SaaStr

MARCH 26, 2023

When You Fall Out of Product-Market Fit Is Cold Calling Dead? SaaStr 644: Lessons Learned in Scaling Early-Stage to Hyper-Growth Companies: From VMware, AWS and Databricks with Databricks SVP and GM Ed Lenta  2. Lessons Learned in Scaling Early-Stage to Hyper-Growth Companies: From VMware, AWS and Databricks 2.

AWS 243

AWS Scale Sales Hiring SMB 243

Mucker Capital

APRIL 6, 2023

But if you target SMBs or consumers, PLG is a fantastic way, and you have a very large user base to reach out to as well. The other dimension you need to think about is the product complexity. If you have a very complicated product–for example you sell AWS or you sell Snowflake–those are infrastructure products.

Startup 52

Startup Scale CTO Hire Outsourced Development 52

Sales Hacker

JANUARY 7, 2025

With a background that includes leadership roles at AWS, Microsoft, and Lenovo, Fred brings a wealth of experience in building high-performing teams and driving revenue growth. Fred Viet: The mental model we had, and we are doing expansion as well in other markets currently, is, Always trying to have some early signal.

Outsourcing Services 119

Outsourcing Services Scale Outsourced Development AWS 119

Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 13, 2018

I saw we had the opportunity to do that in London and to do something that will be new for Facebook, in the same way that AWS was a new business model and product line for Amazon and a bet that paid off very well. We are going from having an enterprise business to having a mid-market business to investing in an SMB business.

Scale 151

Scale Marketplace as a Service Mobile Sales Hiring 151

Casey Accidental

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In a previous post , I talked about how product work post-product/market fit shifts from zero to one innovation to features, growth, and scaling work. I highlight six different types of product expansion, in increasing levels of difficulty based on these vectors. But Snapchat’s second product was a lot more successful.

Payments 113

Payments Scale Payment Solutions Technical Review 113

Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

She’s the head of marketing at an HR software company called Bamboo HR. Prior to joining Bamboo, Amy spent more than 15 years in technology and marketing leadership roles in the greater Seattle area. She was VP of product marketing at Smartsheet, a leading work management software company.

Sales Recruiting 107

Sales Recruiting Sales Hiring Marketing Underperforming Technical Team 107

Sales Hacker

AUGUST 18, 2023

” Is it something beyond just “we want bigger deal sizes to make our unit economics work” or do they feel they have a strong product market fit and can actually command those prices. Marketing…their demand gen motion changes, need different product marketing, etc. And why you think you can win?

Scale 91

Scale VP of Engineering Sales Hiring Enterprise 91