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5 Nonobvious Learnings from Atlassian’s Path to The First $10B in ARR With Ex-CRO Cameron Deatsch

SaaStr

As we gear up for 2025 SaaStr Annual, May 13-15 in SF Bay , we wanted to do a deep dive on some of the best sessions from past Annuals. As Atlassian was crossing $10B ARR, CRO Cameron Deatsch came to SaaStr Annual to share how they build a platform and ecosystem to fuel that growth. 5 Nonobvious Learnings from Atlassian’s Path to $10B 1. The “Anti-Enterprise” Enterprise Model Most surprising insight: Atlassian’s growth challenges conventional enterprise wisdom.

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Unpopular Opinion: Public Relations is the Future of Marketing

Sparktoro

Public relations is a dying trade. Mainstream media has less influence than ever. Pitching for coverage is a thankless, fruitless task. Yeah, well, I think PR is poised for a massive comeback. Here’s why: Traditional media may have less influence, but diverse, distributed sources of influence have never, NEVER held more sway over opinions and buying behavior.

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Top SaaStr Posts and Videos of the Week: Databricks’ and Notion’s CROs, Tunguz + Lemkin on AI, S-Tier AI vs. B-Tier Humans

SaaStr

Top Posts: #1. Its 2025. There Is No Downturn Anymore. Its You. #2. Lessons Learned Rolling out AI Agents to 16,000+ SMB brands with Gorgias CTO #3. From $1M to $3B ARR: Databricks CRO Ron Gabrisko on Scaling a Revenue Rocket Ship #4. The Arguments For Not Raising at a Unicorn Valuation #5. S-Tier AI is Coming For B-Tier Employees Top VIdeos and Pods: #1.

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You Can’t Eat Pipegen

Kellblog

Years ago, I was in a board meeting and a VC dropped the expression: “you can’t eat IRR.” I’d never heard it before. It sounded catchy. But, honestly, I didn’t know what it meant. At first, I thought it was VC-ism. But then I learned the phrase was coined by the venerable Howard Marks of Oaktree in one of his famous investor memos.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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Five unconventional customer success interview questions: why to ask them, and how to answer.

ChurnZero

The goal of any customer success interview is to determine if a role is a mutual fit. Does the candidate have the skills and experience the hiring manager is looking for? Is this a role, team, and company that the candidate wants to commit to joining? Of course, there are some standard customer success interview questions that are bound to come up, from simple things like tell me about yourself, age-old head-scratchers like what are your strengths and weaknesses, and scenario-based questions tha