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The Top 10 Pieces of Advice I’d Give to My Younger CEO Self

SaaStr

When we started EchoSign / Adobe Sign in 2005/2006, the web-based e-signature market was $1m in market size. SaaS eSignature Market: From $1 Million in 2006 to $1 Billion in 2018 to $5 Billion in 2023. Mark is one of the most talented natural sales leaders I know). “Go visit your customers and prospects.”

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My Top 10 Year One SaaS Mistakes. Save Yourself Some Pain & Just Don’t Make Them Yourself.

SaaStr

Not Hiring 2-3 Sales Reps to Start. I should have hired 2-3 as soon as we were ready for 1. More on that here: When You Hire Your First Sales Rep — Just Make Sure You Hire Two. I should have invested a little more in sales reps, more quickly, one we had some initial traction (see above).

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Dear SaaStr: Is a Big Market Really Better Than a Niche Market?

SaaStr

SaaS eSignature Market: From $1 Million in 2006 to $1 Billion in 2018 to $5 Billion in 2023 | SaaStr Dear SaaStr: I’ve Been Asked to Take Over as CEO of a 1 Year Old Startup with 20 Employees. One of the best sales people. If you are none of these — the team will not respect a random hired gun at this stage.

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The 8 Best CRO Companies of 2020

Neil Patel

You are getting enormous levels of organic traffic … Full of enthusiasm, you rush to your sales manager to check the sales status. And your jaw drops seeing you’ve got little to none sales from all of that traffic. You have to make consistent sales if you want to scale your business fast. No, I’m serious.

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HubSpot’s Michael Redbord on staying in touch with your customers as you scale

Intercom, Inc.

Here are five quick takeaways: Most sales and support teams talk about their jobs as a funnel. We coined the term way back in 2006 when we founded the company, and a lot of our story, historically speaking, has been around marketing. Everybody in marketing and sales and probably even customer service uses the concept of a funnel.

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Run Less Software

Intercom, Inc.

I’m referring to the full spectrum of business execution, from product management to design to engineering to marketing to sales to support and all the other functions needed to scale a business. Since 2006 the era of “Everything as a service” has advanced quickly. The second army are your main competitors.

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How to Become a VP of Sales by the Time You’re 30

Sales Hacker

Have you ever wondered how to become a VP of Sales? By the time I was 30 years old, I was working at Oracle (via startup acquisition) helping them build the #1 performing SaaS sales team in my region. At the time, I had two years as a VP of Sales under my belt. How can you become a VP of Sales? So how did I do it?