Intercom, Inc.

JULY 11, 2019

If you’re a leader, he says, don’t try to scale your job. As the General Manager for HubSpot’s Service Hub , Michael knows a thing or two about keeping customers close. As the General Manager for HubSpot’s Service Hub , Michael knows a thing or two about keeping customers close. Customer service as a model for growth.

Scale 188

Scale Scaling Sales Hiring Underperforming Technical Team 188

OPEXEngine

MAY 18, 2021

SaaS metrics are viewed differently at different stages of growth and for different sales models, primarily whether a company is selling into an SMB or enterprise marketplace. Growth Stage – Scaling the Business, and . SaaS Metric #1 – Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR). Almost all revenue is from new contracts.

SaaS Payments 98

SaaS Payments Metrics Payments Payment Services 98

Intercom, Inc.

JUNE 23, 2022

The process of purchasing software is increasingly complex – the choices for products and services are endless, and customers have a harder time parsing which companies to trust and which product will better cater to their needs. But once they’re happy with a service, they can help build trust with new customers as well.

Software Review 118

Software Review Trends Software Marketplace as a Service 118

User Pilot

OCTOBER 26, 2023

TL;DR Growth initiatives are strategies aimed at expanding a company’s customer base, market share, revenue, or profitability. Product-led growth uses the product as the primary driver of customer acquisition and retention, with minimal reliance on traditional sales and marketing. Let’s dive right in!

Acquisition 95

Acquisition Scale Marketplace as a Service Onboarding 95

Valuize Consulting

MARCH 24, 2022

This concerning reality can result in a siloed and misaligned organizational ecosystem, and could be preventing your business from delivering a customer journey that seamlessly takes your customers from acquisition to expansion and accelerates Net Revenue Retention.

Revenue 52

Revenue Scale Marketplace as a Service Customer Success 52

Blulogix

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Here are a few real-world B2B success stories that showcase the transformative power of UBP : Company A: A SaaS platform for marketing automation saw a 30% increase in customer retention after implementing UBP. Customers loved the flexibility and control, and the company enjoyed predictable revenue streams.

AI Search 59

AI Search AI B2B Marketplace as a Service 59

Intercom, Inc.

MAY 13, 2021

Few people have more experience with this move than Linda Lin , Director of Customer Success at the revenue intelligence platform Gong. Although Linda started her career in sales, she has spent the past twelve years scaling post-sales teams and moving hyper-growth companies like Zendesk, Slack, and now Gong upmarket into the enterprise realm.

Scale 177

Scale Customer Success Strategy Sales Hiring 177

OPEXEngine

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Small and Mid-Market (SMM) SaaS Companies serve customers with annual revenues of $1 million to $1 billion and with a typical employee base of 100 to 1,000. SMB customers will want high-touch sales engagement and service delivery but SMM SaaS companies will likely not have the budget necessary to justify providing this level of sales support.

SaaS Payments 52

SaaS Payments Payment Services Payment Methods Marketplace as a Service 52

SaaStr

JANUARY 28, 2019

Protecting your customer base is just the beginning—when done correctly, customer success will not just sustain existing revenue, but act as a revenue stream, adding to your bottom line through upsell and cross-sell opportunities. How to Build a CSM Team that Generates 130% Net Retention with Talkdesk (1:45 – 2:15 pm).

Scale 107

Scale Marketplace as a Service Customer Success Scaling 107

OpenView Labs

APRIL 13, 2020

There are new job titles—growth marketing, growth product manager, growth engineer, head of growth—and new opportunities that have changed the way companies think about how to grow their revenue or users. In the last decade, a few major things have happened: Emergence of new platforms with incredible scale (from Facebook to TikTok).

Systems Review 98

Systems Review Technical Advisors Scale Technical Review 98

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. I leveraged many of the 52 mental models while working at various software as a service (SaaS) companies, but in truth, they can be applied anywhere, regardless of industry. Economies of scale. Brand equity.

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Underperforming Technical Team Scale Sales Hiring Marketplace as a Service 213

OPEXEngine

OCTOBER 5, 2021

But while software’s success in the marketplace has lifted the valuations of software companies, our analysis suggests that some firms may still be undervalued. In more mature software companies, we see oversized returns for companies that are moving to software-as-a-service subscription models (see Figure 1). Sticky after all.

