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Struggling with the WordPress editor? Can’t quite get your blog posts to look exactly how you want? In this guide, we walk through the basics of using the Gutenberg WordPress editor so you can confidently create, edit, and publish content on your site. MORE
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Nick Capozzi teaches us how to un-tap endless opportunities using video in your sales process, he has used video to sell and market for over 25 years with well-known companies like Disney and Royal Caribbean. The post Using Video in the Sales Process appeared first on Predictable Revenue. MORE
Nick Mehta, CEO of Customer Success leader Gainsight, recently did a short post above on his Top 7 takeaways talking with customer success leader for the first time in-person in a long time. These points are so interesting I thought I’d add a few thoughts on to them. 7 takeaways: 1. MORE
Did you know specific colors cause people to feel and respond in different ways? Do you find yourself overwhelmed by the number. The post The Best Website Color Palettes to Increase Engagement in 2021 appeared first on The Daily Egg. Design color design ux MORE
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Freshworks has filed to go public, one of a next wave of U.S.-Indian Indian SaaS hybrid super success stories. Headquartered in the U.S., but with 3,800 of 4,300 employees in India, and customers spread across the globe — Freshworks is a great example of the future of SaaS. MORE
Your API. If you are a B2D company, it’s your product itself, your API. But for most B2B companies, your API, your partner programs, and the like are extensions. Not your core product, but an important layer for improving customer experience. MORE
It’s true, easy usability has become mandatory for a site to be considered well designed. Over the past few years, we have gotten used to certain standards in web design. MORE
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Neil Patel co-founded Crazy Egg in 2005. 300,000 websites use Crazy Egg to understand what’s working on their website (with features like. The post Growth Hacking: The 12 Best Techniques to Boost Conversions appeared first on The Daily Egg. Conversion MORE
280 Nadja Komnenic, head of business development at lemlist, explains step by step how to properly build relationships, lead with value and use combo prospecting to generate more pipeline. The post You’re not JUST an SDR: Step by step guide to fill in pipeline appeared first on Predictable Revenue. MORE
Hubspot didn't just grow an incredible 41% in Q1'21 to $1.1B in ARR. It accelerated. Revenue growth accelerated from 32% to 41% * And new customer growth accelerated to a crazy 45% YoY * All while keeping ACVs constant at ~10k. They did it the hard way, with SMBs. MORE
The topic of scaling is central to the mission of SaaStr: “Our goal is to help everyone get from $0 to $100m ARR with less stress and more success.” ” SaaS is not the right industry to aim for incremental, low single-digit revenue growth. MORE
“I don’t want to meet [That VC]. I don’t need money now and it’s distracting.” ” — most founders, post Seed round. …… There’s a superpower some founders have. MORE
For someone just starting out in SaaS sales (entry-level Salesforce in November), what are your tips to accelerate growth/ability in early stages? A few thoughts to excel as someone new to SaaS sales: Really learn the product cold. As fundamentally as you can. MORE
………………… Hiring a VP of Sales in a startup is an incredibly hard thing. It requires good instincts, luck, timing, and plenty of other things to work. Even if you hire the right person there is no guarantee your startup is going to make it. MORE
Getting customer success right is one of the most powerful levers in SaaS: Upsell + expansion with existing customers costs 62% less than acquiring new customers ($0.63 upsell + expansion CAC vs $1.67 new customer CAC, per KeyBanc 2021 Private SaaS Company Survey ). MORE
As OpenView and many others have documented, Product Led Growth (“PLG”) is one of the dominant themes of the SaaS marketplace today. Unsurprisingly, Product Led Growth was one of the most popular discussion topics at SaaStr Annual 2021. MORE
A lot of leaders think they bring value to their teams by being in the trenches with them - but if you find yourself getting caught up in the day-to-day, you’re missing out on where you bring the most value to your team. The post How to get out of the weeds appeared first on Predictable Revenue. MORE
A lot of our SaaS older times don’t quite know what to make with a lot of B2B startups these days, let alone some public SaaS companies. So many startups these days are claiming they have “ARR” from revenue that … doesn’t recur. MORE
Do you know what a customer journey is and why you need one? A customer journey is a story about understanding your users, how they behave while they visit your website, and what you can do to improve their trip, so they keep coming back. Nowadays all we seem to hear in B2B and B2C […]. MORE
There is a lot to do in marketing. But a new VP of Marketing will really only do 3 things. Ask them what those top 3 are before you hire them. You may need something different. — Jason BeKind Lemkin (@jasonlk) August 4, 2021. MORE
So Monday.com has filed to IPO with some pretty incredible numbers, especially considering just how competitive the space is. At $240m in ARR, they are growing a stunning 85% year-over-year! MORE
