SaaStr

JUNE 7, 2021

The other thing is I’ve studied enterprise software for literally 30 years. I was an intern at IBM mainframe software when I was 20 years old. I had always done general software things, database software, mainframes, PeopleSoft, run that technology groups, Salesforce.com platform for everybody. What are you doing?

Sales Hiring 339

Sales Hiring Underperforming Technical Team SaaS Headcount 339

Incredo

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

How To Deal With Software Development By Embracing The Slow Down Strategy , Incredo. As a SaaS CEO, you (probably) won’t directly be in charge for software development. But even if you hire the best Development Manager, there are certain things you should be aware of. And you are right.

Scale 188

Scale Sales Hiring SaaS Software Development 188

FastSpring

AUGUST 2, 2023

When TestDome was created, CEO and co-founder Mario Zivic knew the pre-employment testing software company wouldn’t be able to rely on domestic sales to succeed. “As Selling Software Internationally With FastSpring Croatia is a relatively small country with a population of only 4 million people.

Payment Solutions 148

Payment Solutions Payment Methods Merchant Services AI Search 148

Neil Patel

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

By choosing the right project management software, projects won’t throw you into that panic-inducing nightmare. I’ve managed countless projects, hundreds of teams, and bounced around to every project management software you can think of. The top 6 options for project management software.

Software Review 144

Software Review Software Management Sales Hiring 144

Neil Patel

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

Nothing scares away new business like hard-to-reach customer service or disorganized sales calls. Adopt the best call center software and you will outfit your teams with the tools they need to communicate effectively. Modern call center software is all you need to get up and running. The Top 5 Options For Call Center Software.

Payment Solutions 144

Payment Solutions Software Review Payment Methods Software 144

Sales Hacker

JULY 21, 2021

“We’re looking for a strategic rockstar sales rep who knows how to leverage and optimize our customers’ digital transformation to really move the needle!”. There are sales buzzwords that we love and some that we really hate. When you use sales buzzwords correctly, you’ll sound like you’re an industry insider.

Sales Hiring 134

Sales Hiring Underperforming Technical Team Sales Sales Enablement 134

Neil Patel

JANUARY 25, 2021

Everyone has questions when it comes to choosing data analysis software. Luckily, data analysis software can seriously simplify data analysis—provided you choose the right one. How to Choose the Best Data Analysis Software for You. Data analysis software isn’t a cheap investment, so use caution when making a selection.

Data Analysis 128

Data Analysis Software Data Scale 128

Sales Hacker

JUNE 12, 2024

Elizabeth Pemmerl currently serves as GitHub’s Chief Revenue Officer, where she oversees all facets of the company’s go-to-market strategy and customer engagement, including sales, support, and operations. The impact of AI on GitHub’s business and the future of software development. Brought to you by Orum.

Engineering 125

Engineering Sales Hiring Revenue AI 125

Sales Hacker

JANUARY 3, 2022

Content is the cornerstone of sales enablement, but creating it is a massive headache. Those are resources that most sales teams do not have, and resources that most marketing teams need to protect. Read on for a cursory overview of how Agile can be applied to creating sales content along with a few tips for getting started.

Sales Enablement 113

Sales Enablement Scale Sales Hiring Outsourcing Services 113

Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 13, 2024

A $1B Acquisition with a Singular Leader for Both Sales and Customer Success In 2017, tech leader Vikas Bhambry found himself at a crossroads. Kustomer, a SaaS startup navigating leadership changes, unexpectedly handed him the reins to both sales and customer experience/success. Lets get into it. Lets get into it. Heres my number.

Scale 109

Scale Sales Hiring Acquisition Customer Success 109

SaaS Metrics

APRIL 13, 2021

The ability to develop embedded software requires great skills and creativity. In the modern digital world, competition is great amongst the embedded software companies worldwide. Therefore, each embedded software company invests highly in hiring the best developers into their companies.

Software Development 52

Software Development Development Sales Hiring Software 52

Sales Enablement, SaaS and Growth

MARCH 23, 2020

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. Jobs to be Done Theory The Jobs to be Done Theory was developed by Clay Christiensen of Harvard Business School. A good idea is a good idea, after all.

