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How Dialpad Hit $300M ARR by Building Their Own AI Stack: 5 Key Learnings

SaaStr

Here’s why domain data matters: Tighter accuracy gains : Domain-specific data allows you to optimize for specific use cases while maintaining general capabilities Vertical specialization : Different industries have different needs – Dialpad can tune their models for sales teams vs. support teams Competitive moat : While anyone can access (..)

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How to Bridge the Gap Between Sales and Tech Teams to Drive Customer Success with HashiCorp’s CTO and VP

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How can you bridge the gap between sales and tech to drive customer success? The 3 Building Blocks The three building blocks that bridge the gap between sales and Field CTOs are: Product knowledge Balance Trust Building Block #1: Product Knowledge Field CTOs must work closely with sales from a customer perspective.

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Avoid Global Tax Headaches With FastSpring: A Customer Success Story

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There is a level of skepticism that you want to use when communicating with taxing authorities, enough to satisfy the question but not too much to provoke additional inquiries. FastSpring’s tax team thrives on helping small businesses achieve compliance, making it a win-win situation for everyone. RH: Correct.

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Overcoming the PLG Trap: Lessons from Canva’s Head of Sales & Head of EMEA

SaaStr

Plus, these teams face longer sales cycles and need things like SOC 2 compliance. You can use customer feedback to meet their requirements. Enterprise customers need single sign-on, data encryption, AI-driven security shields, and compliance with industry standards. #3: Key Takeaways In the end, it’s all a balancing act.

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5 Tips for Successful Upmarket Expansion with Thoropass CRO and Head of Demand Gen

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Find those individuals inside the sales org, not just AEs but SDRs and the customer success side, to find those who can serve this upmarket profile. Listen to those Gongs, get customer feedback, and evolve from there. Finally, compliance is going to be critical. Don’t let compliance stall deals. #4:

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We are 14 days away from SaaStr Scale – meet our sponsors!

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Gainsig ht works to help businesses build deep and lasting relationships with their customers through their very own Customer Success platform. This platform allows customer-centric businesses to deliver exceptional ex periences everyday. Unlocking the magic of communications that are improving human experience.

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30+ Tough Learnings from Losing a Top Customer

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We all underresource customer success vs. sales. Lost a bank customer we had served well for 5 years and up to.5M 5M in ARR b/c we were too small a co and compliance dept blocked renewal (shoulda raised price I guess…) ” — Jared Hansen, CEO Thrilling Foods. More on that here. But it’s stressful.

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