Q: What is the meanest thing that venture capitalists can do to founders? Even today, a lot of founders worry about raising VC capital. They hear the stories about how things went sideways. And those stories often are true. MORE
As it turns out, all of these are within your control [link]. — Robby Allen (@_RobbyAllen) February 23, 2021. MORE
Ah the VP of Sales. The toughest hire. Such a high failure rate. I want to help. So this is the third in our series. The first post is What a Great VP of Sales Actually Does. So you expect the right things, and hire your rockstar at the right time to do the right things. MORE
So how long does it take to really Go Big? We did our own SaaStr analysis a little while back and saw it took on average 10 years to get to a $1B+ acquisition in SaaS. And an IPO? Sapphire Ventures crunched the numbers. And the answer is 12 years to IPO. MORE
Q: Dear SaaStr: What Percent of My Revenue Should Come from Referrals and Word of Mouth? Ultimately, almost all software companies end up getting 20-50% or so of their new customers from their existing customers once they hit scale. Sometimes even more. From referrals. From brand. From word-of-mouth. MORE
Byron Deeter, general partner at Bessemer Venture Partners and I caught up on SaaS and Cloud in general and the upcoming Cloud100 awards and learnings. The full session is below and sign up for the Cloud 100 for FREE here. A few of the takeaways: #1. MORE
The Daily Egg
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
Neil Patel co-founded Crazy Egg in 2005. 300,000 websites use Crazy Egg to understand what’s working on their website (with features like. The post Growth Hacking: The 12 Best Techniques to Boost Conversions appeared first on The Daily Egg. Conversion
SaaStr
OCTOBER 5, 2021
As it turns out, all of these are within your control [link]. — Robby Allen (@_RobbyAllen) February 23, 2021.
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Predictable Revenue
JULY 19, 2021
Nadja Komnenic, head of business development at lemlist, explains step by step how to properly build relationships, lead with value and use combo prospecting to generate more pipeline. The post You’re not JUST an SDR: Step by step guide to fill in pipeline appeared first on Predictable Revenue.
SaaStr
OCTOBER 8, 2021
As OpenView and many others have documented, Product Led Growth (“PLG”) is one of the dominant themes of the SaaS marketplace today. Unsurprisingly, Product Led Growth was one of the most popular discussion topics at SaaStr Annual 2021.
Speaker: Robin Zaragoza, Product Coach and CEO of The Product Refinery
Join Robin Zaragoza, product coach and CEO of The Product Refinery, as she shares tips on how to create a powerful Value Proposition that keeps your customer at the heart of your product development process.
SaaStr
OCTOBER 12, 2021
Getting customer success right is one of the most powerful levers in SaaS: Upsell + expansion with existing customers costs 62% less than acquiring new customers ($0.63 upsell + expansion CAC vs $1.67 new customer CAC, per KeyBanc 2021 Private SaaS Company Survey ).
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The Daily Egg
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
Did you know specific colors cause people to feel and respond in different ways? Do you find yourself overwhelmed by the number. The post The Best Website Color Palettes to Increase Engagement in 2021 appeared first on The Daily Egg. Design color design ux
SaaStr
OCTOBER 23, 2021
………………… Hiring a VP of Sales in a startup is an incredibly hard thing. It requires good instincts, luck, timing, and plenty of other things to work. Even if you hire the right person there is no guarantee your startup is going to make it.
SaaStr
AUGUST 30, 2021
Freshworks has filed to go public, one of a next wave of U.S.-Indian Indian SaaS hybrid super success stories. Headquartered in the U.S., but with 3,800 of 4,300 employees in India, and customers spread across the globe — Freshworks is a great example of the future of SaaS.
SaaStr
AUGUST 18, 2021
Dear SaaStr: Have All the Good SaaS Ideas Been Built? Sort of, but it’s OK. What software can do in each category keep evolving, and getting more sophisticated, and more specialized.
Speaker: Nickey Skarstad, Director of Product at Duolingo
Join Nickey Skarstad, Director of Product at Duolingo, as she discusses why it’s important to actively gather customer feedback, how to build customer feedback loops into your product planning, the best ways to decipher different types of feedback, and different frameworks for how/when to apply feedback processes.
SaaStr
JULY 21, 2021
Nick Mehta, CEO of Customer Success leader Gainsight, recently did a short post above on his Top 7 takeaways talking with customer success leader for the first time in-person in a long time. These points are so interesting I thought I’d add a few thoughts on to them. 7 takeaways: 1.
SaaStr
JULY 28, 2021
Byron Deeter, general partner at Bessemer Venture Partners and I caught up on SaaS and Cloud in general and the upcoming Cloud100 awards and learnings. The full session is below and sign up for the Cloud 100 for FREE here. A few of the takeaways: #1.
SaaStr
JULY 22, 2021
Q: Dear SaaStr: What Percent of My Revenue Should Come from Referrals and Word of Mouth? Ultimately, almost all software companies end up getting 20-50% or so of their new customers from their existing customers once they hit scale. Sometimes even more. From referrals. From brand. From word-of-mouth.
