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10 Lessons Learned Scaling to $1B Valuation with Drift’s Co-founders David Cancel and Elias Torres (Pod 626 + Video)

SaaStr

To achieve this level of success, startups need a combination of strong financial performance, innovative products or services, and a favorable market environment. Lesson 1: Everything is about your team. Every startup needs strong team dynamics to pull through tough times. Lesson 6: Pivoting isn’t a bad thing.

Scale 202
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Mental Models to Help You Grow

Sales Enablement, SaaS and Growth

Companies which don’t use mental models risk unleashing mayhem with poor choices or becoming bloated and bureaucratic by reducing the volume and speed at which decisions are made - both scenarios are undesirable and will impact growth. OKRs are a useful mental model - they make it crystal clear what people and teams should be striving for.

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How Product Roadmaps Kill Outcomes [Dave Martin]

User Pilot

That’s what Dave Martin , a product leadership coach, has talked about in his talk at this year’s Product Drive Summit hosted by Userpilot. TL;DR Regular roadmaps kill outcomes by forcing teams to think in the categories of features and timelines. The thing is, users don’t need the majority of features that product teams build.

Scale 99
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The Playbook to Scaling High-Performance Teams with Gusto COO Lexi Reese (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

Lexi Reese, Gusto COO uses her 20+ years of experience to provide advice on building high performing teams using authenticity, empathy and logic. Lexi explains the importance of team trust, driver and passenger mindsets, and much more. I think the foundation of high performance teams is that they share five things.

Scale 177
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Working With a Digital Marketing Agency Vs. Hiring In House

Neil Patel

But should you build your own in-house marketing team or hire an agency partner? Digital agencies are companies that help other businesses perform a specific function such as marketing, development, or design. They act as a substitute for an in-house team, serving the same labor function but outside of the organization.

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Jobs-to-Be-Done Template: Framework and Examples

User Pilot

With a jobs-to-be-done template, you can easily transform your customer interviews into actionable insights and develop an engaging product with high chances of success. The jobs-to-be-done framework is a method for developing products. Avoid the risk of developing products or features that no one would use.

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SaaStr Podcast #218: Twilio Founder, Jeff Lawson & SendGrid CEO, Sameer Dholakia on Why Developer First Is A Maturation In The Supply Chain Of Software

SaaStr

Before that, he worked for 12 years at Trilogy, where he held key leadership roles helping the company grow from a start-up to a $300 million business. What does Jeff mean when he says, “the developer first approach is a maturation of the supply chain of software?” How can leaders both be authoritative and vulnerable simultaneously?