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5 Interesting Learnings from Atlassian at Almost $3 Billion in ARR

SaaStr

Headcount up 7%, while revenue is up 37%. But that only increases total headcount 7% which revenues went up 37%. Not trying to over-monetize their $2B Marketplace — revenues flat there. Atlassian does not project an increase in its Marketplace revenue as it incentivizes partners to build on their platform.

Scale 263
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SaaStr CRO Confidential: Founders Fund Partner Sam Blond + Rippling VP Sales Matt Plank (Pod 617 + Video)

SaaStr

How do you enter a highly competitive marketplace, carve a niche for yourself, and then scale the business to $100 million+ ARR? Entering a hyper-competitive marketplace . Entering a crowded marketplace as a new business can be intimidating, especially when established players with a solid customer base surround you.

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What Makes a Great VP of Sales and How to Hire One

SaaStr

Because sales is a lead-driven but headcount- closed business. How do you deal with FUD in the marketplace? . Top-line revenue, inclusive of churn, inclusive of upsells and self-service, net of everything. And the great VP of Sales all know this. To hit their number, they know they need the heads.

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How to build a billion dollar sales team like Stripe

Intercom, Inc.

The self-service model requires little to no selling whatsoever, saving time, labor and resources for a growing startup. Are you a marketplace or are an e-commerce retailer? We are a very engineering-centric company, so 50% of headcount is always going to be on engineering. We just were never going to get that headcount.

Scale 162
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The ultimate customer support tech stack for 2022

Intercom, Inc.

Powered by a modern business messenger , it scales your ability to answer more questions from more customers without increasing headcount, budget, or hours logged. so here are five top conversational support tools as reported by the world’s largest and most trusted marketplace, G2: Intercom. Obviously we’re a little biased ??

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Mental Models to Help You Grow

Sales Enablement, SaaS and Growth

I leveraged many of the 52 mental models while working at various software as a service (SaaS) companies, but in truth, they can be applied anywhere, regardless of industry. Total Addressable Market Total addressable market (TAM) is an economic framework to understand the potential revenue available for a product or service.

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Smart SaaS budgeting: Refine your spend strategy for 2025

BetterCloud

SaaS budgeting is the process of planning, allocating, and managing financial resources for acquiring and using Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions within an organization. Maybe youre spending the right amount of money, but you need more seats, or you might be paying for a service that nobody uses. What is SaaS budgeting?