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From Startup to $500M CARR: How Braze Scaled a Growth and CS Team

SaaStr

At the same time, they saw how scaling tech support was critical for the product, and the customers were asking for it. So they pulled the small team they had out and created its own technical support department with an outside leader. They did the same with their onboarding team.

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The Three Types of Customer Success Teams

Tom Tunguz

Ideal for freemium low-ACV startups and some PLG-motions , CSAMs shoulder the responsibility of both technical support and account expansion. Self-serve small ACV companies have developed the hybrid CSAM role ( customer success account managers). CSAMs handle it all.

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Braindates Are Open for SaaStr APAC 2023!

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with Peter Fernandez, COO & Co-Founder at Sirius Support Innovative businesses, investing, m&a and meeting great people with Paul Evans, EGM, Corporate Development at Xero SaaS distribution for SMBs in the African continent with Karan Bathija, VP, Customer Success at Terragon Limited PLUS 13 more Braindates that are ALREADY FULL!

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Thanks to Cumul.io, Hook, Jiminny, Leaseweb,and Zendesk for Sponsoring SaaStr Europa 2023!

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Services include Public Cloud, Private Cloud, Hybrid Hosting, Colocation, Content Delivery Network, Cyber Security Services, and Dedicated Servers supported by exceptional customer service and technical support.

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Thanks to Chargebee, CommandBar, Greenhouse, Leaseweb, and Navan (formerly TripActions) for Sponsoring SaaStr Annual 2023!

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Services include Public Cloud, Private Cloud, Hybrid Hosting, Colocation, Content Delivery Network, Cyber Security Services, and Dedicated Servers supported by exceptional customer service and technical support.

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HubSpot’s ex-VP of Channel Sales: How to Build The World’s Best Channel Sales Program

SaaStr

In the case of HubSpot, we assigned every partner two contacts at HubSpot, provided them unlimited free Technical Support, and partner-specific group trainings. . The key is to find the best solutions to impact your partners and your shared customers’ outcomes. Build Connection. Ultimately, relationships matter.

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Marketing to Developers: Why Happy is Our Hack with DigitalOcean’s CMO Carly Brantz (Pod 545 + Video)

SaaStr

Provide technical support to streamline the process. Companies can achieve simplicity throughout targeted customer conversion journeys by breaking down the process into three steps. Establish credibility. Provide useful content. Make sure you have plenty of educational resources available. Consideration. Make information accessible.