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To PLG or not to PLG

The Product Coalition

Yet I’ve read relatively little about the key question: when should a startup even try to take the PLG route? Why NOT to PLG I’ll start off by saying that even though we went with PLG, I still don’t think it’s the best choice for most startups: First of all, it’s not a good fit for many companies and products. To PLG later?

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How Your Software Demo Can Make Your Product Sell Itself

Userpilot

When we say software demo, what comes to mind? The truth is, until recently, software demos were simply a way to show off your product to interested prospects. Why Your Traditional Software Demo Doesn’t Work. Which brings us nicely to your software demo, and why it’s no longer good enough.

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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. Choose one, ensuring it can easily connect to any data sources you have (be that lead generation forms, or existing data sets) and also ensure that it can integrate with any outbound marketing tools you may have like MailChimp.

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How to describe your business as an equation

Lenny Rachitsky

ARR = New ARR + Expansion ARR + Reactivation ARR – Churned ARR – Contraction ARR New ARR = Leads * qualified leads rate * meeting booked rate * win rate * ACV Leads = Direct + indirect Direct = Outbound + inbound Outbound Cold emails Cold calls Cold DMs Events Inbound Paid ads SEO Referrals (e.g.

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What is Customer Value Chain & How to Use It in Product Development

Userpilot

Value chain analysis matters most to startups who don’t have much initial data to work with. Get your free Userpilot demo today! Get your free Userpilot demo today! For instance, the value chain of Amazon’s inbound and outbound logistics would look very different from the value chain of Prime Video.

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Sales Hacker?s Max Altschuler on selling more with less

Intercom, Inc.

Whether you’re at an early-stage startup that’s just made its first sales hires, or part of a fast-moving sales team in a large organization, the key to success often comes down to efficiency. But I couldn’t raise the money for the startup; this was 2009, right after the recession. Starting sales from scratch.

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Proven sales plays for skyrocketing growth

Intercom, Inc.

I shared a deeper look at how we run our sales organization – everything from how we keep our top reps motivated to why we take a highly targeted approach to outbound sales. Nail your sales demo with use case, problems to be solved, and persona. Powerful sales demos share one thing in common: they speak to the buyer’s motivations.

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