Intercom, Inc.

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

This makes sense given the likely resource constraints and the value to be gained from getting in front of customers from day one. As Jason Lemkin puts it , “The CEO/founder should close at least the first 10 (or 20 or whatever) customers. What matters is that somehow, someway, you still get those 10 paying customers closed.”.

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Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 4, 2019

But even for companies with this early viral growth, there comes a point in time when this organic growth needs to be supplemented with formal sales. Yes, Slack started off with no sales team. But as it started selling more and more into the enterprise, it staffed up with a deep and strong one.

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Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 16, 2019

If you want to build a revenue engine that will fuel long-term growth, you need to build and scale your sales org with intention. Only then will you have the foundation to consistently win new customers, upsell existing ones and see the kind of predictable growth that’ll be the making of your company.

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