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What’s New At WorkOS and What It Takes To Be “Enterprise-Ready” in SaaS with WorkOS CEO and Founder Michael Grinich

SaaStr

In this new SaaStr series called “What’s new at…,” Jason Lemkin chats with WorkOS CEO and founder Michael Grinich about what it takes to be Enterprise ready in SaaS, building vs. buying, and who the stakeholders are in a B2D motion. They offer all the features you need to sell to Enterprise customers.

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The Playbook for Going Upmarket with Stripe’s CRO and Checkr’s COO

SaaStr

Enterprise buyers: Need predictability in pricing Want to buy solutions, not features Require modularity and customization Have completely different procurement processes The key is to repackage your components into enterprise-ready solutions.

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Scaling Customer Success from 0-5,000 Customers with Drata’s VP of Customer Success and VP of Customer Experience

SaaStr

Most startup companies in earlier stages don’t have the most mature product. For example, say your company is going upmarket to Enterprise. You need to look at your CS segmentation strategy, uplevel your CS team to be Enterprise ready, and do digital implementation in the lower market.

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The 4 Questions Startups Should Ask Themselves about Building with Generative AI

Tom Tunguz

There are 4 questions a startup should ask themselves about building a startup that uses generative AI. There are 4 questions startups should ask themselves about building with generative AI. Startups have negative time to launch in many markets with Adobe, Microsoft, & Salesforce launching Gen AI enabled software in weeks.

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The Journey from Freemium to PLG to SLG: Key Learnings from Dropbox, Salesforce and Vimeo

SaaStr

The $10M ARR Rule for Enterprise Here’s a controversial but important take: If you’re under $10M ARR, stay away from Enterprise. Because too many startups fall into what Gross calls the “Enterprise Mirage” – landing a few big logos through heroic efforts but failing to build repeatable systems.

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Michael Grinich, CEO of WorkOS: What It Takes To Sell In the Enterprise Today

SaaStr

We’re doing a new series on SaaStr on what break-out SaaS startups, scale-ups and leaders are seeing out there and first up is Michael Grinich, CEO of WorkOS. You can dig in below now and soon on the pod: The post Michael Grinich, CEO of WorkOS: What It Takes To Sell In the Enterprise Today appeared first on SaaStr.

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SaaStr Podcast 454 (and Video): Shiven Ramji, Auth0 Chief Product Officer on What To Expect From a (Great) VP+ of Product

SaaStr

In the early startup stages, intuition, grit, and iteration often dictate your strategy. Many startups bring a product leader in around Series A. In the early stages, startups tend to focus on the hustle and grind. This is critical for scaling as your company moves from startup mode to organized growth.

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