Kellblog

JULY 8, 2020

Mark’s a seasoned startup executive, he’s go-to-market oriented, and he has some large-company chops that he developed earlier in his career. Here’s an edited version of Mark’s top ten enterprise software startup mistakes list, along with a few comments prefaced by DK. Ignoring churn greater than 15%.

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Sales Hiring Startup Software Review Enterprise 143

SaaStr

JULY 25, 2021

I mean, and I may at the risk of stating at times of blinding lava, they’re very … They’re really care a lot about what is the market opportunity you’re going after, right? You can have the great product and a great team, but the market of small or very niche. Jyoti Bansal: Yeah.

Sales Recruiting 260

Sales Recruiting Sales Hiring Scale VP of Engineering 260

Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Known as the Martech 5000 — nicknamed after the 5,000 companies that were competing in the global marketing technology space in 2017, it’s said to be the most frequently shared slide of all time. The reasons for this growth – high-velocity economics of software innovation, the migration of money from old media to new media, etc.

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Technical Review Technology Scale Marketing 223

Sales Enablement, SaaS and Growth

MARCH 23, 2020

Companies which don’t use mental models risk unleashing mayhem with poor choices or becoming bloated and bureaucratic by reducing the volume and speed at which decisions are made - both scenarios are undesirable and will impact growth. OKRs are a useful mental model - they make it crystal clear what people and teams should be striving for.

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Underperforming Technical Team Scale Sales Hiring Marketplace as a Service 213

FastSpring

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

You get to work with a lot of different teams. Is your big company doing a return to office and you have to badge in for four hours every day to sit on Zoom with your team that lives in Virginia? And so you want to make sure that your team is also aligned on what they’re looking for and also where your company is going.

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SMB Sales Recruiting Branding Sales Hiring 107

SaaStr

MARCH 24, 2020

Sam Blond, CSO at Brex explains why recruiting, networking and employee happiness is the key to this playbook on recruiting your sales team. I’m doing The Playbook To Recruiting Your Sales Team. Once again, amazing job to the SaaStr team. I’m really honored to share this stage with some really bad ass speakers.

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Sales Recruiting Sales Hiring Scale Underperforming Technical Team 189

Kellblog

AUGUST 31, 2022

To adapt Julius Caesar’s famous opening line of the Gallic Wars : marketing as a whole is divided in three parts. Product marketing (prodmkt), responsible in a word, for the message and how well it resonates with customers in the market [1]. New, Traditional Marketing Structure.

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Underperforming Technical Team Sales Hiring Marketing Startup 145

User Pilot

MARCH 13, 2024

Every seasoned product marketer knows that adding new features to your product is key to product management success. TL;DR Feature ideation is a process through which product teams brainstorm ideas for new features to introduce to their product. But not just any features will do.

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Underperforming Technical Team Scale User Experience Interviewing 105

SaaStr

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

And there’s lots of examples and if you’ve seen these TED Talks, you hear about Apple, Think Different and you hear about Salesforce in their early days and no software. So most of my career was over the last 10 years was that Sage Intacct and we sold accounting software. Is this related to a new product release we did?

Scale 239

Scale Underperforming Technical Team Sales Hiring Software Review 239

Intercom, Inc.

JULY 19, 2021

And for your support team, using the right conversational support tool and framework allows them to maximize their resources, so they can focus on solving complex queries and building long-term customer relationships. But conversational support doesn’t just benefit your support team. Teams that benefit: Sales, marketing.

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Underperforming Technical Team Scale Sales Hiring Sales Recruiting 129

SaaStr

APRIL 30, 2022

Basically you can more easily start using products. The second constituent there is the developer. Why do developers love SaaS products? They love SaaS products. They love consuming SaaS products not because of the billing model, but because of the delivery model. It’s also a perception of risk.

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SaaS Payments Metrics Payment Methods Scale 246

User Pilot

DECEMBER 9, 2021

In the competitive world of SaaS products, product positioning is definitely something your product marketing team can’t afford to ignore. Product positioning allows you to identify your market niche. Why is product positioning important? The sales team could be a good source of information.

