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Dharmesh Shah of HubSpot: From Day 0 to IPO. What Went to Plan. What Most Certainly Didn’t (Video, Podcast + Transcript)

SaaStr

Co-founder and CTO Dharmesh Shah shared with us how they got there — and the top mistakes they made — just 3 quarters after their IPO. We have someone that probably 98 percent of you know virtually or socially in some sense, Dharmesh Shah, founder and CTO of HubSpot. But of course, it wasn’t always quite that big!

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The 3 Stages of Hiring GTM Executives

Sales Hacker

The GTMfund team has been spread across the globe lately, big things happening! The rest of the team is playing catch-up from SaaStr followed by our annual GTMfund retreat in Napa. Solution: Build functional teams that drive innovation. First bullet is definitely creative grinders. Thanks for reading The GTM Newsletter!

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Career Decisions: What To Look For In a Software Startup

Kellblog

Great core/founding team. Thus, there is a good chance one or all of the founding team will be around, and in influential positions, for a long time. While the sales-and-marketing types will emphasize “its proven-ness” you will want to know how much technical debt there is associated with this old architecture.

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Ten Ways to Get the Most out of Conferences

Kellblog

(And it makes you think twice when you’re on the other end of that phone call – was the show bad or did we execute it poorly?) . The difference between a great show and a bad show is often, in a word, execution. While I love guerilla marketing, remember my definition: things that get maximum impact at minimum cost.

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SaaS Churn: Myths, Benchmarks, and Strategies to Retain More Revenue

FastSpring

And in part three, we’ll conclude with a set of definitions you can use when talking about churn with others — and some additional resources. Part I: SaaS Churn Benchmarks Part II: 5 Proven Strategies for Reducing SaaS Churn Part III: Churn Definitions and Additional Resources. If you prefer, you can use this ?? Table of Contents.

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The Stages Of A SaaS Company: When To Scale For Success

Chargify

Establishing relationships with advisors and/or mentors. Side note: Bass explains why broad target market definitions are a concern to be aware of: “You MUST be hyper specific here. Here’s an example: in the beginning, New Relic didn’t see their target customers as developers. Seeking financing from friends and family.

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170+ Women in Sales Share Their Career-Defining Aha Moment

Sales Hacker

Never believe that doubting yourself is a bad thing. That company only lasted another year before they were out of business, so it was a poor use of my energy, time, and being away from my family – a lesson I work to pass on to others new in roles today. Invest in your development internally and externally. Joyce Johnson.

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