth + renewals – churn) for very small businesses. 130%+ in the enterprise, and for top B2D products. Let’s look at some of the top public SaaS companies: Shopify — very SMB: 100%. Hubspot — mostly SMB: 100%. MORE
How does the SaaS Funding Napkin look like in this crazy year? If you were hoping that this post would contain the definitive answers to these questions, I’ll have to disappoint you and ask you for some patience. Sorry. It’s not like we have no idea at all?—?we’ve MORE
With 2021 just a handful of weeks away, join us for a fireside chat to learn impactful Sales Enablement strategies and best practices to help you gear up for the year ahead. The post 3 Keys to Successful Sales Enablement appeared first on Sales Hacker. Sales Enablement Training & Events MORE
The wrong time clock software—or worse, not having any at all—could cost you and your business thousands of dollars a year due to unexpected overtime and inaccurate reporting. MORE
Billy Keels has worked in 86 countries. He has developed professionally by leading teams and managing multi-disciplined businesses of +€70M in the software sector. And he is here to tell you why you should consider moving to a different country to sell. MORE
We’ve talked a lot on SaaStr about how to hire a Great VP of Sales. And we’ll keep talking about it — so long as 70% of first-time VPs of Sales don’t make it 1 year. MORE
As 2021 approaches, discussions about forecasting MRR are becoming commonplace in companies of all sized. In this article, Travis shares his tested method towards predicting revenue growth. The spreadsheet used to make the charts included in this blog post can be found here. It’s budget season. MORE
Prashanth Chandrasekar, CEO @ Stack Overflow recently shared with our community the four key pillars he feels are necessary to propel a company to scale upward. The four key pillars he lays out are: Product market fit & expansion. Go to market approach & expansion. MORE
Why would you not work in a VC fund? There may be times, maybe even many times, in the earlier days when you look at VCs and Venture Capital and think — that’s the easy way. MORE
Have you ever seen a Facebook ad for Chanel? Or an Instagram ad for Lamborghini? Me neither. That’s because luxury marketing strategies don’t follow the same rules as mass-market brands. Selling to high-end consumers requires a different approach. MORE
This episode features Q&As with two artists who are exploring crypto-powered auction sites and marketplaces – this is part of our ongoing series on the creator economy. MORE
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A long-time reader wrote in to ask a question that pretty much everyone asks some variant of: If you had to force rank these items in terms of what we should primarily be looking for in these first sales reps, how would you rank them? MORE
In an ideal world, your company has a truly close alignment between sales and marketing, and communication flows like a river between these teams. In reality, however, there are going to be gaps in communication and collaboration. MORE
“It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is most adaptable to change.” Charles Darwin said this about the evolution of the human race, but it still holds true in the modern digital world. MORE
Today’s consumers have higher expectations for the companies they work with than ever before. The digital business landscape has made it so competitors can easily reach out to prospective customers with offers of enticing deals and promises of attentive service. MORE
Adding personalized videos to your outbound messages can have a significant impact on response rates and meetings booked. But being successful – and efficient – with video content takes more than just a webcam and writing a name on a whiteboard. MORE
Nobody wants to watch their customers walk away. Duh, right? Lost subscriptions are an inevitable part of doing business as a SaaS company. But keep in mind that businesses don’t typically face a flood of cancellations overnight. MORE
In these modern times of digital transformation, it may seem like most digital marketing strategies are designed for online businesses. So are there any digital marketing strategies for brick-and-mortar businesses? Yes, there are, and one of the most effective ones is hyperlocal marketing. MORE
Suddenly you notice that none of your social media activity seems to be showing up at all. It’s like you don’t even exist on the site… Weird! Is it a bug? Every website suffers from them sometimes, and the interactive features can often be the first to go haywire. MORE
A few years back at SaaStr Annual, we put back-to-back a seemingly very different set of speakers, Jeff Lawson CEO of Twilio (transcript here ) and Peter Gassner of Veeva (transcript here ). MORE
It started with a chance meeting and an innocent question. I was in London in an all-consuming job as a foreign correspondent for ABC News. MORE
Customer churn is worrisome. Here’s a guide for you to analyze and reduce customer churn proactively MORE
If you’re here right now, I’m willing to bet that your SaaS company offers a free trial. In fact, free trials are prevalent enough that you can assume nearly all software companies use some version of it, or a freemium product. . MORE
