5 Predictions about the Future of Customer Success in 2024 with Gainsight CEO Nick Mehta and SaaStr CEO Jason Lemkin
Is it the end of an era for customer success in SaaS? SaaStr CEO Nick Mehta joins SaaStr CEO and Founder Jason Lemkin to share their prediction for 2024.
The End of Customer Success As We Knew It
2023 or so may have marked The End of Customer Success as We Knew It. What happened? At least 3 core changes: #1. The Massive Push to Efficiency As almost every public SaaS company got cash-flow positive and radically more efficient, and most startups had to stretch...
If You Have 10 {Unaffiliated} Customers in SaaS — You Have Something. (Updated)
If you get even 10 paying customers in your first 90 days in market, and they don't churn … You have something. Never, ever quit then. Even if you have no money.Even if the team isn't sure.Even if the competition is fierce.Even if they say it's too...
In 2023 We Took Advantage Of Our Customers. Do It Again, They’ll Never Forget.
So 2023 was a year where growth proved much harder than before, and many SaaS leaders turned up the screws on existing customers: Large price increases were everywhere We raised prices — without adding more value Customer Success teams turned into upsell teams...
Dear SaaStr: Who Should I Hire First to Get Customer Success Going?
Dear SaaStr: Who Should I Hire First to Get My Customer Success Function Going? Key criteria for first customer success hire: – smart – truly understands and cares about the problem your product solves– lives and breathes making customers happy Rest,...
5 Top Tips to Drive Down Churn in The Early Days
As a VP of sales at early stage SaaS companies, what’s your best advice for reducing churn rate? A few things that always work to drive down churn in the early days — and later: Make sure you have a strong Head of Customer Success … whose #1 goal is reducing...
Why You’re Unfundable in 2023: The Cold, Hard Truths About SaaS AMA Part 2 with SaaStr CEO and Founder Jason Lemkin
Jason Lemkin, CEO and Founder of SaaStr, recently answered our audience’s most pressing questions about the present and future of startups. Here is part 2 of the cold truth about SaaS in 2023.
The Cold, Hard Truths About SaaS In 2023: Part 1 AMA with SaaStr CEO and Founder Jason Lemkin
Jason Lemkin, CEO and Founder of SaaStr, recently answered our audience’s most pressing questions about the present and future of startups. Here is part 1 of the cold truth about SaaS in 2023.
How To Boost Your Net Retention Revenue (NRR) to Over 140% with Insider’s CEO and CMO
Hande Cilingir CEO of Insider and Merve Nazlioglu, CMO of Insider, share the 10 game-changing customer marketing tactics they used to achieve to 140% NRR (Net Retention Revenue).
Customer Success Has Gone from The Customer’s Ally To Its Nemesis
If your Customer Success team is mainly selling upsells, if that’s their core KPI … Then they may be many things … But they are not about Customer Success. And if not … who exactly is?? — Jason ✨????SaaStr 2025 is May 13-15✨ Lemkin (@jasonlk) October 27, 2024 So...
Dear SaaStr: What Percentage of Customers Choose Prepaid Annual Billing Versus Monthly?
Dear SaaStr: What Percentage of Customers Choose Prepaid Annual Billing Versus Monthly? Answer: The percent that want to. Annual billing is a wonderful thing, done right: In the early and middle days, it’s magical for cash flow — assuming it’s prepaid on a...
If You’re Raising Prices — Did You Raise Value More?
If you do raise prices, how about also adding more value than price increase? E.g., add: – More great features– Close feature gaps– Better support– New integrations, partners– Better API, security– New stakeholders, dashboards,...
Scaling Past $10M ARR: Listening to the Market and Defying Tradition with WorkRamp CEO Ted Blosser (Video)
Scaling a tech startup doesn’t come easy, and when you’ve tried all the conventional SaaS advice, it might be tempting to give up. But sometimes, the road less traveled is the path to success. In an eye-opening workshop, WorkRamp CEO Ted Blosser shares how to...
Segmenting Your Sales Goals by Customer Category: Growing. Struggling. And Dire Straits
Everyone usually gets pretty good at segmenting customers by ACV. Large, Medium, and Small. Or at least by splitting up sales-driven and self-service revenue. Or enterprise vs smaller customer. And later, we often start segmenting by vertical and industry. More of...
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