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Is Seed the new Series A? (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

Since 2010 we’ve seen more startups, funds, and capital than ever before, but with this drastic increase, investors are seeing unexpected new trends reshaping the future of the industry. The panel that we are in is called Is Seed the New Series A, and this is a question that I’ve been asking informally yesterday and today.

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Why 2019 Is The Year Of Growth Engineering In SaaS

Hull

Over the past few years, we've seen a new role emerging at within scaling startups - the growth engineer. These roles are filled by engineers that roll up to the CMO/COO (not CTO) as part of a growth team. Second, cloud-hosted SaaS apps meet “consumerized” technology buyers via a freemium sales models. But what most people miss.

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How Buffer Reached $20m in ARR by Focussing on Growing ARPA

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CEO Joel Gascoigne tells us about the decision to invest in new analytics tools and how Buffer sustained long-term growth thanks to growing their ARPA. For the first 2-3 years of Buffer’s existence, Joel and his team did not need a specialized solution for subscription analytics. Early in 2019, I had an epiphany moment.

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FastSpring Annual Recap: Reflecting on 2020 and Looking Ahead to 2021

FastSpring

On average, our customers’ revenue grew by nearly 20% relative to 2019. Many of their software solutions sold by our customers facilitate remote work environments, and most customers have expanded their customer bases meaningfully during the pandemic. We helped facilitate record growth for our customers. We acquired SalesRight.

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The Playbook to Hiring Your First VP of Sales and Not Screwing it Up…….with Cassidy Ventures Founder Brendon Cassidy (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

Don’t just check the box because the retained search firm wants to get the second half of their payment. And then the next morning you wake up and you’re thinking about solutions. QUESTION 6: My company is a very technical product and somebody serious software and it’s a new category you were creating like scratch.

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How Buffer Reached $20m in ARR by Focussing on Growing ARPA

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CEO Joel Gascoigne tells us about the decision to invest in new analytics tools and how Buffer sustained long-term growth thanks to growing their ARPA. For the first 2-3 years of Buffer’s existence, Joel and his team did not need a specialized solution for subscription analytics. Early in 2019, I had an epiphany moment.

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How to Close the Enterprise When You’re Just a Startup (Summit Replay)

Sales Hacker

This video training was originally presented at the 2019 Sales Hacker Success Summit. Have they created something new before? Have they ever created a new program, created a new event themselves, and how do they talk about what they care about? I demand payment upfront. What You’ll Learn. “ I ask them that.