Chart Mogul

JULY 15, 2021

High growth companies like Airtable, Figma, Notion, or Github all have revenue as a top of mind business milestone. In fact, out of a sample of 40 growth stage companies, 50% said revenue growth was their #1 north star metric, according to research led by Lenny Rachitsky for Future.

Underperforming Technical Team 52

Underperforming Technical Team Revenue Scale Communication 52

Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Investing in Instacart was perhaps the hardest decision I had to make as a venture capitalist. We pulled from my prior marketplaces experience and dove into their business quickly to develop a point-of-view on the opportunity. They had impressive GMV growth and strong cohort revenue retention, but their unit economics were upside-down.

Marketplace as a Service 138

Marketplace as a Service Scale Underperforming Technical Team Construction 138

Totango

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Equipped with the knowledge provided by customer data, you can help your customer survive tough times by offering practical solutions that add value and ultimately contribute to customer retention during economic downturns — even ones caused by a pandemic. Every act of providing value is therefore an act of customer retention.

Retention 118

Retention Underperforming Technical Team Churn Customer Lifetime Value 118

Intercom, Inc.

MARCH 12, 2019

A little over a year ago, I got the opportunity to start a new team within our sales organization – a team of Relationship Managers dedicated to growing our current customers at scale. To do the first, we had to hire, train, and write a playbook – the building blocks of any team. Relentlessly measure impact.

Sales Hiring 171

Sales Hiring Sales Recruiting Underperforming Technical Team Scale 171

User Pilot

JANUARY 31, 2023

In SaaS, you can grow your revenue only if your churn rate is low, so retaining at-risk customers is crucial. The main factors contributing to at-risk customers include poor onboarding process , lack of product value perception, lousy customer support, unfixed bugs, and no learning materials, resource center, and FAQs.

Churn 98

Churn Underperforming Technical Team SaaS Payments Payment Solutions 98

Casey Accidental

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

This can make it tricky to evaluate as an engineer, designer, product manager or CEO if the investment will bear fruit and whether one should keep going. I’ll explain how I think about these decisions as a product leader and give more context on the journey of developing entirely new products inside a company.

Underperforming Technical Team 63

Underperforming Technical Team Scale GCP(Google Cloud Platform) Startup 63

Chart Mogul

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

After all, it’s the customer success teams that drive growth through retention and churn mitigation. So, what’s the best way to drive retention and mitigate churn in 2023? After all, it’s the customer success teams that drive growth through retention and churn mitigation. … In a downturn, priorities shift.

Churn 52

Churn Retention Underperforming Technical Team Scale 52

Clouded Judgement

JANUARY 6, 2023

We know software is impacted from macro - but how bad will it get? ” Top 10 EV / NTM Revenue Multiples Top 10 Weekly Share Price Movement Update on Multiples SaaS businesses are generally valued on a multiple of their revenue - in most cases the projected revenue for the next 12 months. Top 5 Median: 10.4x

Cloud 130

Cloud Azure AWS Underperforming Technical Team 130

User Pilot

MARCH 18, 2021

A successful customer retention strategy requires constant iteration and innovation to keep up with an ever-changing SaaS market environment. It’s also not like customer retention is the business of only one department. Why does retention management take so much time and effort? What We’ll Cover In Our Customer Retention Guide.

Retention 52

Retention Strategy Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review 52

Sales Hacker

MAY 24, 2023

In this episode, we dive into this renewed trend with Tito Bohrt, the CEO of AltiSales, the one-stop shop for world-class sales development. Tito explains when it makes sense to prioritize customer acquisition vs. retention and vice versa. He also shares how company culture impacts productivity and morale, primarily within sales teams.

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Underperforming Technical Team Consulting Company Culture Acquisition 84

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

I’m talking about product-led growth as an investment strategy, but really my background is 10 years of operating experience in the product-led growth world. Now I’m investing in that. I say investment strategy, but really it’s like how do you build a company that’s focused on product-led growth?

Investment 101

Investment Underperforming Technical Team Sales Hiring Software Review 101

User Pilot

JULY 27, 2023

They also manage finances and supervise one or more engineering teams. Product Marketing Manager: This person is tasked with developing product marketing campaigns , crafting compelling marketing messages, and coming up with ideas to retain customers. A higher revenue growth rate generally indicates positive business performance.

