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From marketplace to SaaS business: How Udemy acquired 80% of the Fortune 100

Intercom, Inc.

Seeing a real demand for business courses in their consumer marketplace, the team identified an opening in the market to disrupt corporate training and hypothesized that employers would be more than willing to pay. When Yvonne joined in 2016, the business unit consisted of just 10 people across product, engineering, sales, and marketing.

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

SaaStr

In SaaS, #1 most common misfire, with a bullet, is the VP/head of sales. It goes something like “You’ve Got to Get Past the Carcass of Your First VP of Sales” or “It’s The Second VP of Sales When You Really Start Selling” or variants thereof. Because in SaaS start-ups, it seems like the majority of first VP Sales fail.

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14 Niche Marketplaces to List Your B2C Services

Neil Patel

Consumer marketplaces are essential to connecting businesses with consumers looking for services. That is where B2C niche marketplaces can help. Niche marketplaces allow businesses to leverage the power and branding of larger platforms to reach their target audiences. What Are B2C Niche Marketplaces?

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38 Bright Asian SaaS Stars

SaaStock

The platform integrates with 100+ shipping services and ensures discounts for many of them. Talkpush is a conversational recruiting CRM that allows employers and job seekers to connect in new ways across the globe. It also gives recruiters a faster process through its chatbot and application management tool. SurePromise.

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What Are Influencer Engagement Marketplaces (and How to Use Them)

Neil Patel

Influencer marketplaces can help you do just that, so let me show you how they work. For sales-based companies, influencer marketing could be a promising alternative. Let’s explore the mysteries of the influencer marketplace. Influencer marketplaces: These marketplaces help you match with various influencers in your niche.

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The 18 Outstanding Speakers at SaaStock LatAm 2019

SaaStock

He dropped out of Stanford Graduate School of Business and then co-founded LeaseExchange, an online marketplace for equipment leasing. The company’s best-selling book, Predictable Revenue , details the hugely successful outbound process and sales created specifically for Salesforce. Talk: SaaS.City Bootcamp: Sales Leadership.

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5 Steps to Minimize Risk in Your Affiliate Program

FastSpring

Control Recruitment. The most effective way to manage risk inside of an affiliate program is to stop it before it starts. It is also understandable if a proactive only recruitment plan may not be realistic. The percentage of returned sales from a partner is higher than your regular rate of returns. Process Returns.