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Blog Posts, Sponsored PostsTwo approaches to marketing messaging at odds
By Shane Murphy-Reuter, Intercom SVP of Marketing Most marketers I know struggle over the same competing messaging challenges: to what degree should we focus our messaging on the function of…
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Blog Posts, SaaStr Events10 Tips for Solo Attendees at SaaStr Annual
Ok we are ALMOST there! Kick off to 2020 Annual is SO close! I don’t know about you, but I do get a bit anxious attending larger events solo. To…
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Blog Posts, Customer Success, Q&AA Top Customer Success Hack: Driving Up Activation Rates, ASAP
Q: What are the most effective ways of increasing SaaS activation rates? In the early and middle days in customer success, we tend to talk about several core goals and…
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Blog Posts, Sponsored Posts5 Secrets to Moving Upmarket – How the Right Sales Tax Technology Can Support SaaS Growth
Just like filing your income tax returns or hanging that state-mandated safety poster up in your break room, sales tax is a back-office pain point, not a profit center. That…
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Blog Posts, Customer Success, Featured Q&A, Growth, Leadership, SaaStr Events, Sales, VideosDefining Your Customer Journey From Prospect to Champion with Sage People SVP Kathy Lord (Video + Transcript)
Creating champions requires detailed focus on the journey. Kathy Lord, SVP of Sage People explains how asking hard questions, embracing feedback and making personal connections with your customers can move…
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Q&AIs there a successful startup that has outsourced its MVP?
Q: Is there a successful startup that has outsourced its MVP? It’s more common than you think. We partly outsourced our MVP at Adobe / Sign. While we designed it…
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Q&AWhat is your opinion about Airtable?
Q: What is your opinion about Airtable? You might not get it. Even sometimes, I might not get it. But … Airtable is disruptive. Why? It’s a pretty technical product,…
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Q&AInvestors want to tranche a $1M seed round in 3 stages. Can I protect against them freezing remaining installments?
Q: Investors want to tranche a $1M seed round in 3 stages. Can I protect against them freezing rest of installments? No. You can never assume a second tranche will…
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Blog PostsWe’ve Doubled The Capacity For Most Workshops At Annual
SaaStr Annual 2020 is almost here!! March 10-11-12!! Woo-hoo!! One new element that has proven super popular is a new dedicated wing of just workshops. We’ve taken over the attached…
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Q&AWhy has Atomico raised over 800 million to back European startups?
Q: Why has Skype co-founder Niklas Zennstrom’s venture capital firm raised over 800 million to back European startups? It sounds like about the right amount. Some simple math: I think…
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Blog PostsA Preview of SaaStr Europa 2020: 3,000+ in Paris 17-18 June
We’re heads-down for the biggest, best SaaStr Annual ever! But right after that, we’re gearing up for the 3rd SaaStrEuropa.com in Paris, 17-18 June. If you’re thinking of attending or…
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Q&AHow can I handle a distrustful, lying, and micro-managing CEO that I am reporting to at a startup I co-founded?
Q: How can I handle a distrustful, lying, and micro-managing CEO that I am reporting to at a startup I co-founded? Quit. If you are that upset and angry, and…
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Compensation, Customer Success, Early, Marketing, Metrics, Podcasts, SaaS Product Pricing, Sales, SalesSaaStr Podcasts for the Week with Matrix Partners and EZPR — February 21, 2020
Ep. 309: David Skok is a General Partner @ Matrix Partners, the firm with a portfolio including the likes of Hubspot, ZenDesk, Quora, CloudBees and…
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Q&AHow does an investor protect himself when investing in a startup?
Q: How does an investor protect himself when investing in a startup? It’s actually pretty hard. Investing in startups actually requires a lot of trust by VCs and investors. No…
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Blog Posts, Product, Q&A9 Things Your First Head of Product Should Do in Their First 30 Days
Q: Where should a new product owner (PO) focus in their first 30 days? My strong advice is speak with data. And that may mean at first — not speaking too…
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Q: What is the proper way to do due diligence on a VC firm? Here are the things IMHO and IME that are most important. First, if you want to do it right, you should diligence both (1) the firm and (2) the individual partner leading the deal. Importantly, these days,...
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