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How an Estonia-based SaaS Grew to €10M ARR by Expanding Across 3 Continents?

FastSpring

Lauri was working in the telecommunication industry and wanted to send SMS messages quickly and reliably to his customers. In their case, the cash that Messente generated from these early sales enabled them to pay salaries quickly, which meant they could keep their doors open and the ideas flowing. How Messente started.

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PODCAST 01: Walking the Road from Individual Contributor to Management

Sales Hacker

The sales team is set up in two teams, we’ve got a team that’s responsible for selling into the buy side and sell side, and a team responsible for selling into big corporations. Each of those teams has a VP of Sales. In addition, we have sales ops and sales enablement. 1) Ask for a seat at the table.

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The 18 Outstanding Speakers at SaaStock LatAm 2019

SaaStock

He was also Coordinator and Trainer of startup sales at Gama Academy, the first sales training program for Brazilian startups. Talk: SaaS.City Bootcamp: Sales Leadership. He started as Inside Sales Representative, and in five years, he became the Sales Enablement Director for the company.