Underperforming Technical Team 213

Underperforming Technical Team Scale Sales Hiring Marketplace as a Service 213

TurnKey Labs

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

software development teams had to rely on a limited number of geographic locations. This exposed them to risk: risk that they couldn’t get the right talent, risk that they couldn’t sale their teams appropriately, and risk that they were missing out on […]

Software Development 57

Software Development Development Software Cloud 57

Stax

APRIL 17, 2025

These days, software is no longer just a toolits the backbone of how modern businesses operate. At the heart of this transformation is a growing ecosystem of Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) building applications that plug into broader platforms and solve specialized problems. What is an ISV (Independent Software Vendor)?

Merchant Services 88

Merchant Services Payment Solutions Payment Services Payments 88

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Sales onboarding – every company does it, but few do it as well as they’d like. According to a report from The Sales Management Association, 62% of companies consider themselves to be ineffective at onboarding. Taking a Page from Agile Software Development. This need for speed gave way to agile development methods.

Onboarding 94

Onboarding Sales Hiring Underperforming Technical Team Sales 94

User Pilot

JULY 27, 2023

TL;DR SaaS, or “Software as a Service,” is a business model that delivers centrally hosted software to subscribers over the internet. Before hiring, assess your current needs and hire as your company grows. Account Managers: They serve as the lead point of contact for all customer account management matters.

Sales Hiring 98

Sales Hiring SaaS Payments Sales Recruiting CTO Hire 98

FastSpring

APRIL 24, 2025

So we have a software product called Accessibility Checker, which audits WordPress websites for accessibility problems, puts reports in the editor, and helps with some of the larger governance, does full bulk scanning, and… Then we also have a services side where we do audits and we do some audits and remediation.

Business 99

Business Software Review Underperforming Technical Team AI Search 99

Outseta

APRIL 11, 2019

Why most SaaS companies are blind to some of the best talent on the market By Geoff Roberts 9 min read I believe that most SaaS companies are missing out of a major opportunity when hiring—the opportunity to hire more part-time help, where the employee acts as a fully integrated (albeit part-time) member of the team on an ongoing basis.

CTO Hire 52

CTO Hire Sales Hiring B2B New CTO 52

Outseta

JANUARY 20, 2020

I was offered a job as Buildium’s first full-time marketing hire, pulling in a cool $38,400 annually. To be honest, I wasn’t enormously enthusiastic about this—I’m not techy, so working for a software company wasn’t particularly appealing to me. And working in the property management industry? We could move into new geographies.

SaaS Payments 145

SaaS Payments Sales Hiring Payment Methods Payment Services 145

SaaStr

AUGUST 29, 2019

And then in the last chapter that we started recently, we actually raised money from the biggest and most successful software investor in the world, Vista. They got $40 billion dollars of money under management. We now again operate with their largest software investor behind our back. My hiring playbook is very simple.

Sales Hiring 125

Sales Hiring Scale Outsourcing Services Scaling 125

Stax

MAY 21, 2024

The consistent software updates and upgrades have made it easier than ever to run businesses. We’re seeing a similar trend in the legal industry, where law firms rely on case management systems to run their businesses. With management systems’ continual growth and improvement, it’s no wonder software sales are at an all-time high.

Payment Solutions 88

Payment Solutions Payment Services Payments Software Review 88

Audacix

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

For example, an automated vulnerability assessment tool costs way less than what it costs to consult a security expert before releasing a new software or update. What is a secure software development framework? This naturally will help your sales team sell more, faster.

Software Development 40

Software Development Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Development 40

Audacix

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

For example, an automated vulnerability assessment tool costs way less than what it costs to consult a security expert before releasing a new software or update. What is a secure software development framework? This naturally will help your sales team sell more, faster.

Software Development 40

Software Development Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Development 40

Valuize Consulting

JUNE 9, 2022

If you answered yes to any or all of the above questions, then you urgently need to hire a senior-level Customer Success Operations Leader. If you hire first-rate CS Ops leadership and fully empower them with proper funding and resources, they will help your organization increase CLV, decrease CRC, and reduce CEC.

Sales Hiring 52

Sales Hiring Customer Success Scale Leadership 52

Andreessen Horowitz

DECEMBER 5, 2023

But along the way we found that the tool that we’d built was really interesting to a lot of other developers. So, myself and my co founder, we were kind of software developers, like kind of engineers by background. We found that engineers and product managers didn’t want to talk to salespeople.

