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My Company’s Revenue Dropped to $0 — and We Thrived with TripActions CEO Ariel Cohen (Video)

SaaStr

Companies that capitalized on these unique circumstances, however, have emerged stronger than ever by innovating new ways to sustain their business. Recovery from COVID has taught us that adapting and learning how to thrive in new ways in the face of change, whether good or bad, can lead to exponential growth. . Discover opportunities.

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The Best of SaaS at YCombinator: A Deep Dive with the CEOs of Gusto, Amplitude and Plangrid (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

The second is pulling more around values, and how we approached team building. Even as a three person team, we went through an exercise to figure out what do we stand for, as a team? Sam : This is not my insight, but someone else says… I really do believe it, that the team you build is the company you build.

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Who is Lenny Rachitsky: Background, Newsletter, Podcast, and More

User Pilot

Before starting his own venture, Lenny worked in the product and engineering teams of companies like Airbnb and Neustar. Renowned for his tenure on Airbnb’s product team, Lenny’s professional journey truly began in 2010 when he served as the CEO of a budding startup named “Localmind.”

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Six Lessons on How to Build a Platform that Fuels an Ecosystem with Plaid (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

Companies that have access to more accurate financial data have the ability to develop seamless exchanges of information, providing consumers with improved ways to manage their finances. “Well, fintech might be bad in the margins for me, but I can actually profit from this so let’s embrace it.”

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Norman Crowley on uncovering the business opportunities in tackling climate change

Intercom, Inc.

Adapting to remote work and eschewing business travel has forced a change – the events of the last year has already fundamentally changed how and where we do business. We were fairly poor. So I started to develop a hankering for making money at an early age. I always loved software and developing software.

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Market Gaps: 10 Ways to Spot Untapped Customer Needs

User Pilot

A market gap can be caused by missing functionality or poor user experience. Tracking user behavior in-app enables product teams to find ways to improve product experience. Competitor analysis enables PMs to find areas where rivals fail customers and develop sound positioning and differentiation strategies.

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“The Secret to SMB Sales” Accel Partner Andrei Brasoveanu and Doctolib Chief Development Officer Agnes Bazin (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

Agnes Bazin | Chief Development Officer @ Doctolib. She’s part of the founding team Doctolib, and the current chief development officer for the company. Okay, it’s not bad. We split our sales organization into four different teams. So, two teams cater to practices. FULL TRANSCRIPT BELOW.