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5 Interesting Learnings from UiPath at $600,000,000 in ARR

SaaStr

It was founded way back in 2005 as an outsourcing company, then developed Windows software to automate scripts and more, and turned this into a powerhouse for automating complex functions integrating Cloud and on-prem. Even ten years on, in 2015, it still had just 10 full-time employees. 2005: Started as a tech outsourcing company.

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Outsourcing Social Media: 5 Mistakes To Avoid In 2015

Incredo

According to statistics, small business marketers are most likely to outsource TV/radio advertising (40%) and SEO (35%); they are least likely to outsource email newsletter and social media marketing management (less than 5% each). Are you interested to outsource your social media? Not doing a proper screening.

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Strategic Finance in Today’s Market: A Tactical Guide to Building & Scaling Your Team with IVP

SaaStr

IVP Partner Michael Miao explains, “The role and the scope of the modern finance team has changed dramatically in the last decade. This function can be outsourced in the early days of a startup, but it is usually brought in-house after Series B. No longer are finance teams the traditional “bean counters” of ages past.

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How I've Grown To 6 Figures In 3+ Years As A Content Agency Owner

Buffer Resources

Yet here I am, with a (small) content marketing agency, selling services to companies, including series A startups and tech enterprises, and making a six-figure dollar income each year.    Back in 2015, I was in college and needed a job, but the market was tough, and no one was hiring. This felt like a missed opportunity.

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The Playbook to Building a Thriving Sales Culture with PatientPop SVP of Sales Justin Welsh (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

In January of 2015 I was hired by PatientPop as the VP of sales. I was a young VP in 2015 I was reading through SaaStr blog posts and thinking, what’s the right compensation plan and I came across the one that we rolled out at PatientPop, which is you pay back your base salary first. Quarterly ENPS service.

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Selling into Startups 101: What You Need to Know to Find a Unicorn

Sales Hacker

According to Crunchbase data, 95,000+ companies have received funding (globally) from 2015-present, totaling $1.3+ VCs are always on the lookout for the next Lyft, so they strategically partner with founders who they believe will provide them with a 10X return. Identify a connection to the vendor company if possible (e.g.

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Three million downloads and counting: Inside Intercom reaches a podcasting milestone

Intercom, Inc.

We’ll also hear Andrew Chen, general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, talking about the changing landscape of customer acquisition. Rachel Hepworth: In 2014 and 2015, Slack had this incredible growth, but it was growth off a small base, based on very early adopters. Here’s Rachel. Andrew Chen: Hyper-growth on the road.