SaaStr

JULY 10, 2021

So let’s take a look back to a deep dive with the CEOs on what they learned building their first senior teams: ———-. As a founder/CEO, building your first management team is something that you often lose sleep over. What makes you feel that you need to level up your management, set up your first management team?

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SaaStr

MARCH 30, 2024

Then, you’ll have enough folks and experience to put a small team on a new initiative / segment / market. Micromanaging Your First (and Second) Management Team. Bad operational model / misunderstanding the burn rate. Your happy customers beget more happy customers in SaaS. Leave the pipedreams for $100m in ARR.

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User Pilot

OCTOBER 19, 2024

What does customer satisfaction look like for SaaS businesses? Unlike traditional businesses, most SaaS businesses operate the subscription pricing model. As a result, satisfying customers is key to any success in SaaS. Satisfaction in SaaS, therefore, isn’t simply about developing a nice product and launching it in the market.

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 14, 2020

More on that here: The $2 Million Dollar Man/Woman: How to Think About Scaling Your Customer Success Team. More on that here: Two SaaS Metrics That Actually Don’t Matter That Much: Absolute Churn and Sales Cycles. Now some bonus tips: Build an enterprise-only sales team. You need human beings to do this. A lot more.

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Intercom, Inc.

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

It’s time to start thinking about retention at scale and bring onboard a customer success team. She joined the company in 2007 back when it was just 30 people and has been instrumental in helping the company scale both its team and its market share over the years. Why you need a customer success team.

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SaaStr

JULY 29, 2019

It got a lot of engagement from the SaaS veterans out there, so I thought it would be worth digging in more on each point: Regrets are different than mistakes. So what’s my list of SaaS regrets? The best ones are always accretive in SaaS. What Order Should You Hire Your Management Team In? #4. It Compounds.

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User Pilot

MARCH 23, 2023

What are the reasons for customer churn in SaaS? And how can customer success teams address them to ensure product growth? As a SaaS company, your ultimate goal is to retain customers and keep them happy with your product. However, sometimes things don’t go as planned, and customers churn. What is customer churn?

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SaaStr

JUNE 4, 2021

Pomel focused his session on: Making your SaaS startup customer-centric: Hw event marketing has helped him integrate his engineering and sales teams. How many of you guys’ product rely on the highly functioning engineering team? Helping the engineering teams run smoothly and being super productive thanks to mentoring.

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SaaStr

APRIL 14, 2023

Mistake #1: Viewing Investors Only As Capital As founders build a team, they focus on obtaining complementary skill sets. Of course, building great teams and finding product market fit is critical, but don’t forget about product investor fit. As global investors, GGV Capital looks at SaaS companies in the U.S., Absolutely.

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User Pilot

JANUARY 2, 2025

In this article, Ill share examples of 9 excellent surveys from successful SaaS companies, highlight the qualities of successful surveys, and how to design a good survey. I also answer some FAQs about SaaS surveys. Asana’s churn survey Asana uses a churn survey to understand why users cancel their subscriptions.

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User Pilot

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Let’s review everything your customer success team has to do in the absence of any customer success tools. Ensure that your data is clean and easily accessible, as poor data quality undermines the value of even the best customer success tool. This will allow teams to identify at-risk accounts and prioritize proactive outreach.

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SaaStr

JUNE 21, 2024

These nine sales concepts, when done correctly, will greatly improve your sales and sales teams. #1: Most people think you need to hire more salespeople in a demand-poor environment. Demand-poor environments lead to problems like: Sales reps clinging on to opportunities for too long. That’s the wrong answer.

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FastSpring

MAY 20, 2024

Moving some, all, or simply more of your software offerings from a one-time perpetual license model to a software as a service (SaaS) subscription model can be daunting, but it’s so powerful for building dependable, recurring revenue. Prepare for renewals with value adds to reduce churn. 5 Tips for Making the SaaS Transition Easier 1.

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Stax

MARCH 18, 2025

The SaaS industry has seen explosive growth in the past decadeand this is expected to continue this year. Join the payments-led growth movement Sign up to keep up-to-date with the latest trends in payments, vertical SaaS, and technology from industry experts. Churn rate.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 24, 2024

Mark Roberge , SaaStr fan-favorite and Co-Founder and Managing Director of Stage 2 Capital brought together some of the top CROs in SaaS during the SaaStr Annual to share some of their greatest learnings and pivotal moments leading some of the Cloud 100 SaaS companies. How do you diagnose and solve churn?

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Totango

JANUARY 26, 2021

Being proactive about churn prevention provides an antidote to customer attrition. Read on to learn what churn is, how an attrition analysis can help you pinpoint why you’re losing customers, and what steps you can take to prevent customer churn. What Is Churn Rate and How Does It Relate to Customer Retention?

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Chart Mogul

JULY 8, 2020

Tired of the same ol’ “X proven ways to reduce customer churn”? SaaS companies dedicate a lot of time and money to the same goal — they want to give customers a reason to stay and reduce churn. But no matter what that personality is for your brand, it’s consistency that counts for reducing customer churn.

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User Pilot

JANUARY 31, 2023

How to prevent churn by identifying at-risk customers? In SaaS, you can grow your revenue only if your churn rate is low, so retaining at-risk customers is crucial. In this article, we will discuss the ins and outs of at-risk customers, how to detect them, and five actionable strategies to help you prevent churn.

