SaaStr

JUNE 1, 2021

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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Andreessen Horowitz

MAY 6, 2024

On the flip side, athletes, entertainers, and C-level executives also ask what they should expect when investing in technology startups and working with founders looking to build the next big thing. For example, an executive may have a large and engaged following on LinkedIn but not be active on Instagram.

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Sales Hacker

MAY 5, 2021

It’s not all technical. She is very engaged in sharing fellow RevOp leaders posts and advice so you know you’ll be in the loop. Super engaged with the RevOps community, she opens up discussions on many pertinent questions like, who should run commissions : RevOps or Finance? Want a bit more context? Check it out.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 30, 2018

She’s a sales leader with an accomplished background at several tech startups. An engaging speaker and innovative seminar leader, Joanne is changing the business of sales. Jo-Anne Jaspen i s a passionate growth strategist, B2B revenue leader, mentor, and startup advisor. Tonni Bennett – VP Sales at Terminus.

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Chargify

APRIL 23, 2019

How long is a startup a startup? It came up because people regularly refer to Chargify as a startup, but our company has been around since 2009. Are we still a startup? According to a study by the Startup Genome Project of more than 3,200 startups, they found that “70% [of startups] fail because of premature scaling.”

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Kellblog

JULY 21, 2019

While I included a picture of Slack’s Dreamforce booth, which is very fancy for most early-stage startup situations, imagine what Slack could have spent if they wanted to. And that’s good — you’re going to get leads and engage with people in your market, not win a design competition.).

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Point Nine Land

OCTOBER 23, 2023

At Point Nine, we aspire to continuously share what we learn with our community and the extended startup ecosystem. Sales is hard, especially in the early stages of a startup. You founded a startup to lead teams, grow your business, and embark on an extreme and hopefully glorious journey we all dream of. Which are you?

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