My App Stack: Neeracha Taychakhoonavudh, Global Head of Customer Experience at Asana
“My App Stack” is a new series where we dig in with top CMOs, CROs, CTOs and CEOs on just what apps they’re really using to run their business. I always learn a lot from these — they are in essence a best practices list from each leader. Last week we had a great one...
5 Lessons from Scaling Six SaaS Products to $100M+ with Samsara’s Chief Strategy Officer
At the SaaStr Annual, Kiren Sekar, Samsara’s Chief Strategy Officer and founding chief Product Officer shared five lessons he learned along the way from scaling six products to $100M+. The six products/companies Kiren helped scale to $100M that he’ll reference in this playbook include: Bill, Cloudflare, Crowdstrike, Samsara, Snowflake, and Zscaler.
Doubling Down: Rebecca Lynn, Co-Founder & General Partner at Canvas Ventures
“Doubling Down” is a new series where we hear from top B2B SaaS investors on their most recent activities and takes on the current market. We had a great one last week with Mary D’Onofrio, Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners. Check that out here. This...
Running a PLG and Sales-Led Motion at the Same Time: What’s New at ZoomInfo with CEO Henry Schuck
In the latest installment of SaaStr’s What’s New series – where we sit down with the leaders in SaaS and Cloud for the inside scoop on what’s top of mind and what’s new, SaaStr CEO and Jason Lemkin chats with the CEO of ZoomInfo, Henry Schuck. In this episode, Jason and Henry discuss: PLG vs. a sales-led motion, and which is more efficient, the macro-environment in SaaS and what to expect next year, and of course,What’s new at ZoomInfo.
“Reserves Exhaustion” is Coming to Venture-Backed Startups in 2024. Even Really Good Ones.
So there’s an issue venture-backed startups need to be extra aware of in 2024: Reserves Exhaustion. It’s not a new issue but we are going to see a ton more of it in 2024, due to all the bridge rounds in 2023 What’s “Reserves Exhaustion”?...
My App Stack: Kyle Norton, CRO at Owner
“My App Stack” is a new series where we dig in with top CMOs, CROs, CTOs and CEOs on just what apps they’re really using to run their business. I always learn a lot from these — they are in essence a best practices list from each leader. Last week we had a great one...
Doubling Down: Mary D’Onofrio, Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners
“Doubling Down” is a new series where we hear from top B2B SaaS investors on their most recent activities and takes on the current market. We had a great one last week with Jay Levy, Managing Partner at Zelkova Ventures. Check that out here. This week...
5 Perhaps Somewhat Obvious Predictions for SaaS in 2024
I’ve never once done a traditional “predictions” post on SaaStr, but there has been so much going on this year, I thought FWIW I’d at least share what I’ve been thinking about a lot. And putting my money on. Five perhaps somewhat obvious...
15 Signs You Have A SaaS Metrics Problem (and How to Fix it) with Dave Kellogg, EIR at Balderton Capital
Come learn from SaaStr OG and fan fave, Dave Kellogg, EIR at Balderton Capital, as he walks you through the complexities of SaaS metrics. With a wealth of experience leading major SaaS and enterprise software firms, Dave will delve into the art of leveraging metrics for strategic advantage and the potential pitfalls of their misinterpretation. This session will equip you with a nuanced understanding of how SaaS metrics can shape success and why careful interpretation is paramount.
Salesforce: Your Job’s at Risk If You Sell Less Than $400k a Year
So quotas are relatively well understood, if sometimes complicated to get right in practice. Keybanc and Sapphire have some great overall metrics here: Overall, the median AE closes $750,000 a year, and that’s actually up from 2022 — mainly due to hiring...
2023 Was The Year of Hiding Inside the Base. 2024 Has to Be The Year of Growing It.
So there’s a perhaps obvious conversation everyone should be having, but isn’t: “Look, in 2023 we basically hid inside our existing customer base. We pushed through record price increases. We made it harder to cancel. We tried everything we could in upsell. And...
My App Stack: Udi Ledergor, Chief Evangelist at Gong
“My App Stack” is a new series where we dig in with top CMOs, CROs, CTOs and CEOs on just what apps they’re really using to run their business. I always learn a lot from these — they are in essence a best practices list from each leader. Last week we had a great one...
Dear SaaStr: What’s the #1 Mistake New Sales Leaders Make?
Dear SaaStr: What’s the #1 Mistake New Sales Leaders Make? Let me just summarize my #1 observation here: the top mistake first-time sales managers make is recruiting. In that — they can’t do it. It is incredibly hard to figure out how to replicate the magic of...
Dear SaaStr: When Should I Expect New Sales Hires to Be On Target?
Dear SaaStr: When Should I Expect New Sales Hires to Be On Target? At least by 1.5 sales cycles. And yes, that’s true today, too. You should know well before that if you are managing her or him — you’ll usually know by half a sales cycle. But if you have say a...
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