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SaaStr Podcast #364 with Figma Head of Sales Kyle Parrish

SaaStr

As for Kyle, prior to Figma he spent over 5 years at Dropbox achieving some incredible milestones including launching and scaling the Austin, Texas office from 3 to 80 people and being responsible for growing Dropbox’s leading partner ecosystem. But when you land in Austin, Texas, it’s a very different tech ecosystem.

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PODCAST 115: Improving Customer Experience: Your Magic Key to Success with Leah Chaney

Sales Hacker

When we started in customer success, back when I was working for a rocket ship out of Austin, Texas, we didn’t even know what to call it. And not just sending that to the signature person, the person that signs the contract and gives you more money. That is your new quota. The value, you devalue yourself.

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PODCAST 133: How to Go From Startup to Pre-IPO: Unexpected Lessons From a 20-Year Sales Veteran with Jim Donovan

Sales Hacker

Jim Donovan: We are an all-in-one document generation platform, really fueling proposals, contracts, and we are quickly becoming one of the largest providers in the e-signature space, which has obviously been fueled by a ton of remote work over the last six months. I went right to Texas where I spent a handful of years.

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PODCAST 135: Pushing Through the Zone of Discomfort Towards Personal Growth with AJ Bruno

Sales Hacker

Two cities that couldn’t be further apart, but they’re very like in a lot of ways, Philadelphia and Austin, Texas. I worked really hard in the first three months and hit quota somehow. It was in Austin, Texas, which is also how we ended up in Austin. And we had only two contracts to show from it.

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SaaStr Podcasts for the Week with Matrix Partners, ActiveCampaign, Insight Squared, and Dropbox — June 29, 2019

SaaStr

Harry Stebbings: So first I want to start on the matter and if we hear ACV so much, average contract value, just how important is it and is it the most important metric? Did they, did they all achieve quotas as appropriate? So now without further ado, I’m delighted to dive into this deep dive on all things ACV.

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Game-Changing Sales Influencers You Should Be Following in 2022

Salesforce

Why you should follow Alexine: With over nine years of SaaS sales experience, Alexine is backed by numerous President’s Club awards, high achievement recognitions, and a track record of surpassing quota. Sales Development Representative Leader, Airtable and Co-Host/Co-Founder, Women in Sales Club, Austin, Texas. Follow her on LinkedIn.

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How Much Will Your Reps Make? Everything You Need to Know About On-Target Earnings (OTE)

Salesforce

It’s nearing the end of Q4, and your team has met their sales quotas — maybe even exceeded them. Each one of your reps has consistently demonstrated product knowledge in meetings and built strong relationships with clients, leading 100% of your customer base to renew their contracts. There is not a fixed formula for this.