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What makes NBA player (and back-to-back MVP) Giannis Antetokounmpo a bona fide superstar? And what would you look for in the numbers to spot the next Giannis? MORE
Accept the new normal, and keep your sales team calm and motivated during difficult times. The post Content For Increased Sales Enablement: A User’s Guide appeared first on Predictable Revenue. Blog Sales & Marketing Alignment MORE
At Sales Hacker, our Community Leaders help build relationships with our members. They are a part of every conversation that is had on our site, and they help bring other experts into the discussions. MORE
I held off for 6+ years and 3000+ Quora answers on writing a post on Board Meetings. Because every investor in the world writes lengthy posts on How to Have a Great Board Meeting. How to Have a Great Pre-Board Meeting. How to Have a Great Board Meeting Week. MORE
Billy Keels has worked in 86 countries. He has developed professionally by leading teams and managing multi-disciplined businesses of +€70M in the software sector. And he is here to tell you why you should consider moving to a different country to sell. MORE
CEO and Founder of Close, Steli Efti, explains some of the strategies that companies can implement to successfully traverse the crisis, while maintaining an effective sales team. The post Selling in a Crisis: Navigating Through Hard Times appeared first on Predictable Revenue. MORE
We’ve talked a lot on SaaStr about how to hire a Great VP of Sales. And we’ll keep talking about it — so long as 70% of first-time VPs of Sales don’t make it 1 year. MORE
When it comes to sales forecasting , it’s a simple truth: if you can see what’s coming, you can prepare and react accordingly. In many cases, you can even change future results before they become foregone conclusions. . MORE
As 2021 approaches, discussions about forecasting MRR are becoming commonplace in companies of all sized. In this article, Travis shares his tested method towards predicting revenue growth. The spreadsheet used to make the charts included in this blog post can be found here. It’s budget season. MORE
People often look at content marketing as just a way to bring eyeballs to a webpage—and that it stops short of actually converting visitors into buyers. In my experience, this isn’t at all the case. Content can convert users. MORE
True cloud-native games —those exclusive to and solely playable within the cloud—are poised to revolutionize gameplay and unlock new avenues of hyper-personalized storytelling and socializing. It’s a vision that, though steadily advancing, is still in its early stages. MORE
It’s been six hours of driving but you’re almost there. You’ve always wanted to visit the Grand Canyon and finally said “the heck with it,” hopped in the car and took off. But, in all your excitement you forgot to pack your phone charger. You’re about 20 minutes away when your phone dies. MORE
Second-timers know the playbook and can execute against it faster. But often times, they also have a bit of healthy skepticism, a bit of baggage, from the last time. First-timers often know very little, but are baggage free. That can be very powerful. MORE
This episode features Q&As with two artists who are exploring crypto-powered auction sites and marketplaces – this is part of our ongoing series on the creator economy. MORE
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IME, rough order to make hires in: VPM: $0.2m ARR VPS: $1-$1.5m ARR VPCS: $2m ARR VPP: $3m-$4m ARR VPE: $5m-$6m ARR CFO: $10m ARR COO: $20m ARR. More here: [link]. — Jason BeKind Lemkin (@jasonlk) July 21, 2019. The other day I was meeting with a great CEO who had raised a modest seed round. MORE
From Facebook to Workday, Airbnb to Dropbox, fairytale stories of billion-dollar startups seem to be everywhere. In each instance, there's a particular fascination on two pieces of information: the company's staggering valuation, and the investment they secured to get there. MORE
Learn how Nick's strategies on what to do in the white space in between meetings allow him to carry more pipeline and close more deals. The post Deal Mechanics: How to Work (And Close) 3x The Deals appeared first on Predictable Revenue. MORE
2020 has turned in to one of the most unusual years of my life, for both the obvious reasons but also for reasons I definitely wasn’t expecting at the start of the year. After 7 years of work building this little company, Baremetrics has a new home. I won’t bury the lede here. MORE
If you’ve ever thought about designing a brand new product to capture a brand new market - Michel Feaster has you covered! The post The Framework For Creating a Product – And a Brand-New Category appeared first on Predictable Revenue. MORE
Let me guess. You started your career in sales because someone said you’d be good at it. You’re outgoing and competitive, so you should be great at sales… Right? While these are both excellent traits for salespeople to have, there’s a lot more to it if you want to succeed in sales. MORE
Today we are excited to announce the closing of two new funds, bringing our total assets under management to nearly $16.5 billion. MORE
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Digital asset management software (DAM software for short) is the modern way for businesses to track, share, archive, distribute, and repurpose digital assets. Images, videos, documents, audio files, animations, and other types of media content would all fall into the “digital asset” category. MORE