Software Review 52

Software Review DevOps as a Service Software Underperforming Technical Team 52

OpenView Labs

APRIL 7, 2021

Product as a growth driver: Atlassian spends only 19% of their revenue on sales & marketing (slower growing New Relic spends 55% for comparison), making its CAC payback appear to be best-in-class. That’s because most of their growth is powered by the product itself through a highly efficient self-service motion.

Metrics 52

Metrics Scale SaaS Marketplace as a Service 52

OpenView Labs

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The ‘haves’, defined by growing quickly out of the gate and then maintaining 50% or faster revenue growth at significant scale, have seen their valuations skyrocket over the years. OpenView has been tracking growth rates by ARR scale for four years running. Explore Untapped Revenue Streams.

Payment Services 80

Payment Services Benchmarks SaaS Payments Merchant Services 80

User Pilot

AUGUST 30, 2023

What strategies can you implement to drive acquisition and retention faster? This means product leaders are constantly exploring unfamiliar settings, and the traditional approach to marketing and scaling products won’t cut it. The game-changing dynamics of scaling in the Machine Learning Revolution. But how do you do that?

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Scale AI Growth Hacking Innovation 99

Casey Accidental

OCTOBER 27, 2020

In part two of our Sequencing Business Models series , we talked about the different types of marketplaces and what needs to be built to be effective in each of them. This builds on the first essay in the series of how there has been an increase in interest of SAAS-like models interested in becoming marketplaces over time.

Payments 56

Payments Business Model Payment Solutions SaaS Payments 56

ChurnZero

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

And yet, downplaying your team’s needs undermines CS’s current impact and future revenue-driving potential. But it’s not about driving revenue at all costs, cautions Jeff. My job is to continually inform and share knowledge that’s going out in the marketplace. Now we have a name for this. CFO is on it.

Customer Success 98

Customer Success Sales Hiring Headcount Scale 98

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

Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Whereas Facebook’s overall vision relies heavily on third-party developers having access to user data, Workplace wants to be the app that’s connected to all your other apps and a highly curated marketplace that has the best SaaS applications in the world. I highly recommend Predictable Revenue from Aaron Ross.

Scale 151

Scale Marketplace as a Service Mobile Sales Hiring 151

ChurnZero

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Leading a team of innovators and experts in their Customer Success, Professional Services, and Support organization, Amanda’s goal is to ensure that every customer optimizes the business impact of Lucidworks search and analytics deployments. “My Under her direction, marketplace utilization grew 39% in one year.

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VP of Engineering Customer Success Scale Marketplace as a Service 53

OpenView Labs

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

After all, the marketplace speaks the loudest, and without customers you don’t have a business. The key things here are patience, prioritization and quality engagement to create lasting results that truly scale a business for the long haul. Why do you think so many companies are talking about retention these days?

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Sales Hiring Enterprise Scale Startup 74

Stax

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Software as a Service (SaaS) has made business software more accessible by offering cloud-based, on-demand access to a range of solutions, from project management and collaboration to sales and marketing. Users will pay a recurring monthly or annual fee to access a specific set of services.

SaaS Payments 88

SaaS Payments Payment Services Payments Payment Solutions 88

A Smart Bear

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Instead, watch payback period for acquisition efficiency, watch retention for product/market fit, watch expansion revenue for long-term growth, and watch gross margin for long-term profitability. A lot of businesses aren’t profitable even at scale. Yes, marketplace businesses can be valuable and defensible.

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Underperforming Technical Team Scale Sales Hiring Startup 64

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. But it doesn’t really scale when you’re selling to the masses. What type of CMO would Ryan bucket himself as; demand gen or brand?

Sales Hiring 131

Sales Hiring Sales Recruiting Scale Software Review 131

SaaStr

MARCH 17, 2021

From our experience providing integrations to thousands of customers, here are the three key business process automations to help your growing company scale faster: 1. Integration brings together data trapped in various systems to help you understand how customers use your products, improve engagement, and increase net retention.

