For Entrepreneurs with David Skok
DECEMBER 6, 2017
I’ve seen hundreds of startup pitch decks in my time at Matrix, and have found total addressable market (TAM) slides to be among the most frequently mis-executed. I get the sense they are often included as a formality in an attempt to get VCs to check a mental box and continue on hearing about other.
Tom Tunguz
DECEMBER 9, 2017
When negotiating your next fundraising round, should you talk valuation in premoney terms or postmoney terms? Premoney is the valuation before the investment, employee stock option pool (ESOP) expansion, debt-to-equity conversion and investment. Postmoney is the value of the business after all that. As an investor, postmoney is simpler. Despite the improved simplicity, I don’t think the industry is going to move to postmoney anytime soon.
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Sales Enablement, SaaS and Growth
DECEMBER 4, 2017
Without doubt, one of the most exciting parts of being a marketer today is the perpetual challenge of finding new channels and tactics to leverage. There’s a whole host of marketing arbitrage opportunities out there - if you know where to look and spend your time. Identifying opportunities that we think will create business value is not only a lot of fun, it's key to driving future growth.
Practical Advice on SaaS marketing
DECEMBER 2, 2017
I know this may be heresy to almost every marketer and sales person on the planet, but I’ll just say it: it’s possible to have too many leads. Lots of the effort to generate new leads – those programs, events, campaigns and incentives we’ve got in place to build more visibility, drive more traffic, and gather more names - might just be a waste of time and money.
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For SaaS businesses, improving retention is one of the easiest and most effective ways to drive revenue and profits. With a clear link between failed payments and customer churn, having a robust failed payment recovery solution isn’t optional—it’s essential. Achieving your retention goals starts with the right solution.
The Angel VC
DECEMBER 4, 2017
I’m very excited to announce that we’re looking for a new Associate. In all modesty, I think that for a young, smart person who’s passionate about startups and technology, an Associate role at Point Nine is one of the fastest ways to learn, build your network, and advance your career. Case in point: Rodrigo, who started as an Associate four years ago, is now a Partner at Point Nine ; Fabian is running his own fund ; Nicolas became a “30 under 30” and is now VP at Insight ; and Mathias is now GM
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For Entrepreneurs with David Skok
DECEMBER 13, 2017
Intro Many potentially great companies fail each year because, while they have an incredible product, they don’t figure out how to get it to market fast enough. Figuring out how to reach customers and break through to Product-Market-Fit remains one of the hardest parts of building a successful startup. This post introduces a four stage.
Tom Tunguz
DECEMBER 31, 2017
There’s a crisis in the scientific academic world. It’s called the Replication Crisis. Scientists have found that they cannot replicate the results published by many scientific studies. The same thing is happening in the world of business. Over the last 15 years I’ve read several hundred business books, and I’ve written one. Across those 15 years, one of the most interesting is a book called The Management Myth, which traces the history of management science back to its l
Sales Hacker
DECEMBER 18, 2017
Selling to c-level executives is a different ball game. You have to be concise, respectful of their time, and really think about how to differentiate yourself in order to break through the clutter and earn the right to ask for something. Here is a message to sellers from a real c-level buyer: Outbound tactics without strategy are sheer lunacy. We must lead with an insight-driven value narrative (‘hypothesis of value’), otherwise hammering away in blended channels is worthless.
The SaaS CFO
DECEMBER 8, 2017
Net negative churn occurs when your expansion revenue from existing customers totals more than your lost revenue from existing customers. This SaaS metric does not factor in any revenue from new customers, just existing customers. As Nathan Latka puts it in his “The Top” podcast, this is the holy grail of SaaS. Your recurring revenue […]. The post What is Net Negative Churn in SaaS appeared first on The SaaS CFO.