It’s easy to get complacent at the end of the year. Teams are tired. Deadlines loom. Customers are distracted trying to close out their own year. And It can be tempting not to be quite as thorough in these final few months. How do you keep teams engaged and provide the support they need? MORE
While many of these mistakes or potential issue items are likely to be more prevalent in a business with a lean (or essentially non-existent) finance team, we’ve seen large businesses deal with many of these same challenges. MORE
The rumor mill churns with whispers Salesforce will acquire Slack. This combination would be strategic for both involved for three reasons. First, Salesforce and Slack share Microsoft as their most significant competitor. Microsoft Teams' rapid assault and consequent market power into the corporate instant messaging market transformed the market dynamics in less than 12 months. MORE
You want to increase your recurring revenue, right? I have good news: most SaaS startups are leaving a lot of money on the table, and actually, there's likely many ways you could easily increase your monthly recurring revenue. MORE
I’m going to give you an aha! moment so big that you’ll never forget it. It’s so well known that the happiest, most powerful, and most successful people on the planet have shared it freely in interviews and biographies. Sadly, this simple secret is often overlooked, hiding in plain sight. MORE
199 Cobloom
NOVEMBER 23, 2020
You want to increase your recurring revenue, right? I have good news: most SaaS startups are leaving a lot of money on the table, and actually, there's likely many ways you could easily increase your monthly recurring revenue.
OPEXEngine
NOVEMBER 23, 2020
While many of these mistakes or potential issue items are likely to be more prevalent in a business with a lean (or essentially non-existent) finance team, we’ve seen large businesses deal with many of these same challenges.
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Baremetrics
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
Nobody wants to watch their customers walk away. Duh, right? Lost subscriptions are an inevitable part of doing business as a SaaS company. But keep in mind that businesses don’t typically face a flood of cancellations overnight.
SaaStr
NOVEMBER 25, 2020
We’ve talked a lot on SaaStr about how to hire a Great VP of Sales. And we’ll keep talking about it — so long as 70% of first-time VPs of Sales don’t make it 1 year.
Speaker: Judah Phillips, Co-CEO and Co-Founder, Product & Growth at Squark
Automating the sophisticated, complex aspects of data science is now simple with the no-code platform Squark. Judah Phillips, the co-CEO & co-Founder of Squark answers the 5 Things You Always Wanted to Know About Automating Data Science, but Never Asked!
The Daily Egg
NOVEMBER 23, 2020
The wrong time clock software—or worse, not having any at all—could cost you and your business thousands of dollars a year due to unexpected overtime and inaccurate reporting.
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Sales Hacker
NOVEMBER 23, 2020
It’s easy to get complacent at the end of the year. Teams are tired. Deadlines loom. Customers are distracted trying to close out their own year. And It can be tempting not to be quite as thorough in these final few months. How do you keep teams engaged and provide the support they need?
SaaStr
NOVEMBER 21, 2020
We’ve written a lot on SaaStr on how to increase the odds your first management team is a success. How to hire a great VP of Sales (tons on that here ). What a great VP of sales really does. What a great VP of marketing really does (tons on that here ). When to hire her (more here ).
The Daily Egg
NOVEMBER 25, 2020
I’m going to give you an aha! moment so big that you’ll never forget it. It’s so well known that the happiest, most powerful, and most successful people on the planet have shared it freely in interviews and biographies. Sadly, this simple secret is often overlooked, hiding in plain sight.
Chart Mogul
NOVEMBER 26, 2020
As 2021 approaches, discussions about forecasting MRR are becoming commonplace in companies of all sized. In this article, Travis shares his tested method towards predicting revenue growth. The spreadsheet used to make the charts included in this blog post can be found here. It’s budget season.
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Trint
NOVEMBER 23, 2020
It started with a chance meeting and an innocent question. I was in London in an all-consuming job as a foreign correspondent for ABC News.
SaaStr
NOVEMBER 25, 2020
Why would you not work in a VC fund? There may be times, maybe even many times, in the earlier days when you look at VCs and Venture Capital and think — that’s the easy way.
Chargebee
NOVEMBER 27, 2020
Customer churn is worrisome. Here’s a guide for you to analyze and reduce customer churn proactively
Vero
NOVEMBER 23, 2020
If you’re here right now, I’m willing to bet that your SaaS company offers a free trial. In fact, free trials are prevalent enough that you can assume nearly all software companies use some version of it, or a freemium product. .
