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The SaaS Org Chart Live with David Sacks (Podcast #491 and Video)

SaaStr

David’s first foray into SaaS was in 1999 when he joined a startup that would become PayPal, starting as the product leader and later as the COO. In 2008, he founded Yammer, an enterprise software company that David grew to 500 employees and $60 million in sales. Head of Product. Head of Sales. Head of Marketing.

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Top 25 SaaStr Podcast Episodes from 2020

SaaStr

In this episode, David Skok , General Partner @ Matrix Partners , uncovers the crucial step missing when it comes to finding product-market fit for B2B companies, how to set-up your sales team for success early on, and what metrics really matter when it comes to a payback period. Romain Lapeyre is CEO of Gorgias.

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The Cadence: How to Turn Your SaaS Startup into an Army with David Sacks (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

Rather than the CEO running around telling the engineers exactly what to build, you now have product managers. Rather than having this erratic schedule around hitting sales targets, or hitting releases, that there’s a feeling that just quarter after quarter the company keeps shipping and selling. I learned this operating myself.

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The good, the bad, and the ugly: ChartMogul’s Nick Franklin on navigating hypergrowth

Intercom, Inc.

The situations that portend failure are varied and unfortunately common – no product-market fit, no cash, bad product, burnout, to name just a few of the most obvious. That meant producing useful content, not thinly veiled sales pitches. Nick explains their approach: “We didn’t think of it like traditional marketing.

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SaaStr Podcasts for the Week with Pipe and MessageBird — March 13, 2020

SaaStr

After finding funding and product/market fit, your next steps as a founder in the hypergrowth phase can determine the future of your company. The entrepreneur in me, though, wanted to make more money than I could make on the market. Harry Hurst: Yes, so there’s an old adage, sales overnight, brand over time.