Building a sales team that can sustain the exponential SaaS growth needs an expert’s opinion for more granular insights. Chris Merritt, Chief Revenue Officer at Cloudflare, has been with the company for almost a decade. He joined Cloudflare when it was bringing in...
In 2019, the founding team at Storyblok set out to create a content marketing solution that worked for everyone—developers and marketers alike. The company has since grown to more than 200 employees and over 75,000 customers. Storyblok’s CEO, Dominik Angerer, and VP...
The way we work has changed. A rapid rise in remote work has led to broader talent pools and hiring options for companies and greater flexibility for employees. With office life forever changed, how can companies use in-person face time most effectively? In this...
Dear SaaStr: What Causes Co-Founder Breakups? Yes. I’ve had one. It’s really tough to go through. The root cause for mine, and most of the ones I’ve observed, is disalignment on goals and outcomes: Do you want to IPO, but your cofounder would be happy to sell for...
20X year 1️⃣12X year 2️⃣5X year 3️⃣#deelspeed⚡️ @deel https://t.co/W6iq9Zb3j6 — Shuooo (@shuoshuooshuooo) January 23, 2023 When we look at SaaS companies’ success stories, everything looks great on their growth maps. However, the truth is that every...
In many companies, the longtime dispute between sales and marketing prevents them from collaborating or agreeing on a goal. Divvy’s CRO, Sterling Snow, created a structure aligning these two teams with others to create a formidable revenue team. This structure drove...
Attaining unicorn status can be incredibly difficult. While many startups aspire toward unicorn status, only a few achieve it. Unicorn companies often need to scale quickly to meet the demands of their rapidly growing customer base. But it requires a lot of resources...
To convert an idea into a successful venture, startups need to be equipped to scale. They need to act fast and take first-mover advantage to compete in the dynamic market. To achieve this, they need a team that is driven to help them achieve the organizational goals....
Folks that complain consume about 20x the energy of those that just get sh*t done Simplify the team for 2023 — Jason ✨Be Kind✨ Lemkin (@jasonlk) January 3, 2023 So we just updated our SaaStr New Year’s Resolutions here, and it’s a great list. Pick a few and...
Dear SaaStr: How Do You Know When It’s Time to Leave Your Current Company and Move On? There are a lot of valid reasons to leave your job for a potentially better one. But — if your job isn’t bad, and your boss is pretty good, it’s worth...
If you'd rather not do any of your 1-on-1's, Something is off. Goes for both sides. — Jason ✨Be Kind✨ Lemkin 🇮🇱 (@jasonlk) December 19, 2022 Before I was a CEO, I was a VP. And before that, a director. And then a VP. Before I was first a founder....
The last half of the year has been rough for some, but Cloud and SaaS aren’t dead. When a rocketship blasts into space, like the explosive buying and growth during the Boom of the last two years, it eventually has to decelerate. Deceleration doesn’t mean recession or...
What does successful company growth look like? Lots of SaaS founders are preoccupied with employee headcount as an important growth metric, but this indicator is not always true. Anu Muralidharan, COO at Expensify, says, “When a company is small, every single employee...
Building a fast-growing business while tackling fierce competitive challenges is a formidable journey. Every successful SaaS business strategy requires a full-potential ambition aimed at sustained profitable growth. But once you begin to scale your business, you...
“The hardest part of closing any deal is finding it,” says Lars Nilsson, VP of Global Sales Development at Snowflake. Over his 35+ year career, Nilsson has managed 100+ Sales Development Representatives (SDR) across four continents, six countries, and ten cities. The...