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Tomasz Tunguz
NOVEMBER 25, 2020
The rumor mill churns with whispers Salesforce will acquire Slack. This combination would be strategic for both involved for three reasons. First, Salesforce and Slack share Microsoft as their most significant competitor. Microsoft Teams' rapid assault and consequent market power into the corporate instant messaging market transformed the market dynamics in less than 12 months.
SaaStr
NOVEMBER 21, 2020
At least 100% net negative churn (i.e., upsell/account growth + renewals – churn) for very small businesses. 130%+ in the enterprise, and for top B2D products. Let’s look at some of the top public SaaS companies: Shopify — very SMB: 100%. Hubspot — mostly SMB: 100%.
Sales Hacker
NOVEMBER 25, 2020
In an ideal world, your company has a truly close alignment between sales and marketing, and communication flows like a river between these teams. In reality, however, there are going to be gaps in communication and collaboration.
Totango
NOVEMBER 25, 2020
Today’s consumers have higher expectations for the companies they work with than ever before. The digital business landscape has made it so competitors can easily reach out to prospective customers with offers of enticing deals and promises of attentive service.
Speaker: Patrick Dempsey and Andrew Erpelding of ZoomInfo
What is ZoomInfo for Recruiters? Find and connect with the right talent to fill roles fast with more data, basic search, advanced search, candidate and company profiles, and export results. Watch this On-Demand Webinar today to see how ZoomInfo for Recruiters can work to get your talented candidates results.
Neil Patel
NOVEMBER 25, 2020
In these modern times of digital transformation, it may seem like most digital marketing strategies are designed for online businesses. So are there any digital marketing strategies for brick-and-mortar businesses? Yes, there are, and one of the most effective ones is hyperlocal marketing.
SaaStr
NOVEMBER 23, 2020
A long-time reader wrote in to ask a question that pretty much everyone asks some variant of: If you had to force rank these items in terms of what we should primarily be looking for in these first sales reps, how would you rank them?
Sales Hacker
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
Adding personalized videos to your outbound messages can have a significant impact on response rates and meetings booked. But being successful – and efficient – with video content takes more than just a webcam and writing a name on a whiteboard.
TreehouseTechGroup
NOVEMBER 25, 2020
“It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is most adaptable to change.” Charles Darwin said this about the evolution of the human race, but it still holds true in the modern digital world.
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Neil Patel
NOVEMBER 26, 2020
Have you ever seen a Facebook ad for Chanel? Or an Instagram ad for Lamborghini? Me neither. That’s because luxury marketing strategies don’t follow the same rules as mass-market brands. Selling to high-end consumers requires a different approach.
SaaStr
NOVEMBER 22, 2020
Prashanth Chandrasekar, CEO @ Stack Overflow recently shared with our community the four key pillars he feels are necessary to propel a company to scale upward. The four key pillars he lays out are: Product market fit & expansion. Go to market approach & expansion.
Sales Hacker
NOVEMBER 25, 2020
With 2021 just a handful of weeks away, join us for a fireside chat to learn impactful Sales Enablement strategies and best practices to help you gear up for the year ahead. The post 3 Keys to Successful Sales Enablement appeared first on Sales Hacker. Sales Enablement Training & Events
Andreessen Horowitz
NOVEMBER 22, 2020
This episode features Q&As with two artists who are exploring crypto-powered auction sites and marketplaces – this is part of our ongoing series on the creator economy.
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Neil Patel
NOVEMBER 23, 2020
Suddenly you notice that none of your social media activity seems to be showing up at all. It’s like you don’t even exist on the site… Weird! Is it a bug? Every website suffers from them sometimes, and the interactive features can often be the first to go haywire.
SaaStr
NOVEMBER 25, 2020
A few years back at SaaStr Annual, we put back-to-back a seemingly very different set of speakers, Jeff Lawson CEO of Twilio (transcript here ) and Peter Gassner of Veeva (transcript here ).
Point Nine Land
NOVEMBER 27, 2020
How does the SaaS Funding Napkin look like in this crazy year? If you were hoping that this post would contain the definitive answers to these questions, I’ll have to disappoint you and ask you for some patience. Sorry. It’s not like we have no idea at all?—?we’ve
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