Sales Enablement, SaaS and Growth

MARCH 23, 2020

One of the biggest challenges businesses face when they grow is scaling effective , autonomous and quick decision-making. Google, Apple and HubSpot are just three examples of industry-leading companies which use mental models to aid quick decision-making. Again, it was an easy to use model which scaled effective decision-making.

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Intercom, Inc.

AUGUST 30, 2018

I hosted Kate and Vanessa on the podcast, where we talked about everything from scaling design teams to how to earn a seat at the decision-making table. As a team lead, you need to be prepared to steer. It was an incredible place for me to learn: about ecommerce, about scale, and just in general about management practices.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Women in sales often have a polarizing experience. In the Sales Hacker video series Aha Moments , I asked 10 women: “What is one ‘aha moment’ you’ve had in your sales career?”. The conversations that followed were so authentic and encouraging that we decided to expand this conversation to other badass women in the sales world.

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OpenView Labs

DECEMBER 16, 2019

So if scaling your sales organization is a priority in 2020, here are the things you need to be aware of to make sure you do so successfully. An increase in competitiveness in the marketplace means candidates have more choices than ever. They want to feel like you’re invested in their success.

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FastSpring

MARCH 27, 2023

Stream the full interview below or find it wherever you listen to podcasts. And I just started a consulting business, it was a service business. Were interviewing larger customers, figuring things out, and they were in Houston. We’d like to see your software. EJ Brown 05:13 So you were in Toronto at the time, right?

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SaaStr

JUNE 3, 2020

The SaaS Trust Crisis is making it harder to market and sell software and services than ever before. And today, I’m very excited to be the co-founder and CEO of G2 where we’re building the world’s leading marketplace for SaaS software. The situation is getting worse. Godard Abel | Co-Founder and CEO @ G2.

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Neil Patel

DECEMBER 2, 2020

No one wants to invest in tools that aren’t entirely useful to their process. If investing in a robust ATS software will save you money by making less bad hires in the long run, save you time by having instant access to large amounts of data, or let you employ less hiring managers, then the investment is well worth it.

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 21, 2021

Do you love chasing down the sale? What about using data analysis to create sales strategies? Revenue operations (RevOps) is a centralized org within a company that supports all revenue-generating business operations including Sales Ops, Marketing Ops, Customer Success Ops, and systems management. Unified data problems.

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Intercom, Inc.

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

I’m referring to the full spectrum of business execution, from product management to design to engineering to marketing to sales to support and all the other functions needed to scale a business. Basic marketing and selling at a global scale is becoming easy too. The second army are your main competitors.

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User Pilot

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Product-led growth uses the product as the primary driver of customer acquisition and retention, with minimal reliance on traditional sales and marketing. Market development Market development, also known as market expansion, involves selling existing products or services to new markets. What are the different types of business growth?

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FastSpring

APRIL 13, 2023

From leading sales at Zillow to brand strategy at Tumblr to revenue at FiscalNote (a global policy platform), Justin Scott started noticing a trend. Jera Brown interviewed Dopple founder and CEO Justin on how he launched Dopple and found success by pivoting to a new market. It starts with self service.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Prior to joining the world of venture, Karen was a Senior Director at Apple and before Apple, Karen spent an incredible 9 years at Box as a founding member of the executive team, where she was responsible for defining and leading Box’s Industry GTM strategy. What were Karen’s biggest takeaways from seeing the hyper-scaling at Box?

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SaaStr

APRIL 3, 2019

As for Ben, he spearheads global sales and go to market teams. What must founders try and figure out before hiring their sales leader? What are the leading indicators that suggest a sales rep has the ability to be a sales manager? What does Ben mean when he says, “there are 3 distinct buckets of sales management”?

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User Pilot

APRIL 25, 2024

This process helps you understand what motivates your customers, enabling you to tailor your products and services to minimize risks from the start. This research provides essential insights into brand strength, consumer behavior, and market position, which are vital for teams focused on sales, marketing, and product development.

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SaaStr

JULY 26, 2019

Prior to founding Zylo, Eric was the VP of Sales @ Sprout Social leading the revenue operations for over 11,000 customers. Before Sprout Social he was VP of Sales at Shoutlet, responsible for global direct and channel sales teams and developing and managing strategic relationships. What was the founding moment with Zylo?

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Chart Mogul

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

You can think of Horizontal SaaS as broad-based tech that is industry agnostic; a sales person at a Cybersecurity company can use HubSpot the same way a sales person at a Health Supplements company might use it. Here is a comprehensive list of SaaS blogs that goes through the most common metrics and terms.

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SaaStr

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Prior to founding Outgrow, Randy co-founded VenturePact, an invite-only marketplace that connects companies with trusted software development firms. If that was not enough, Randy is also an investor having invested in the likes of SmartyPal, Nooch, Alie and AirCare Labs, to name a few. How does it convert more leads?

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SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

268: Ryan Bonnici is the CMO @ G2, the company that allows you to get the right software and services for your business with over 897,000 user reviews to help you make smarter buying decisions. Before Hubspot, Ryan was Head of Marketing @ Salesforce (APAC) where he led his team to achieve 227% YoY net-new sales sourced through marketing.

