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The ultimate customer support tech stack for 2022

Intercom, Inc.

A recent Forrester Consulting study commissioned by Intercom, Drive Conversational Experiences For A Future-Ready Customer Support Strategy , revealed that 54% of teams can’t personalize support with their tech stack and 50% waste time jumping between tools. All without burning out your team or budget.

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5 Interesting Learnings from Weave at $130,000,000 in ARR

SaaStr

Weave started off as a dental ERP and comms platform (including VoIP / phone), and then expanded beyond that as it scaled. While these aren’t great metrics if Weave was enterprise, they are still solid for SMBs. Historically, Weave gave away several “free” phones with each new account. Series C ($5.35

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The 9 best tools for your early-stage startup tech stack

Intercom, Inc.

This is especially important for small teams, where you need to operate at a scale far beyond your headcount (without burning out your team by working around the clock). Using Brex also saves time for your finance team (or, depending on headcount, your finance person ??) Look for tools that can scale with you.

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SaaS Financial Plan 2.0

The Angel VC

As I wrote in the original post: It's a simple plan for an early-stage SaaS startup with a low-touch sales model – a company which markets a SaaS solution via its website, offers a 30 day free trial, gets most of its trial users organically and through online marketing and converts them into paying customer with very little human interaction.

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Founders: Before You Hire a Sales Team, Consider These Options

Sales Hacker

The founder is uniquely positioned to connect with buyers Also, as a startup founder, you’re in the best position to reach out to prospects online or in person through your professional network. As a result, you’ll be able to focus on their needs and deliver personalized experiences early on. And this is a big deal.

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How to build a billion dollar sales team like Stripe

Intercom, Inc.

But as it started selling more and more into the enterprise, it staffed up with a deep and strong one. But when it came to selling Dropbox Enterprise, it added several. Imagine you went into a retail store and started a conversation with a sales rep. We just were never going to get that headcount.

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Everything we’ve learned about scaling sales

Intercom, Inc.

I worked with Jack Welch of GE for a couple of months to get his online MBA program off the ground, and when I started my first company way back in the day, Jack came to Boston to do one of his conferences. Now at around the 51st person that we’re bringing in, it just doesn’t seem that they have the same passion that we do for the business.

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