Predictable Revenue
AUGUST 30, 2021
Nick Capozzi teaches us how to un-tap endless opportunities using video in your sales process, he has used video to sell and market for over 25 years with well-known companies like Disney and Royal Caribbean. The post Using Video in the Sales Process appeared first on Predictable Revenue.
Advertiser: Data Robot
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SaaStr
AUGUST 4, 2021
There is a lot to do in marketing. But a new VP of Marketing will really only do 3 things. Ask them what those top 3 are before you hire them. You may need something different. — Jason BeKind Lemkin (@jasonlk) August 4, 2021.
The Daily Egg
JUNE 29, 2021
Do you know what a customer journey is and why you need one? A customer journey is a story about understanding your users, how they behave while they visit your website, and what you can do to improve their trip, so they keep coming back. Nowadays all we seem to hear in B2B and B2C […].
The Daily Egg
MAY 25, 2021
It’s true, easy usability has become mandatory for a site to be considered well designed. Over the past few years, we have gotten used to certain standards in web design.
SaaStr
MAY 7, 2021
Hubspot didn't just grow an incredible 41% in Q1'21 to $1.1B in ARR. It accelerated. Revenue growth accelerated from 32% to 41% * And new customer growth accelerated to a crazy 45% YoY * All while keeping ACVs constant at ~10k. They did it the hard way, with SMBs.
Speaker: Ramli John, Managing Director at ProductLed and Author
Let’s face it. Today’s users are impulsive and easily distracted. They don’t have the time (or patience) to try and figure things out by themselves. They expect the product to be intuitive. Easy. And fast. Add to that a few, unfairly poor reviews and you’ll be more than just stuck. Ramli will share a simple but powerful framework to get more users to experience a product’s "Eureka!" moment and turn them into lifelong customers.
SaaStr
MAY 19, 2021
So Monday.com has filed to IPO with some pretty incredible numbers, especially considering just how competitive the space is. At $240m in ARR, they are growing a stunning 85% year-over-year!
SaaStr
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
So how long does it take to really Go Big? We did our own SaaStr analysis a little while back and saw it took on average 10 years to get to a $1B+ acquisition in SaaS. And an IPO? Sapphire Ventures crunched the numbers. And the answer is 12 years to IPO.
SaaStr
APRIL 10, 2021
Your API. If you are a B2D company, it’s your product itself, your API. But for most B2B companies, your API, your partner programs, and the like are extensions. Not your core product, but an important layer for improving customer experience.
SaaStr
JULY 7, 2021
Q: What is the meanest thing that venture capitalists can do to founders? Even today, a lot of founders worry about raising VC capital. They hear the stories about how things went sideways. And those stories often are true.
Speaker: Bruce McCarthy, Co-Author of Product Roadmaps Relaunched and Founder of Product Culture
Join Bruce McCarthy, co-author of Product Roadmaps Relaunched, as he discusses the best ways to innovate your product roadmap. So that it reflects your customers’ needs while simultaneously and accurately communicating your products strategy and vision.
SaaStr
MARCH 30, 2021
“I don’t want to meet [That VC]. I don’t need money now and it’s distracting.” ” — most founders, post Seed round. …… There’s a superpower some founders have.
SaaStr
APRIL 15, 2021
For someone just starting out in SaaS sales (entry-level Salesforce in November), what are your tips to accelerate growth/ability in early stages? A few thoughts to excel as someone new to SaaS sales: Really learn the product cold. As fundamentally as you can.
Predictable Revenue
AUGUST 5, 2021
A lot of leaders think they bring value to their teams by being in the trenches with them - but if you find yourself getting caught up in the day-to-day, you’re missing out on where you bring the most value to your team. The post How to get out of the weeds appeared first on Predictable Revenue.
SaaStr
MARCH 31, 2021
UiPath is one of the most amazing not-really-an-overnight success stories in Cloud, SaaS and software.
Advertiser: Data Robot
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SaaStr
APRIL 24, 2021
A lot of our SaaS older times don’t quite know what to make with a lot of B2B startups these days, let alone some public SaaS companies. So many startups these days are claiming they have “ARR” from revenue that … doesn’t recur.
The Daily Egg
JULY 3, 2021
Struggling with the WordPress editor? Can’t quite get your blog posts to look exactly how you want? In this guide, we walk through the basics of using the Gutenberg WordPress editor so you can confidently create, edit, and publish content on your site.
SaaStr
FEBRUARY 25, 2021
Ah the VP of Sales. The toughest hire. Such a high failure rate. I want to help. So this is the third in our series. The first post is What a Great VP of Sales Actually Does. So you expect the right things, and hire your rockstar at the right time to do the right things.
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