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Chart Mogul
DECEMBER 5, 2017
Sellbrite helps e-commerce businesses of all sizes to sell across multiple channels. Find out how they tackle optimizing their SaaS pricing for customers -- from tiny online stores to high-volume multi-channel sellers. The perpetual pricing dilemma. Designing and defining the pricing for your SaaS product may be one of the most difficult aspects of building a subscription business. “ What should I charge?
InsightSquared
DECEMBER 11, 2017
As a sales leader, you’re only as good as your team, and it starts by managing a team effectively. It’s important to create a process to systematize the way your reps generate, manage and close opportunities. To encourage the right behaviors, you must provide evidence that shows your process is effective, and straightforward. A team of some of our top customers recently brainstormed ideas for how a sales leader can institute an effective, data-backed rep management process within their organizat
FastSpring
DECEMBER 15, 2017
One of the most interesting trends we see (as presented in the stats below) is a movement away from traditional websites to app experiences. People are choosing to spend more and more time with apps because they are personalized, intuitively designed, and task-oriented. Smartphone users typically have loads of apps installed on their devices, but use only a select few daily.
Tom Tunguz
DECEMBER 2, 2017
A friend suggested that I read the Five Dysfunctions of a Team over the weekend. Though I’m passionate about business books, I rolled my eyes. I had seen this one on best seller lists for a long time, and never thought it would have much to offer. I admit my book-cover bias was wrong. The author has a counterintuitive assertion. Meetings shouldn’t be boring.
Speaker: David Warren and Kevin O'Neill Stoll
Transitioning to a usage-based business model offers powerful growth opportunities but comes with unique challenges. How do you validate strategies, reduce risks, and ensure alignment with customer value? Join us for a deep dive into designing effective pilots that test the waters and drive success in usage-based revenue. Discover how to develop a pilot that captures real customer feedback, aligns internal teams with usage metrics, and rethinks sales incentives to prioritize lasting customer eng
Sales Hacker
DECEMBER 14, 2017
Whoa did people get carried away with the whole cold calling vs social selling thing this year. In this article, I’m going to explain why cold calling has stood the test of time, along with my most actionable cold calling tips and techniques to help you improve your win rates. And look, I get it. You hate cold calling. Everybody does. Everybody, that is, except the salespeople using it to generate millions of dollars in actual sales today.
The SaaS Garage
DECEMBER 4, 2017
Berlin-based Contentful? ?raises? ?$28 million? ?to? ?help more? ?digital? ?teams? ?ship? ?content? ?faster. By Thomas Ohr , December 4, 2017. Contentful , the content infrastructure startup, today announced it secured $28 million in Series C financing. Led by General Catalyst Partners, with participation from existing investors Benchmark Capital, Balderton Capital, and Point Nine Capital, the round puts the total funding raised to date to $45 million.
Chart Mogul
DECEMBER 19, 2017
As each year draws to a close, it's become tradition for us to take a look back on the year at ChartMogul and reflect on our work. Here's a summary of what we shipped, published and achieved in 2017, in case you missed something! January. We kicked off 2017 by announcing our integration with GoCardless. This allowed GoCardless customers to import their billing data to ChartMogul and start analyzing customers and revenue.
InsightSquared
DECEMBER 19, 2017
SaaStr founder Jason Lemkin recently discussed the reality a sales team faces on January 1: the closed/won deals start at $0. The commitment of new goals can be daunting, even for the most seasoned of sales teams. To alleviate some of the pressure of the new year, Lemkin offered a list of ideas you can implement to help your sales team succeed in 2018.
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Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?
FastSpring
DECEMBER 11, 2017
It’s almost 2018, and let’s face it: customers have incredibly high expectations and standards for online commerce experiences. Today’s online shoppers want to check out with as few clicks and barriers as possible – they expect a seamless checkout, they expect it to match your brand, and they demand fast (and successful !) payment processing.
Outseta
DECEMBER 17, 2017
By Geoff Roberts 10 min read When you say “Blockchain” or “Ethereum” to people who live their lives outside the spheres of tech or highly speculative investments, you often get confused or simply apathetic reactions, to which I say… understandable. But the applications of blockchain technology are in fact vast, highly useful, and go way beyond whether or not you’ve chosen to invest in Bitcoin.
