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Building Resilience Through Efficient Scaling In 2023 with ICONIQ Growth General Partner, Doug Pepper, and General Partner and Head of Analytics, Christine Edmonds (Video)

SaaStr

General Partner of ICONIQ Growth, Doug Pepper, and General Partner and Head of Analytics, Christine Edmonds, joined us for Workshop Wednesday , held live every Wednesday at 10 a.m. 28% of companies are looking to outsource to cut costs. PST, to unveil the data behind effective scaling. Sign up HERE!

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AMA at SaaStr Annual 2022 with SaaStr Founder & CEO Jason Lemkin – Part 1 (Pod 607 + Video)

SaaStr

They have service and all this, but the second cloud for them was sales. And then with your finance person or yourself or your outsourced person, you build a C-90 plan, which is one, we’re 90% sure, even if sales slow, we’re going to hit this plan. Even this year, one of the big vendors for us quit three weeks ago.

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Guide to direct-to-consumer brand growth

ProfitWell

Though Away, the travel company, was intended to be a luggage company, the co-founders Steph Korey and Jen Rubio knew that they needed to be unique to penetrate the already saturated industry. Rather than leaving the work of dealing with consumers and how your products are displayed to vendors, you can handle it and build your brand's image.

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How to balance content creation as a multifaceted entrepreneur (according to an expert)

Buffer Resources

' He also offers podcast administration services through PodMan. "Even So, the second secret is simple and transformative: outsourcing. "I "I had to resort to outsourcing and hiring contractors," he explains. " 👀 Joy Ofodu and Elisa Doucette are also big proponents of outsourcing!

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SaaStr Classic: Jyoti Bansal of Harness.io and AppDynamics; Dev Ittycheria of MongoDB (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

And then Greylock approached me about being a partner that ended up being a really fun experience. Do you have to still find the right product market fit, you have to build a good product, you have to service the customers, you have to compete in the market. And actually Jyoti and I met before the Greylock experience.

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I Don't Do Paid Ads: Here's What I've Invested in Instead to Grow My Business to $270K+ in Revenue

Buffer Resources

On Instagram, I get a little more personal, not just sharing my thought leadership but also peeks into my lifestyle, such as showing how I travel with my disability or communicate with other deafblind people. A cheap tripod and a travel ring light make it so much easier for me to create content on the fly.

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Choosing the Right Sales Motion for Your Business (28 Real-World Examples)

Sales Hacker

Airfare, meal bills, and other travel expenses can drive customer acquisition costs (CAC) into the tens of thousands of dollars. And to facilitate that their website shows some of the services they provide with a vague “get in touch” option and no pricing listed. Their goal is very clearly to get you into a conversation with a rep.

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