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9 essential sales steps you need to grow your SaaS startup

Intercom, Inc.

In the early stages of most SaaS startups’ lives, the CEO or founder often acts as the initial head of sales. Despite that value, however, there’s a drawback – a lack of formal sales training and sales process can seriously undermine those initial efforts. Put a well-defined sales process in place.

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The Shortest Product Manager Job Ever!

The Accidental Product Manager

The end can come for a product manager when they least expect it Credit: Bill Selak. So here’s a quick question for you: what is the shortest time that you’ve ever worked at a product manager job? That’s why I was surprised when I got fired after two weeks on the job at my new product manager position.

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Stop Selling Your Product, Start Selling Your Point of View | April Dunford | BoS USA Online 2020

Business of Software Conference

Startups often struggle to communicate the value of their products, particularly in sales meetings. And just for argument’s sake, let’s say the thing is, you know, I manage a sales team, or I manage training for a sales team. Now I’m a startup. ” And so what do you do?

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How to build, manage and scale a sales team – 12 strategies from the experts

Intercom, Inc.

The sales-driven SaaS companies that are very capital-efficient generally end up at 5x or greater as a ratio of average quota attainment / average on-target earnings. “Sales doesn’t need to be a cost center. Sales doesn’t need to be a cost center. Structure your sales organization for maximum efficiency.

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The Great Silence

The Product Coalition

Why have Product Managers stopped speaking to customers? Very sadly, most product managers I meet today no longer talk directly to customers regularly. I ran a survey with industry insiders and at least 50% of all product managers who responded haven’t spoken to a customer recently. most invariably say zero.

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Emergence Capital’s Doug Landis on telling stories that sell

Intercom, Inc.

I think of it as go-to-market consulting. I continue to do what I love doing, which is helping startups figure out how to build and grow. Coining sales productivity. I realized I get way more value out of helping other sales people figure out how to tap into their full potential. My approach is super tactical.

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Emergence Capital’s Doug Landis on telling stories that sell

Intercom, Inc.

I think of it as go-to-market consulting. I continue to do what I love doing, which is helping startups figure out how to build and grow. Coining sales productivity. I realized I get way more value out of helping other sales people figure out how to tap into their full potential. My approach is super tactical.