Sales Hiring 93

Sales Hiring Sales Recruiting Banking Outsourced Development 93

Neil Patel

MAY 3, 2021

It’s more likely to be UX design or software development. With the internet and software playing such an essential part in our lives, more and more skilled programmers are needed to develop and maintain the tools we need to thrive. Managing Projects. What Are Coding Bootcamps? Springboard.

Payment Methods 108

Payment Methods Cybersecurity Payment Solutions Artificial Intelligence 108

Totango

JANUARY 22, 2018

In her current role at SAP, Krista leads a global team of digital engagement professionals focused on delivering a game changing and scalable digital post-sale experience for SAP cloud customers. Manager, Partner & Customer Experience. Dante is the Manager of Partner & Customer Experience at Google Cloud. Dante Otero.

Customer Success 79

Customer Success Sales Recruiting Sales Hiring Scale 79

Audacix

AUGUST 22, 2022

SOC 2 certification is a way for SaaS businesses like yours to implement and prove their successful implementation of a security program that protects your customer's data, your intellectual property and your reputation as a responsible independent software vendor (ISV). Table Of Contents What is SOC 2 certification?

Software Review 75

Software Review Development Team Review Systems Review Software 75

Neil Patel

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Here’s a list of the top AdWords companies and information you can use to find, vet, and hire the right agency. Clients see an average yearly increase of 47 percent (for sales qualified leads). Directive is an SEO and PPC demand generation agency that’s focused on software companies. They’re a five-time Inc.

Outsourcing Services 97

Outsourcing Services Technical Review Outsourced Development VP of Engineering 97

User Pilot

JUNE 19, 2024

Interested in software product owner roles? In this guide, we’ll explore the ins and outs of software product owner roles through detailed job descriptions and handy templates. Whether you’re hiring, job hunting, or simply curious, we’ve got you covered with practical insights and ready-to-use resources.

Software Review 52

Software Review Software Sales Recruiting Technical Review 52

Sales Hacker

APRIL 24, 2018

A data-driven sales approach. While a data driven sales coaching approach is still challenging to many sales leaders, the importance of chasing the right sales metrics is growing by the day! Based on Salesforce’s research in 2015, top sales teams are three times more likely to use analytics than under-performing teams.

Sales Hiring 69

Sales Hiring Data Sales Venture Capital 69

Intercom, Inc.

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Alina Vandenberghe is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Chili Piper , an inbound conversion software that helps sales teams automatically schedule appointments and instantly turn leads into qualified meetings. She had a deep understanding of their processes and pain points and knew how to build software that would help them thrive.

VP of Engineering 118

VP of Engineering Scale Sales Hiring Underperforming Technical Team 118

SaaStr

JANUARY 14, 2020

So my father sat down with me in our basement, and I remember working in this makeshift workstation that we built together and we learned how to code, because back then there weren’t a lot of applications, there weren’t a lot of games, a lot of software to be used, so we actually had to create it ourselves.

B2B 173

B2B B2C Scale New CTO 173

SaaStr

JUNE 10, 2021

So the whole world of software as a service and cloud has just exploded and will continue to grow enormously. And if we look at the specifics of the word SaaS, software as a service. In a way, it’s old fashioned to think that it is software that we are delivering. So how does this even work with software as a service.

Outsourcing Services 162

Outsourcing Services Marketplace as a Service Outsourced Development Scale 162

Kraftblick

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

In the highly competitive market of custom software development, adding a special twist to your appeal may be just what you need to attract potential customers and persuade them to pick your company out of a crowded field. The customer’s pain point: Software developers are awfully expensive. We are cheaper.

Outsourcing Services 45

Outsourcing Services Outsourced Development Software Sales Hiring 45

FastSpring

JANUARY 8, 2019

Amazon charges fees on every sale through the Marketplace. A set of subroutine definitions, protocols, and tools for building application software. An API may be used for a web-based system, operating system, computer hardware, or software library. Refers to the total sales volume transacting through the platform.

Payment Methods 84

Payment Methods Merchant Services Payment Services Outsourcing Services 84

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Fundamental sales rules apply, too: The more context you provide about the problems your product solves, the more likely your audience will buy it. For example, your email to a veteran IT director with 30 years of experience in the manufacturing field shouldn’t sound the same as the one you send to an up-and-coming software developer.

Scale 86

Scale Marketing Sales Hiring Benchmarks 86