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Selecting a Software Development Company in 2024

TechEmpower SaaS

million software developers worldwide. Given this diversity, it's important to be selective in the development services company with whom you choose to partner. While the appearance matters, remember you are hiring the development firm primarily for its development skills, not its graphic design skills.

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How to Successfully Bring AI Products to Market at Scale with GitHub’s CRO

SaaStr

GitHub, founded in 2008, is a leading platform for software development and version control that has made waves since 2018 with its AI Copilot. Other Learnings in the GTM Journey GitHub has had to adjust to new sales stages and new buyer personas. You might have to take a new approach to feedback to keep up with demand.

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Product-Market Fit in Different Capital Environments

Tom Tunguz

When I asked him what he meant, he replied because capital was so plentiful and accessible today, he hired more expensive people, spent more time developing a product, and invested with a longer time horizon before demonstrating evidence of success. In my notebook, I sketched this 2x2. Today, it’s a quintuple-quadruple-triple.

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Thanks to Toplyne, UserGems, Accusoft, and Oyster for Sponsoring SaaStr Annual 2022!

SaaStr

Toplyne helps sales teams at product-led companies convert their freemium users! Combine user signals across product usage, billing & support to identify the hottest product-qualified leads (PQLs) for your sales team to chase. Join these incredible companies to experience all the value of SaaStr! Within minutes.

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SaaStr Podcast 457 (and Video): Building Your Ideal Customer Profile: Target Your Product, Sales and Marketing Effectively

SaaStr

But Wong offers a word of caution: “If you don’t get your ICP right, you kind of become this custom software development shop for your top customers.” Segment, for example, hired a research firm to combine their observations with in-house data for a holistic view of their ideal customer. Thriving ($100 million +).

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Scaling a SaaS Startup to $1B+ ARR: Insights from UiPath’s CEO and Founder (Podcast +Video)

SaaStr

From its humble beginnings as a one-click dictionary solution to becoming an industry leader in RPA program development, UiPath’s story offers valuable insights for SaaS entrepreneurs looking to scale their own automation initiatives. Focusing on team chemistry while hiring people outside your field is significant.

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Veeva: The Biggest Vertical SaaS Success Story of All Time (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

I was a software developer, a product person. That’s what really matters, so iterative decisions every day about what product to make, when to cave into a customer, when not to, who to hire. ” I have apples for sale. You have to have enough to hire people to dedicate on it. That’s all you need.