Scale 291

Scale Sales Hiring Technical Review Marketplace as a Service 291

Casey Accidental

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Scaling work: tuning the underlying technologies or process to help the product and team continue to be effective e.g. Uber rearchitecting its data pipelines. Building a consumer marketplace to drive incremental ticket sales to event creators. The core self-service business was growing steadily at significant scale and was profitable.

Technical Advisors 140

Technical Advisors Technical Review Scale Marketplace as a Service 140

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Congratulations you’ve built a product that’s proven itself in the marketplace! So how can you leverage that product’s success to obtain the valuation and funding you need to scale? Everyone’s always like, “how did you guys scale so quickly,” and like, everyone loves this product. So, define it. SaaS, right?

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Investment Underperforming Technical Team Sales Hiring Software Review 100

Sales Hacker

JUNE 23, 2020

Leah has been a pioneer for customer experience practices for the last two decades, focusing her work on putting customers at the heart of SaaS and service-based technology organizations. What if I did this at scale? Now, without further ado, let’s listen to this interview with Leah Chaney.

Scale 67

Scale Sales Hiring Technical Review Customer Success 67

SaaStr

APRIL 30, 2022

Average Revenue per Customer. It wasn’t the case 20 or even 10 years ago, where the business models of the internet were more focused on eCommerce, marketplaces, or even advertising. And basically SaaS revenue models is just magical for investors and for businesses. Or annual recurring revenue for some types of companies.

SaaS Payments 235

SaaS Payments Metrics Payment Methods Scale 235

SmartKarrot

MAY 13, 2021

Role: Director, Customer Success Location: New York, NY, US Organization: LeagueApps As a Director of Customer Success, you will own and deliver on key activation, churn and retention/growth metrics for your portfolio of customers. Lead and scale a team of high-performing Customer Success Managers.

Customer Success 10

Customer Success Technical Review Marketplace as a Service Scale 10

SmartKarrot

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Director of Customer Success, you will be responsible for developing the Customer Success Management team and associated practices to exceed revenue objectives from the customer base. Work with Professional Services to identify opportunities to serve the customer in a way that expands and optimizes their use of the solution.

Customer Success 10

Customer Success Scale Marketplace as a Service Enterprise 10

SmartKarrot

AUGUST 13, 2021

Ownership of retention/churn prevention as well as revenue/GP contribution from clients. Thought leadership for best practice and other useful insights into product development and scaling tech start-ups. Ensure a high level of impact and client satisfaction with the services rendered.

Customer Success 10

Customer Success Scale Consulting Marketplace as a Service 10

Valuize Consulting

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

In order to meet the demands of a competitive marketplace and today’s customers, you must streamline all of your data and create a holistic view of the customer in order to become truly customer-centric. 5 Steps to Unlocking Revenue-Driving Customer Intelligence. Customer Intelligence allows you to do just that. The Evolution Of Data.

Revenue 52

Revenue Scale Marketplace as a Service Data 52

ChurnZero

JANUARY 13, 2022

Amir will lead all post-sales functions, helping customers use the full scope of their products and services to unleash the power of CentralSquare in their communities. As the lynchpin to customer retention, his history in providing best-in-class customer experience will elevate the customer journey and drive continued ComplySci growth.

VP of Engineering 98

VP of Engineering Customer Success Outsourcing Services Technical Review 98

Neil Patel

JANUARY 20, 2021

Don’t Just Promote Products and Services. Whatever your goals are for your Facebook page – be it to generate revenue or drive traffic – evergreen content is the most powerful tool at your disposal. It also makes for a powerful tool to market your products/services. Have top-notch customer service.

Social Media 145

Social Media Software Review Branding Engagement 145

ProfitWell

MARCH 11, 2020

But as cost containment becomes a priority for businesses looking to thrive in the modern digitally-transformed marketplace, keeping existing customers happy and loyal is now a primary concern. But creating customer retention strategies requires a deep understanding of your retention issues. How is customer retention measured?

Retention 52

Retention Metrics SaaS Payments Underperforming Technical Team 52

Intercom, Inc.

JUNE 8, 2021

It was seen as a necessary part of a business, but not something that drove revenue or influenced customers’ buying decisions. Another survey reveals that 84% of businesses report an uplift in revenue as one of the primary benefits of improving their customer experience. That time is over. Increased business efficiency (58%).

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Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Customer Support Marketplace as a Service 222