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5 Critical and Company-Altering Learnings from B2B Startups with Y Combinator Managing Director of YC Continuity Anu Hariharan (Pod 595 + Video)

By Amanda Beaty | September 30, 2022

Anu Hariharan works with hundreds of startups annually as Managing Director at Y Combinator. Through experience, she explains five company-altering learnings from B2B startups that founders should consider at the…
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Blog Posts, Early, Featured Podcasts, Featured Videos, Marketing, Marketing, Podcasts, SaaS Product Pricing, Videos

Optimizing GTM for PLG with Stage 2 Capital Co-Founder and Managing Director Mark Roberge (Pod 594 + Video)

By Amanda Beaty | September 28, 2022

Product-led growth (PLG) is the consumerization of software—a strategy B2B software companies can learn from growth teams at successful consumer tech companies.  Stage 2 Capital’s Co-Founder and Managing Director, Mark…
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Blog Posts, Customer Success, Exit Strategy, Featured Podcasts, Featured Videos, Leadership, Marketing, Marketing, Podcasts, Product, Videos

Everything That Breaks on the Way to $1 Billion ARR With Mailchimp Co-Founder Ben Chestnut (Pod 592 + Video)

By Amanda Beaty | September 21, 2022

In some cases, weirdness wins the race. The lovably off-beat “weird” marketing automation platform Mailchimp was recently acquired by Intuit for $12 billion. At SaaStr Annual 2022, Mailchimp Co-Founder Ben…
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Blog Posts, Customer Success, Customer Success, Hiring, Videos

Scaling Customer Success in 2022 From Series A to IPO with Snyk io, Vanta, Crane, and Hook (Video)

By Amanda Beaty | September 19, 2022

Rav Dhaliwal, Investor and Venture Partner at Crane Ventures, Lindsey Serafin, VP of Customer Success at Snyk.io, and Caitlin Sullivan, Director of Customer Success at Vanta, discuss what customer success is, who owns it, what customer metrics you should look at, and what you need to focus on if you want to scale digital customer success. Hook Founder & CEO Firaas Rashid moderated the session.
Blog Posts, Fundraising, Leadership, Podcasts, Videos

The Secrets to Working with VC Associates, Scouts, Syndicates….and the True Gate Keepers to Venture Capital with Coelius Capital Managing Partner Zach Coelius and GGV Capital Investor Tiffany Luck (Pod 589 + Video)

By Amanda Beaty | September 9, 2022

Fundraising with a successful VC firm is a huge goal for entrepreneurs, especially in the early stages of the business. But the path to a deal isn’t always as straightforward…
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