Underperforming Technical Team 98

Underperforming Technical Team SaaS Software Review Marketplace as a Service 98

User Pilot

MARCH 29, 2023

Its analytics are better-developed than Userflow, but all its plans are more expensive. Chameleon offers excellent onboarding and survey functionality with high-level customization, but it’s the most expensive tool in this review. Userpilot has the most advanced functionality of all the Userflow alternatives reviewed.

Software Review 98

Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Onboarding 98

SaaStr

JULY 8, 2020

It sounds minor or technical, but if you want to due diligence on a human being, I get to do it a few 100 times a year. Personally, our team has been holding back a little bit. I think everyone needs some stability, whether it’s good, bad, or ugly or in the middle to survive. I’m here.”

Investment 207

Investment Technical Review Part-Time VPE Development Team Review 207

User Pilot

JULY 14, 2024

You’ll need customer segmentation software to analyze the data. We recommend: – Userpilot for no-code product growth and detailed segmentation. For instance, let’s say you sell project management software for individuals, small firms, and mid-sized companies. Take action based on the analysis.

Software Review 109

Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Customer Lifetime Value User Experience 109

Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 31, 2019

As part of the process, we’ve spent a lot of time reviewing who we should be selling to these days, and how we should be selling to these customers. And as the organization grows, the work involved to get teams aligned on who you’re selling to and how you’re selling is not something to be taken for granted either. Speed is everything.

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Underperforming Technical Team Scale Benchmarks Sales 165

User Pilot

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Gather insights about your customers from internal teams. Leverage product analytics to do a customer behavior analysis and get a better understanding of how customers interact with your product. Perform social listening on social media and review sites to see an unfiltered look at what customers are saying about your brand.

Software Review 98

Software Review Social Media Underperforming Technical Team Interviewing 98

User Pilot

AUGUST 30, 2024

What are the different marketing research methods product marketing teams can use to inform their strategies? You will also learn about different types of market research and how to conduct it step by step. A/B testing : Testing two versions of the product or marketing collateral side-by-side.

Market Research 101

Market Research Marketing Strategy Underperforming Technical Team 101

Baremetrics

AUGUST 23, 2021

Whether you're a startup or an established company, launching a new SaaS product isn't as easy as it was 15 years ago. You need to have a strategic approach that includes identifying your market fit, developing appropriate positioning and marketing strategies, and measuring performance. Brand Positioning 2.

Strategy 104

Strategy Scale Payment Features Software Review 104

User Pilot

JANUARY 17, 2024

The most common challenges that hinder SaaS growth are lack of product-market fit , ineffective sales and marketing strategies , customer churn, and long product development cycles. Provide the necessary training for your sales teams. Optimizing your marketing strategy to cut costs.

Scale 105

Scale Scaling SaaS Underperforming Technical Team 105

User Pilot

AUGUST 30, 2024

The product-focused approach helps you deliver a clear product value proposition, improve your brand image, and demonstrate competitive differentiation. Types of product-focused advertising every product marketing manager should consider: Product-led growth. Product-led blog content. Email marketing.

Advertising 105

Advertising Social Media Underperforming Technical Team Scale 105

User Pilot

JULY 14, 2021

They are not helping you – the potential user; they are not helping our smaller competitors, who find themselves juxtaposed with enterprise software for a completely different user persona, and it’s not helping us – when we get leads that want something we can’t offer anyway. And neither do Pendo, Appcues, or Product Fruits.

Underperforming Technical Team 105

Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Onboarding Enterprise 105

Totango

MAY 15, 2024

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.

Customer Success 110

Customer Success Underperforming Technical Team AI Technical Review 110

OpenView Labs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

But no matter how thick a skin you develop, it’s never fun to be told ‘no,’ especially after you’ve spent significant time with an investor exploring a potential deal. To make matters worse, the customers revealed that instead of paying for a seat for each team member, they bought one login and shared it amongst 10 people.

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Technical Review Scale Development Team Review Software Review 73

User Pilot

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

TL;DR Regular roadmaps kill outcomes by forcing teams to think in the categories of features and timelines. It’s difficult to implement outcome-based roadmaps because stakeholders don’t trust product teams to deliver on business goals. Build a product that users love by delivering value and a good product experience.

