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7 Tips to Close 7,000 Customers From Gorgias’ VP of Sales

SaaStr

I asked Aasif Osmany to share his learnings as a top-performing SMB VP of Sales, below. Together we combed through AngelList and found companies that we saw potential in, however, most were not hiring. I considered the four companies and chose Gorgias based on my experience with their team during the interview process.

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Slack’s Rachel Hepworth on bringing growth marketing to a high growth company

Intercom, Inc.

In August of 2016, Rachel Hepworth embarked on a unique challenge: start a growth marketing team at one of the most successful startups of this generation – one that had long relied heavily on word of mouth. This is the second in a series of interviews over the next couple months about unlocking the potential of growth.

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Scaling Faster, An AMA with SaaStr Founder & CEO Jason Lemkin (Pod 577)

SaaStr

As they scaled, they radically changed how they did sales. They moved to a more traditional SaaS inside sales model, and they started shipping out these hardware devices, and only 30% to 40% of the customers would end up paying for them. We’ve been in the consumer market for a very long time. So that’s one question.

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Be The Top Pick: Tips to Crush the Job Interview

Sales Hacker

Hiring was a common thread in conversations at both community dinners we hosted this week – one in San Francisco and the other in Austin (included a picture further along – great time as always!). It’s a strange hiring market out there especially at early-stage companies. Almost every company seems to be hiring.

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Clearbit’s Matt Sornson on driving growth with data and content

Intercom, Inc.

When used correctly, data can powerfully enrich sales and marketing efforts and help any business fuel growth. Here are five quick takeaways: At Clearbit, all marketing falls under growth marketing. This allowed a passionate audience to develop – and built enthusiasm ahead of the books’ full release.

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Sean Ellis on charting a path toward sustainable growth

Intercom, Inc.

Meanwhile, Sean has used that same approach to growth at LogMeIn, Eventbrite, Lookout and Qualaroo. Today he’s the founder and CEO at GrowthHackers , whose software, community and annual conference help teams work together to drive breakout growth results for “must have” products and services.

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Totango + Catalyst customer success experts reveal top takeaways from TSIA INTERACT 2024

Totango

From the urgent need for organizations to operate like startups to the surprising disparity in AI adoption between CS and support teams, these experts didn’t hold back. 1: For CS to jump ahead with AI, teams will need to operate like a startup Startups are known for their agility, adaptability, and willingness to experiment.