Sales Hiring 98

Sales Hiring SaaS Payments Sales Recruiting CTO Hire 98

Sales Enablement, SaaS and Growth

MARCH 23, 2020

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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Underperforming Technical Team Scale Sales Hiring Marketplace as a Service 213

ProfitWell

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

But after working with hundreds of SaaS companies, I've realized that the same advice applies for your retention rate as well. But just like avoiding the yeti is way more fun than restarting the game, boosting your retention is more fun—and way more valuable—than acquiring more customers. Align team incentives around retention.

Retention 56

Retention Strategy Underperforming Technical Team SaaS 56

Totango

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

How do you tell when it’s time to ditch your current system and invest in a CS upgrade? They can store customer contact data, identify sales opportunities, schedule sales appointments, record notes from sales meetings and manage sales teams. Here we’ll look at six of the most common signs you need a new CS tool.

Software 92

Software Underperforming Technical Team Churn Customer Success 92

Intercom, Inc.

JULY 28, 2022

And for Intercom’s VP of Sales EMEA, Sanj Bhayro , scaling is just what you need to invest in to ensure growth becomes as constant and linear as it can be. By the time he left to join Google Cloud as EMEA VP of Operations and Customer Growth, Salesforce had around 17 billion dollars in revenue and almost 50,000 employees.

Scale 210

Scale Scaling Sales Hiring Sales Recruiting 210

OPEXEngine

AUGUST 31, 2021

And while the concept has been around for years, for most of that time, tech debt was primarily the concern of product and engineering teams. They’re also increasingly holding their teams accountable to manage it appropriately. To be clear, every company accumulates a certain amount of tech debt over time. Why tech debt matters.

Technical Review 52

Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Scale 52

OPEXEngine

AUGUST 31, 2021

And while the concept has been around for years, for most of that time, tech debt was primarily the concern of product and engineering teams. They’re also increasingly holding their teams accountable to manage it appropriately. To be clear, every company accumulates a certain amount of tech debt over time. Why tech debt matters.

Technical Review 52

Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Scale 52

Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

” It remains distressing if teams continue with this knowledge and run the same marketing activities over and over again. The ICT products for marketing automation are much more mature and developed with the marketing process in mind. The expected return on this investment. The risk associated with the investment.

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Underperforming Technical Team Marketing Sales Finance 93

FastSpring

JANUARY 26, 2024

But the support team are responsible for first response times, for things like NPS, whereas what we’re responsible for is, ultimately, outcomes.” Product teams can better improve and develop products when customer success has helped identify what customers need. I had poison ivy really bad.

Customer Success 157

Customer Success VP of Engineering Payments Payment Methods 157

Chaotic Flow

AUGUST 18, 2015

SaaS businesses develop intimate, long term relationships with their SaaS customers. If they don’t keep their customers around for years, then all that capital invested in customer acquisition will have gone to waste. As the future unfolds, the value of that investment has little correlation to the price that you paid.

Customer Success 138

Customer Success Underperforming Technical Team Scale SaaS 138

Valuize Consulting

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

A recent Towers Watson study revealed that businesses with a strong employee experience sustained a 4% bump in revenue while those with a poor experience saw revenue fall by 1%. Investing in Employee Experience results in higher employee retention and increased performance. Exceptional EX Drives Exceptional CX.

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Underperforming Technical Team Sales Recruiting Data Sales Hiring 52

ChurnZero

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Customers are more than just a source of revenue and profits for your company. Plus, feedback like this can help you develop and deliver better products in the future. They’re also more likely to spend more on higher-tiered products, helping increase your revenue. That’s where a customer advisory board (CAB) can come into play.

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Underperforming Technical Team Branding Advertising Retention 98

User Pilot

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Customer journey optimization has emerged as a strategic imperative for companies seeking to boost customer satisfaction, retention, and lifetime value. Retention Excellent service, loyalty programs, and ongoing value through content and community retain customers. The return on this investment is game-changing.

Social Media 98

Social Media Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Customer Lifetime Value 98

Totango

JULY 18, 2018

Customers often turn to Customer Service or Customer Support teams for help throughout the customer journey. With the right tools, Customer Support teams can become agents of Customer Success, and their work can lead to increased customer satisfaction, customer retention, and bottom-line growth.

Customer Support 56

Customer Support Customer Success Retention Underperforming Technical Team 56

Casey Accidental

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The Summit gathered ~40 CPOs and product leaders to chat through topics centered around product development and product-led growth. Most companies when they find product/market fit with their first product only have one acquisition and engagement loop that is successful, and the job of most of the team is to refine and scale those loops.

