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5 Challenges in Moving Upmarket and How to Overcome Them with Salesforce Ventures

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Going upmarket drives category leadership because you establish yourself as the company that the Fortune 500 logos use. When you get to the phase of wanting to sell to Enterprise, it often breaks down at Enterprise needs. Security — SOC 2 compliance is table stakes. Let’s look at the why, the when, and a warning.

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What’s New At WorkOS and What It Takes To Be “Enterprise-Ready” in SaaS with WorkOS CEO and Founder Michael Grinich

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In this new SaaStr series called “What’s new at…,” Jason Lemkin chats with WorkOS CEO and founder Michael Grinich about what it takes to be Enterprise ready in SaaS, building vs. buying, and who the stakeholders are in a B2D motion. They offer all the features you need to sell to Enterprise customers.

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Managing a Thin Balance Sheet: 4 Lessons Learned From Laika’s $2 Billion Acquisition with Laika Co-Founder & COO Eva Pittas and CFO Dicken Chaplin (Video)

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Founded in 2019, Laika (an enterprise-ready compliance platform) closed a $50MM Series C by the summer of 2022. Looking back on its explosive growth, however, the company realized just how badly it needed the valuable services of a Chief Financial Officer (CFO).