Sales Hacker
DECEMBER 1, 2017
Ever since the 4-Hour Workweek where Tim Ferriss wrote about using virtual assistants (VAs) as a way to outsource your inbox – hiring virtual sales assistants has hit the mainstream. What is a Virtual Sales Assistant? A Virtual Sales Assistant is a remote contractor that you hire as a means of outsourcing a specific task or set of tasks in order to build a more efficient sales process.
CloseSaaS
DECEMBER 20, 2017
If you think cold calling is a dead form of outreach, you’re wrong.
Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, Terrence Sheflin, and Mahyar Ghasemali
As we look ahead to 2025, business intelligence and data analytics are set to play pivotal roles in shaping success. Organizations are already starting to face a host of transformative trends as the year comes to a close, including the integration of AI in data analytics, an increased emphasis on real-time data insights, and the growing importance of user experience in BI solutions.
Totango
DECEMBER 14, 2017
Your customers are your most important asset and their data is critical for your business. We’re launching today Totango Shield. Totango Shield provides comprehensive protection for all of your sensitive information and allows you to automatically comply with internal security policies and external regulations, including the new GDPR going into effect May 2018.
InsightSquared
DECEMBER 18, 2017
Sales teams are notorious for their traditions that spark friendly competition among their reps — gongs, chants, spiffs and more. To up the competitive ante just a bit more, sales organizations also use leaderboards. Each time a rep wins a deal or hits a goal, the leaderboard activates on large screen TVs, triggering the reps’ “song” to play. The songs — some are more crowd pleasers than others — can be heard throughout the office, which often elicits excessive cheering and cla
FastSpring
DECEMBER 21, 2017
We have already talked through “conversion optimization” and dispelled a few myths surrounding the process in order to orient you in the right direction. Once you understand where you’re headed with conversion optimization, you have to take the time to dive deeper, study the data, and constantly update or test your web design to increase conversions.
Joel Caparella
DECEMBER 4, 2017
This conversation with Joel Comm , best selling author, keynote speaker and host of one of the world’s most popular Cryptocurrency podcasts , is fascinating. A fearless practitioner of the new, Comm takes on new projects and executes on new ideas more frequently than most people change their bed sheets. The results have been impressive; from early bestselling books on Adwords and Twitter, the aforementioned Cryptocurrency podcast, and one of the leading influencers on applying live streami
Speaker: Christophe Louvion, Chief Product & Technology Officer of NRC Health and Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage
Christophe Louvion, Chief Product & Technology Officer of NRC Health, is here to take us through how he guided his company's recent experience of getting from concept to launch and sales of products within 90 days. In this exclusive webinar, Christophe will cover key aspects of his journey, including: LLM Development & Quick Wins 🤖 Understand how LLMs differ from traditional software, identifying opportunities for rapid development and deployment.
Sales Hacker
DECEMBER 21, 2017
What is Sales Operations? Sales operations refers to the unit, role, activities and processes within a sales organization that support, enable, and drive front line sales teams to sell better, faster, and more efficiently. Through strategically implemented training, software tools and engagement techniques, sales ops leaders enable sales reps to focus more on selling in order to drive business results. .
CloseSaaS
DECEMBER 18, 2017
When you run a services business, it’s only natural to think, “You know, this would be a whole lot easier if we were a software company.
Totango
DECEMBER 27, 2017
Head over to Amazon where you can grab the All-new Echo (2nd Generation) with improved sound, powered by Dolby, and a new design! You can get it in 6 designs. We have an Echo and absolutely love it! The all-new Echo (2nd Gen) has a new speaker, new design, and is available in a range of styles including fabrics and wood veneers. Echo connects to Alexa to play music, make calls, set music alarms and timers, ask questions, control smart home devices, and more—instantly.
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