Scale 105

Scale Underperforming Technical Team Sales Recruiting Software Review 105

User Pilot

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Which tool, UserGuiding or WalkMe, is more suitable for achieving no-code growth? Or, is there a more appropriate in-app onboarding software available that would better suit your requirements? With a multitude of options available on review platforms, selecting the most suitable tool can be difficult. Let’s get started!

Software Review 52

Software Review Technical Review Onboarding Outsourced Development 52

User Pilot

APRIL 21, 2023

TL;DR Product analysis is the process of collecting and analyzing data about various aspects of product performance. The aim of product analysis is to better understand its strengths and weaknesses, to evaluate how effective it is at satisfying user needs , and to identify areas for improvement.

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Underperforming Technical Team SaaS Onboarding Retention 98

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

374: ZoomInfo founder and CEO Henry Schuck shares how he built a business from scratch and grew it into one of the most successful IPOs of the 21st century—and what it was really like…the good, the bad, and most of all, the ugly. The dark blue bar here is cloud as a percentage of worldwide software spend.

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Sales Hiring Scale Payments Cloud 230

User Pilot

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Which tool for no-code growth is worth your time and money; Pendo or WalkMe? Or is there another in-app onboarding software that is superior than the two? Choosing a tool can sometimes feel like a gamble and the plethora of no-code tools available today just adds to the confusion. Looking for the best tool for no-code growth?

Software Review 52

Software Review Technical Review Onboarding Underperforming Technical Team 52

User Pilot

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

TL;DR Product analytics is the process of collecting and analyzing data about product usage and user behavior. Product analytics tools empower teams to make informed decisions on how to add more value and offer a better user experience. Pendo is a product adoption platform famous for high-quality analytics solutions.

Software Review 98

Software Review Systems Review Underperforming Technical Team Mobile 98

User Pilot

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

TL;DR Customer-led marketing focuses on improving marketing strategies and messaging based on customer feedback and behavior insights. Customer-led growth focuses on using customer insights to drive overall business growth, including product development, acquisition strategies, and customer retention.

Marketing 111

Marketing Underperforming Technical Team Education Interviewing 111

User Pilot

MARCH 16, 2024

Is Appcues or Userlane the best tool for no-code growth? And is there a better in-app onboarding software that would better fit your needs? With so many alternatives on review sites, it’s a bit tricky to really choose one. TL;DR Let’s explore how Appcues and Userlane compare when it comes to enabling SaaS no-code growth.

Software Review 52

Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Onboarding 52

User Pilot

MARCH 16, 2024

Is Appcues or Whatfix the best tool for no-code growth? And is there a better in-app onboarding software that would better fit your needs? With so many alternatives on review sites, it’s a bit tricky to really choose one. TL;DR Let’s explore how Appcues, and Whatfix compare when it comes to enabling SaaS no-code growth.

Software Review 52

Software Review Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Onboarding 52

User Pilot

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

How to build an effective messaging strategy For a successful business, it’s crucial to develop your own messaging strategy that clearly articulates your values and connects with your target audience. Lastly, share drafts of comparative materials with your internal team for input and improvement. Userpilot vs Pendo comparison.

Strategy 111

Strategy Social Media Underperforming Technical Team Travel 111

User Pilot

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

In this article, we look at each product's key features, use cases, strengths, and limitations. TL;DR Heap is a digital insights platform that allows product teams to track user behavior in mobile and web-based applications. This allows product teams to group users who meet certain criteria. How does it work?

Software Review 98

Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Systems Review 98

User Pilot

MARCH 30, 2024

Is Whatfix or Userlane the best tool for no-code growth? And is there a better in-app onboarding software that would better fit your needs? With so many alternatives on review sites, it’s a bit tricky to really choose one. TL;DR Let’s explore how Whatfix and Userlane compare when it comes to enabling SaaS no-code growth.

Software Review 52

Software Review Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Onboarding 52

User Pilot

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

It can also serve as a source of invaluable feedback for product development. You’ll also need to hire the right individuals for your customer support team and invest in training them and providing them with the tools for success. These loyal customers are also more likely to recommend your product to others.

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Customer Support SaaS AI Search Software Review 102