Selling doesn’t really have rules. Sure, there are guidelines and best practices. But if sales is a dance, it’s jazz, not ballet. There is, in my opinion, one exception to this: the hard-and-fast rule to focus on your customer. MORE
Even the smallest teams need an easy way to work together and stay connected, especially when they’re not working in the same physical location. MORE
Do you want to know how the business boy in the industry survives the snare of the wicked? The simple answer is good and strong security. When it comes to security, especially over the internet, big businesses work to minimize any anonymous access to their website or cloud hosting. MORE
When you launch a product, there’s always a bit of hold your breath, wait and see. Sure you’ve tested it, but established relationships are much different from broad market availability. MORE
18 years to $100m ARR and unicorn exit. You want it to be faster, but sometimes, it just takes longer. Stay with it [link]. — Jason BeKind Lemkin (@jasonlk) November 2, 2020. The other day Coupa did its first $1B+ acquisition, of 18+ year old Llamsoft. MORE
Employee monitoring software is more than just a tool for keeping an eye on your staff. These tools ensure that your entire team stays on-task and avoids distractions while they’re working. Employee monitoring tools have features for security, time tracking, and even productivity management. MORE
I’m going to give you an aha! moment so big that you’ll never forget it. It’s so well known that the happiest, most powerful, and most successful people on the planet have shared it freely in interviews and biographies. Sadly, this simple secret is often overlooked, hiding in plain sight. MORE
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NOVEMBER 3, 2020
18 years to $100m ARR and unicorn exit. You want it to be faster, but sometimes, it just takes longer. Stay with it [link]. — Jason BeKind Lemkin (@jasonlk) November 2, 2020. The other day Coupa did its first $1B+ acquisition, of 18+ year old Llamsoft.
SaaS Metrics
NOVEMBER 3, 2020
Do you want to know how the business boy in the industry survives the snare of the wicked? The simple answer is good and strong security. When it comes to security, especially over the internet, big businesses work to minimize any anonymous access to their website or cloud hosting.
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OpenView Labs
NOVEMBER 3, 2020
People often look at content marketing as just a way to bring eyeballs to a webpage—and that it stops short of actually converting visitors into buyers. In my experience, this isn’t at all the case. Content can convert users.
The Daily Egg
NOVEMBER 5, 2020
Even the smallest teams need an easy way to work together and stay connected, especially when they’re not working in the same physical location.
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Predictable Revenue
NOVEMBER 10, 2020
CEO and Founder of Close, Steli Efti, explains some of the strategies that companies can implement to successfully traverse the crisis, while maintaining an effective sales team. The post Selling in a Crisis: Navigating Through Hard Times appeared first on Predictable Revenue.
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SaaStr
NOVEMBER 25, 2020
We’ve talked a lot on SaaStr about how to hire a Great VP of Sales. And we’ll keep talking about it — so long as 70% of first-time VPs of Sales don’t make it 1 year.
Andreessen Horowitz
NOVEMBER 16, 2020
True cloud-native games —those exclusive to and solely playable within the cloud—are poised to revolutionize gameplay and unlock new avenues of hyper-personalized storytelling and socializing. It’s a vision that, though steadily advancing, is still in its early stages.
Baremetrics
NOVEMBER 10, 2020
2020 has turned in to one of the most unusual years of my life, for both the obvious reasons but also for reasons I definitely wasn’t expecting at the start of the year. After 7 years of work building this little company, Baremetrics has a new home. I won’t bury the lede here.
The Daily Egg
NOVEMBER 4, 2020
Employee monitoring software is more than just a tool for keeping an eye on your staff. These tools ensure that your entire team stays on-task and avoids distractions while they’re working. Employee monitoring tools have features for security, time tracking, and even productivity management.
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Does your analytics solution work with your current tech stack and DevOps practices? If not, any update to the analytics could increase deployment complexity and become difficult to maintain. Learn the 5 elements of a DevOps-friendly embedded analytics solution.
Predictable Revenue
NOVEMBER 12, 2020
If you’ve ever thought about designing a brand new product to capture a brand new market - Michel Feaster has you covered! The post The Framework For Creating a Product – And a Brand-New Category appeared first on Predictable Revenue.
InsightSquared
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
When you launch a product, there’s always a bit of hold your breath, wait and see. Sure you’ve tested it, but established relationships are much different from broad market availability.
SaaStr
NOVEMBER 19, 2020
IME, rough order to make hires in: VPM: $0.2m ARR VPS: $1-$1.5m ARR VPCS: $2m ARR VPP: $3m-$4m ARR VPE: $5m-$6m ARR CFO: $10m ARR COO: $20m ARR. More here: [link]. — Jason BeKind Lemkin (@jasonlk) July 21, 2019. The other day I was meeting with a great CEO who had raised a modest seed round.