Payments 63

Payments Scale Payment Methods Underperforming Technical Team 63

Valuize Consulting

APRIL 8, 2022

Evolve Your SaaS Revenue Model For Maximum NDR. As a revenue leader, are you empowering and incentivizing all of your customer-facing teams to drive maximum NDR in your organization? Driving Net Dollar Retention (NDR) cannot be the sole responsibility of your Sales, Customer Success or Renewals department alone.

Innovation 52

Innovation Underperforming Technical Team Outsourced Development Compensation 52

OPEXEngine

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Over the past decade, software has created tremendous value for investors and businesses, thanks largely to its transformative effect on the economy , its role in developing new cloud-based business models, and its ability to increase efficiency in operations. Sticky after all. Four ways to drive value.

Software Review 52

Software Review DevOps as a Service Software Underperforming Technical Team 52

CustomerSuccessBox

APRIL 19, 2022

In this hyper-competitive SaaS world, businesses that have enhanced customer experience make it to the top 10% of the SaaS businesses that are able to achieve 125%+ MRR(Monthly Retention Rate). Increase customer lifetime value, Improve customer loyalty, and Drive revenue growth. Customer Care and Customer Service Team.

Scale 52

Scale Metrics Underperforming Technical Team Customer Lifetime Value 52

SaaSOptics

MAY 19, 2022

Not only is it one of the main drivers of revenue growth for early-stage companies, but it’s a primary goal for SaaS businesses across market stages. More customers = more revenue. Again, corresponding variables such as customer acquisition cost ( CAC ) and customer revenue all tie back to your acquisition strategy.

Acquisition 59

Acquisition Scale Strategy Software Review 59

ChurnZero

JUNE 12, 2020

Today, you’d be hard-pressed to find a high-velocity Sales, Marketing, or Product team without a designated operations function. Beloved by their tactical peers, operations brings needed order and logic to busy, results-oriented teams. Poor strategy, organization, and execution hurt your productivity and therefore your scalability.

Customer Success 80

Customer Success Scale Underperforming Technical Team Sales Hiring 80

Intercom, Inc.

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

And by focusing on the paths that help people reach those outcomes, you’ll unlock not only higher customer satisfaction but better conversion and retention rates and, ultimately, revenue. Be selective about the outcomes you’re investing in. Samuel Hulick: I actually started as a full stack developer.

Onboarding 254

Onboarding Sales Hiring Sales Recruiting Underperforming Technical Team 254

Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Team selling and why it’s making a comeback [7:43]. Who influenced Trish in her career development [31:34]. She’s going to be talking to us about team selling and how the concept of combined quotas with senior and junior account executives, converging on one territory, is coming back. Show Introduction [00:04].

Underperforming Technical Team 80

Underperforming Technical Team Scale Outsourcing Services Sales Hiring 80

Sixteen Ventures

AUGUST 1, 2018

Revenue growth from your existing customers. You have Bad-fit Customers. Perhaps you have a lot of bad-fit customers, even more in the pipeline, and even more you’re currently paying to get in front of via SDRs or Marketing campaigns. Once churn is a non-issue, you can focus on growth. Customer Success-driven Growth.

Churn 129

Churn Underperforming Technical Team Sales Hiring Customer Success 129

User Pilot

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Product adoption occurs when users decide to invest in your product to achieve their goals. In-app self-service support via tools like resource centers boosts day 1 retention by making it faster and easier for users to activate and adopt your product. So let’s look at how you can boost product adoption and drive growth.

Customer Lifetime Value 98

Customer Lifetime Value SaaS Underperforming Technical Team Software Review 98

Frontegg

AUGUST 19, 2021

Users don’t want to write emails or engage with support teams anymore. As mentioned earlier, self-served SaaS applications are an accurate description of instant gratification, both for the developers and also for the end-user. There’s no two ways about it. Instant gratification is now a mandatory aspect of SaaS application usage.

SaaS Payments 98

SaaS Payments Payment Services Payment Solutions Underperforming Technical Team 98

InsightSquared

MAY 15, 2019

Sales Operations is Still Developing. As thought leadership evolves and new iterations of revenue and commercial operations take shape, visibility for the discipline is skyrocketing. While many find themselves in sales or revenue operations from different paths, one thing is constant. What makes a “good” or “bad” deal?

Sales Recruiting 110

Sales Recruiting Scale Technical Review Sales 110