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Consumer Optimism Will Turn a Corner Ahead of the Holidays

Salesforce

Supply chain uncertainty has dominated headlines since 2020, but in 2025 tariffs are putting even more pressure on retailers and consumers alike. What you can do: Review and adjust your pricing strategies, negotiate with suppliers, enhance supply chain visibility, and optimize fulfillment without compromising the customer experience.

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The Early Days: How Deel Went From $1m to $100m ARR in Just 20 Months

SaaStr

” The Timing : Founded in early 2019, Series A in May 2020 (two months after pandemic lockdowns), $100M ARR by March 2022. “By the end of 2020, we hired almost 30 AEs globally.” The Execution : While competitors were building for the office-first world, Deel built for global-first, remote-first from day one.

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GTM 133: Build your AI Outbound Machine with ChatGPT | Jordan Crawford

Sales Hacker

Oh, so I think that was might’ve been September of 2020. And I also combine that with interviews that we did of segments customers to tell people what the private market price was so they could negotiate. But to answer your first question, I have been using, uh, the API behind open AI, which powers chat GPT since GPT.

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3 high-impact tactics to drive email engagement

Martech

The playbook that worked in 2020 is collecting dust in 2025. It’s non-negotiable in 2025. More than you’d like. You didn’t cut corners. You proofed, segmented, tested. Why is performance dropping? It’s not you it’s your email strategy. The “Hi, {First Name}!” ” intro?

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Only 37% of 2019 VC Funds Have Returned Capital: Inside the Numbers That Show Why VC Fundraising Has Gotten So Hard

SaaStr

The Warning Shots (2019-2020): Cracks in the Foundation By 2019, the warning signs were flashing red: Only 37% of funds returned capital Median IRR dropped to 5.4% The funds that made venture capital look like a real asset class.

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The Top 50 SaaStr Answers on Quora in 2020

SaaStr

It’s been a fun experience being on Quora for … a decade We’ve crossed 60,000,000 views of our answers there, so let’s take a look at the Top 50 most viewed SaaStr Answers on Quora in 2020: Why do many startup owners sell their firm and move on instead of planning on making it a big player like Google, Microsoft, etc.?

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3 books every sales professional needs to read in 2020

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If you’re looking to level up your sales career in 2020 but don’t know where to start, we suggest checking out one, two, or all three of the must-read books listed below to get you equal parts inspired and fired-up to crush your quotas this year. The post 3 books every sales professional needs to read in 2020 appeared first on Blog.