Andreessen Horowitz
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
What makes NBA player (and back-to-back MVP) Giannis Antetokounmpo a bona fide superstar? And what would you look for in the numbers to spot the next Giannis?
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As a group who provides the software tools necessary to manage the contracts to cash process, Aysling onboards users and projects daily, and has learned some important tips if you want to be successful when onboarding new clients and/or projects.
Sales Hacker
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
Selling doesn’t really have rules. Sure, there are guidelines and best practices. But if sales is a dance, it’s jazz, not ballet. There is, in my opinion, one exception to this: the hard-and-fast rule to focus on your customer.
The Daily Egg
NOVEMBER 25, 2020
I’m going to give you an aha! moment so big that you’ll never forget it. It’s so well known that the happiest, most powerful, and most successful people on the planet have shared it freely in interviews and biographies. Sadly, this simple secret is often overlooked, hiding in plain sight.
Predictable Revenue
NOVEMBER 3, 2020
Accept the new normal, and keep your sales team calm and motivated during difficult times. The post Content For Increased Sales Enablement: A User’s Guide appeared first on Predictable Revenue. Blog Sales & Marketing Alignment
Cobloom
NOVEMBER 2, 2020
From Facebook to Workday, Airbnb to Dropbox, fairytale stories of billion-dollar startups seem to be everywhere. In each instance, there's a particular fascination on two pieces of information: the company's staggering valuation, and the investment they secured to get there.
Advertiser: Amplitude
As part of our goal to continue helping our community during these times, we wanted to share with you this critical data on the state of digital products across industries and provide context on how businesses are responding to the changing winds.
SaaStr
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
Second-timers know the playbook and can execute against it faster. But often times, they also have a bit of healthy skepticism, a bit of baggage, from the last time. First-timers often know very little, but are baggage free. That can be very powerful.
Andreessen Horowitz
NOVEMBER 20, 2020
Today we are excited to announce the closing of two new funds, bringing our total assets under management to nearly $16.5 billion.
Sales Hacker
NOVEMBER 3, 2020
At Sales Hacker, our Community Leaders help build relationships with our members. They are a part of every conversation that is had on our site, and they help bring other experts into the discussions.
The Daily Egg
NOVEMBER 2, 2020
Digital asset management software (DAM software for short) is the modern way for businesses to track, share, archive, distribute, and repurpose digital assets. Images, videos, documents, audio files, animations, and other types of media content would all fall into the “digital asset” category.
Advertiser: Data Robot
DataRobot together with Snowflake – a leading cloud data platform provider — is helping data scientists stay current with the latest technology and data science best practices so that they can excel in an increasingly AI-driven workplace. Five Things a Data Scientist Can Do to Stay Current offers data scientists guidance for thriving in AI-driven enterprises.
Predictable Revenue
NOVEMBER 26, 2020
Billy Keels has worked in 86 countries. He has developed professionally by leading teams and managing multi-disciplined businesses of +€70M in the software sector. And he is here to tell you why you should consider moving to a different country to sell.
Chart Mogul
NOVEMBER 26, 2020
As 2021 approaches, discussions about forecasting MRR are becoming commonplace in companies of all sized. In this article, Travis shares his tested method towards predicting revenue growth. The spreadsheet used to make the charts included in this blog post can be found here. It’s budget season.
SaaStr
NOVEMBER 12, 2020
I held off for 6+ years and 3000+ Quora answers on writing a post on Board Meetings. Because every investor in the world writes lengthy posts on How to Have a Great Board Meeting. How to Have a Great Pre-Board Meeting. How to Have a Great Board Meeting Week.
Andreessen Horowitz
NOVEMBER 22, 2020
This episode features Q&As with two artists who are exploring crypto-powered auction sites and marketplaces – this is part of our ongoing series on the creator economy.
Advertiser: UserTesting
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Sales Hacker
NOVEMBER 13, 2020
Let me guess. You started your career in sales because someone said you’d be good at it. You’re outgoing and competitive, so you should be great at sales… Right? While these are both excellent traits for salespeople to have, there’s a lot more to it if you want to succeed in sales.
The Daily Egg
NOVEMBER 30, 2020
It’s been six hours of driving but you’re almost there. You’ve always wanted to visit the Grand Canyon and finally said “the heck with it,” hopped in the car and took off. But, in all your excitement you forgot to pack your phone charger. You’re about 20 minutes away when your phone dies.
Predictable Revenue
NOVEMBER 5, 2020
Learn how Nick's strategies on what to do in the white space in between meetings allow him to carry more pipeline and close more deals. The post Deal Mechanics: How to Work (And Close) 3x The Deals appeared first on Predictable Revenue.
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