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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. Again the goal here is to treat this stage of the process as primary market research. Identify a market specific methodology. How do they describe the category? What features are most appealing?

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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. Monitoring product usage is also cheaper than conducting market research, which should help you maintain high-profit margins. Get your free Userpilot demo today!

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All I know is coding. Can I become a Product Manager?

B2B Product Management

As you can see in the picture, these categories are inbound and outbound Product Management. This division between inbound and outbound PM duties is much more pronounced at larger companies. At a smaller company or a startup, usually one person plays both roles. This is not contradictory but rather complimentary.