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The Top 20 Symptoms of a Weak Development Team

TechEmpower SaaS

When speaking with founders and CEOs, we often hear concerns like this: My project manager is losing confidence in the development team. I think that poor communication and differing team cultures might be part of the problem, but how can I know for sure? This is where a technical review can be useful!)

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How to Train Your Sales Leaders: Key Learnings from HubSpot and BILL with Michelle Benfer

SaaStr

Having led sales teams of 500+ at BILL and 800+ at HubSpot, Michelle has unique insights into what makes great frontline managers and why investing in them is crucial for sustainable growth. “Some teams consistently sold more enterprise SKUs, others had high volume but low ACV. Shaping and maintaining company culture.

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The Keys to Getting to $500M ARR In Just 7 Years with Attentive’s CEO

SaaStr

The KPI Alignment System Have customers email explicit performance expectations Build custom reporting dashboards Weekly cross-team optimization meetings Formal performance reviews 2. Weaponize Customer Success Align on specific metrics Build education systems Create community Drive organic growth 3.

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AI, Sales + GTM in 2025/2026: This Changes Everything with Jason Lemkin and Owner CRO Kyle Norton

SaaStr

By the end of this quarter, team members who aren’t genuinely AI-curious should be let go. The 50/50 Team Is Coming Fast. CROs will need to manage teams that are 50% AI agents and 50% human by end of year. CROs will need to manage teams that are 50% AI agents and 50% human by end of year.

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4 Things Most Founders Get Wrong About Marketing with Dave Kellogg

SaaStr

A smaller number of high-quality leads that convert at higher rates is vastly superior to a flood of poor-fit prospects. You assembled a talented team, built an amazing product, and established a growing SaaS business. Mix in the classic conflict between sales and marketing teams, and you’ve got a recipe for disaster.

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20 YC Startups Demoing at SaaStr 2025 Pushing the AI Frontier! From Abundant AI to Mosaic to Veriflow and More!!

SaaStr

Companies can meet stringent quality requirements at a fraction of the cost of in-house teams, while accelerating their AI initiatives. Why It Matters : Customer support teams are drowning in tickets, with resolution times getting longer, not shorter. The team comes from MongoDB and Elastic, bringing deep search expertise.

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Incredo’s Guide for Remote Teams to Survive Coronavirus

Incredo

One of the major changes was that many businesses switched to a remote working system. But not all of them had experienced that approach before and the system might seem much more uncomfortable than it actually is. At the beginning it was a bit hard to track the progress of tasks and communicate with team members effectively.