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User Pilot

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Every SaaS company faces problemsproduct performance issues, low NPS, churn. This guide breaks down a simple, step-by-step RCA process designed for SaaS teams. This guide breaks down a simple, step-by-step RCA process designed for SaaS teams. Lets say theres an increase in churn of 9%. Path analysis.

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SaaStr

JULY 12, 2022

Then, we have this community in SaaS — SaaStr. Generally, what happens is 95 percent of us SaaS founders, while we may have done some sales in our career, we’re not formally trained in sales. It’s pretty rare that a VP of sales comes out and founds his or her own SaaS company. I don’t want to do biotech.

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Baremetrics

MARCH 23, 2020

I spent over a week speaking with different SaaS founders and marketers about how they successfully reduced churn for their business. churn by doing something every SaaS business should be doing, but most don’t. And one showed me a simple tactic their company used that helped reduce churn from 9% to 7.5%

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SaaStr

JANUARY 5, 2023

They can also help secure the data, reporting, process, and discipline a business need to evaluate progress so it can develop the accountability necessary to drive operational excellence. Are customers churning? Developing a robust forecast is imperative for your future success. The path to success is not linear. And if so, why?

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SaaStr

JULY 15, 2022

So how feasible do you think that works for a typical B2B SaaS business that probably our user-base is not too knowledgeable about [inaudible] on the internet for something specific in their day-to-day use case? Jason Lemkin: But usually your teams can’t do that. This always works. If you do Salesforce, try to do Pipedrive.

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Chart Mogul

JANUARY 9, 2025

So read on, and hopefully, your SaaS sales journey will be less about trial and error and more about steady progress toward success. Self-service sales model This is when customers explore and experience your product independently without needing hands-on help from your sales team. Heres a breakdown of each: 1.

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Incredo

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Asking “what’s the typical commission for SaaS salesperson?” is like asking “how expensive should I price my SaaS product?” what factors to consider before defining your SaaS sales commission percentage. We will share 8 ideas on how to increase your sales team’s productivity and help them close more deals. See below!

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SaaStr

OCTOBER 26, 2023

You could do vanilla 101 SaaS practices and succeed. In a year like this, SMB is doing worse, with a lot more churn and startups going out of business. Sometimes, it might look like SMB churn when they’re really just moving into mid-market. Daniel’s team is an anti-gravity device. The era of free money is over.

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Natalia Luneva

JANUARY 13, 2021

Existing customer renewal is a high priority for 59% of SaaS companies and a medium priority for 27%. This article will answer the main questions that SaaS founders and market ers have about losing SaaS customers, in other words, user churn: What is SaaS churn definition and why lowering it matt ers?

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Incredo

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Asking “what’s the typical commission for SaaS salesperson?” is like asking “how expensive should I price my SaaS product?” what factors to consider before defining your SaaS sales commission percentage 4. and finally figure out how much that SaaS sales salary should be. In the end, a bonus section is waiting for you!

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FastSpring

JANUARY 27, 2022

Small tweaks to your SaaS billing practices can make a huge impact on the customer experience. For example, Jon Torres — a digital marketing consultant specializing in SaaS commerce — noticed that, for some of his clients, refund requests spiked around renewal time. “It 7 growth hacks from the SaaS experts. Learn more here.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 21, 2020

Justin Welsh, former SVP of Sales at PatientPop explains how he started in SaaS in 2009 as the second sales hire at Zocdoc. Justin used Sales Culture to grow a successful PatientPop team to 140 employees and 55 million in revenue. It’s an SMB SaaS company in the healthcare technology vertical. FULL TRANSCRIPT BELOW.

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Baremetrics

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Shopify is a huge opportunity for developers looking to expand into the micro-SaaS space. The Shopify App Store brings together Shopify app developers and Shopify shop owners for their mutual benefit. Why you need to track business metrics for Shopify App Developers 10 business metrics for Shopify App Developers 1.

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Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 23, 2019

Even the strongest customer testimonials won’t prevent churn if people don’t understand how to use your product. Done poorly, your hard-won user can quickly become a churn statistic. A poor onboarding experience can lead to refunds or cancellations that you can’t afford. Here’s the proof.

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SaaStr

AUGUST 12, 2022

I think it’s a challenge to folks that think we are in some sort of terrible downturn for SaaS and cloud. While Azure and Google Cloud grew at record rates, Shopify for example, its SaaS business only grew 10% last quarter. Colin here, CEO of a startup, B2B SaaS, and raising a seed round right now. Take the meeting.

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User Pilot

AUGUST 26, 2024

Product data capture is essential for SaaS companies looking to understand user behavior, optimize user experiences, and drive product growth. From choosing the right data capture methods to navigating complex tools, SaaS companies must balance the need for detailed insights with the reality of technical constraints.

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Baremetrics

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Unfortunately, things only get more difficult when it comes to running the whole business as a Shopify app developer. This article will cover 10 business tips for improving your Shopify app’s development, marketing, and sales. 10 business tips for Shopify app developers 1. The Shopify QA team are your friends 6.

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User Pilot

APRIL 22, 2024

Product feature analysis is a powerful tool in the SaaS product manager’s arsenal. This analysis isn’t exclusive to SaaS; the principle applies when analyzing physical attributes for hardware products. Extract feature development insights. This article aims to simplify feature analysis. Specify the metrics to track.

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Point Nine Land

JUNE 18, 2023

More than ten years later, cohort analyses have become an essential part of most SaaS companies’ toolkits. I have written this guide specifically for first-time SaaS founders with limited experience. By conducting a cohort analysis, you can track customer behavior, retention, churn, and revenue over time.

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