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Intercom, Inc.

JULY 21, 2022

What started as a series of interviews by co-founder Des Traynor soon bloomed into hundreds of episodes where we explore how businesses are driving growth through customer relationships and how to build successful products at scale. I’m recording the first in what I expect to be a series of interesting interviews.

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How To Buy Saas

DECEMBER 1, 2020

SAAS is also abbreviated as software as a service. With so many SAAS getting visibility in online marketplaces, we found that new saas businesses are struggling hard to make it to the right set of customers. SaaS as we already understood is a software as a service. Start Listing your saas on Software and saas Marketplaces.

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SaaStr

AUGUST 16, 2019

Ep 257: Justin Welsh is the former SVP Sales @ PatientPop, the startup that offers the first all-in-one practice growth platform that’s HIPAA-compliant and is proven to grow your practice. During his 5 years at PatientPop, Justin grew sales from $0 to $56m alongside the full build-out of the sales team. Justin Welsh.

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 20, 2019

292: Manny Medina is the Founder & CEO @ Outreach, the market leading sales engagement platform that turns your team into a revenue driving machine. This interview originally aired as Episode 229 on April 29, 2019. How does Manny think about specialization within the sales function? Loving our podcast content?

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Sales Hacker

AUGUST 18, 2020

This week on the Sales Hacker podcast, we’ve got a fantastic episode for you. We’ve got an interview with Brandon Meyers , the chief revenue officer of ADARA. Subscribe to the Sales Hacker Podcast. Welcome to Sales Hacker Podcast. Sales enablement is easy. More sales meetings. We’re on iTunes.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 28, 2020

And so, she can, and Anthony just finished up basically going from the first sales hire at Gainsight at almost 100 million in revenue and has just retired. Maria : Yeah, I think, coming from a marketing side and thinking about that as a marketer, marketing is all about investments. And notice that I said investments, not cost or spend.

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Point Nine Land

OCTOBER 22, 2019

How Clio grew from a lifestyle business into a legal tech juggernaut From bootstrapping growth to securing a $250 million funding round, Clio is a lesson in how to scale a company without abandoning its roots. Both Jack and Rian had tech backgrounds and at the time were providing consulting services to the legal industry.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Today we are interviewing an executive and life coach, somebody who has personally helped change my mindset. If you missed episode 131, check it out here: Data, Set, Match: How to Build a Two-Sided Marketplace to Drive Revenue with Ryan Walsh. Subscribe to the Sales Hacker Podcast. I’m talking about John Mark Shaw.

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Unbounce

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

That way, even when your prospects are considering alternatives—you can still be top of mind. Retargeting ads allow you to finish the job and turn prospects into leads. As the name implies, purchase intent is when a consumer shows signs of being ready to buy a product or service. Sales will always be a top priority.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 18, 2019

This week on the Sales Hacker podcast, we interview Roger Scott , Chief Customer Officer at New Relic. If you missed episode 48, check it out here: PODCAST 48: The Secret to Amazing Sales Engagement w/ Max Altschuler. Subscribe to the Sales Hacker Podcast. Sales Hacker Podcast—Sponsored by Chorus and Outreach.

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Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 16, 2020

?. Andrey Khusid, founder and CEO of Miro , hasn’t done many interviews. Andrey explains why embracing the professional services sector in a unique way has paid dividends. Because I think everyone talks about platforms but to actually do it properly – and it sounds like you guys are really invested in it – it is a big investment.

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Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Find the people who are 10-out-of-10 passionate about your product or service , because they will evangelize your brand more powerfully than you can do alone. This allows your community to help each other – and often to grow your product or service beyond what you might have imagined on your own. Get to know your biggest fans.

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SaaStr

AUGUST 15, 2020

One, it starts high up in the sales process, right? You need to discover in the sales process. We’ve got a lot of training to do with our sales teams to get them to start to speak in these types of terms versus feature function. And again, if it’s not teed up correctly in sales, CS is already at a disadvantage.

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Neil Patel

JANUARY 20, 2021

Reason 1: Nurture More Leads and Organic Conversions. Lead generation is one of the missed opportunities. You need to attract potential buyers and funnel them into your sales funnel. The more organic reach that you have, the better your lead generation and conversion funnels will work. Don’t Automate Everything.

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Intercom, Inc.

MARCH 19, 2020

Can you elaborate a little bit for our audience about how exactly you guys work and what exactly are the services that you offer? We come in and spend two very deep days with any client, where we get really clear on the investment, whom they’re investing in and why they’re investing in them. Give up control.

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Unbounce

JUNE 16, 2020

With a $60 billion market in which to grow, these companies recognize that smart use of partnership channels can help them scale up while creating a win-win-win ecosystem for the company, the partner, and the customer. These are often built with agencies, consultants, and managed-service-providers (MSPs) in mind. Effective Scaling.

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SmartKarrot

MAY 9, 2022

Not only does fostering innovation help encourage employees to bring their best ideas forward, but it also ensures that your company will stay relevant in the marketplace no matter how much the world changes. Your job is to lead and champion innovation within your business model by empowering your team to take risks for the greater good.

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