InsightSquared

MAY 25, 2021

Despite the growing pressure on CROs and RevOps leaders to accurately predict growth and confidently report to the board, The 2021 State of Sales Forecasting reveals only nine percent of respondents are achieving a forecast accuracy of five percent or better,” said Todd Abbott, CEO of InsightSquared. About InsightSquared.

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 9, 2021

But Samara’s incredible growth makes it look that way. After 18 months building, things just took off when they launched, going from $0 in 2017 to an incredible $500m in ARR in 2021, in just 5 years. $0-$500m — Jason BeKind Lemkin (@jasonlk) November 19, 2021. Adding $100k+ customers has been key to growth.

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Transportation Contract Growth Represent 103

SaaStr

JUNE 29, 2023

Data Security : Oates reveals that “Costs have risen for cyber attacks by 80% since 2021, and the frequency of those attacks continues to rise. There has been a 29% increase in ACV in Q1 of 2023 compared to Q1 of 2021. They want to maximize dollar value and limit contracts to renew. Why is this? Well, they’re sticky.”

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SaaStr

OCTOBER 22, 2021

60% growth in Year 13 at $140m+ ARR!! * — Jason BeKind Lemkin (@jasonlk) October 18, 2021. Fintech is the engine of growth at scale. Expense reports are the core product and growth engine, but moving money is the growth vector at scale, (which grew 2.5x From 10% growth to 60%. Oftentimes, even.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 11, 2023

And while it’s stock price is down from its 2021 peaks, it’s still up 2x since its 2020 IPO. 3,245 Customers, Up 23% — While ARR is up 40%. A good example of how driving deal sizes up (see the next point) and strong NRR lets you drive NRR up well about new logo growth. #2. No Year of 100% Growth After $10m ARR.

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Contract Price Growth Service 136

SaaStr

MARCH 26, 2024

95% of the folks I talk to don’t understand the product themselves,” Jason says. We don’t need mediocre CSMs making $100k a year who don’t know the product or take forever to get back to you. Not literally, but is the energy there for any SaaS product that isn’t AI? In 2021, anyone growing decently was funded.

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SaaStr

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Everyone spent way too much money in 2021. A few things happened on the B2B side that show a cautious recovery… Klaviyo filed its S1 — the first great SaaS IPO since December of 2021 at $650M in ARR, growing almost 60% and profitable. It’ll never be like 2021, but outside of spot issues for leaders, hiring is slowly resuming.

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Non-Profits Growth Contract Up-sell 98

SaaStr

OCTOBER 29, 2021

There, Amplitude has become part of the core product stack for many SaaS and software leaders for product analytics. They were founded in 2011 and IPO’d ten years later in 2021 at $150,000,000 in ARR, growing 57%, and have rocketed to a $7B+ valuation. Use overages to renegotiate contracts, not charge per event.

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Martech

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

2022 saw notably less funding for marketing technology than previous years, but there were significantly more new product announcements, feature updates and M&A activity throughout the year. At CabinetM, we’ve built a marketing technology directory of 15,000+ products to drive our marketing technology management tools.

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Objectives and Key Results Technology Technology Contract 93

Sales Hacker

JANUARY 28, 2021

Would you slide into a prospect’s DMs to land a product demo? With the shift to remote work and more new products hitting the market every day, it’s no surprise that social selling has risen in popularity. These are our best LinkedIn profile tips for 2021. Nowadays, your LinkedIn profile extends beyond your actual profile page.

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Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

So, whether you’re starting your sales stack from scratch or just trying to update yours for 2021, here are some of the key trends that have emerged in the last 12 months to help you nail it. This means responding with greater flexibility, offering shorter billing cycles, subscription pauses, or creative discounts for longer contracts.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Sometimes, well, Zoom has a simpler webinar product too if all you need is broadcast capabilities. From just 8% growth in ’18 to ’19 — hyper-mature — to a stunning 59% growth rate after Covid and to almost 100% year-over-year growth at the end of 2021. A Covid Beneficiary, indeed.

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SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

To illustrate the turbulence, consider the following metrics: The BVP NASDAQ Emerging Cloud Index (the public benchmark of software performance) has contracted by more than 40%. Cloud 100 multiples have fallen in 2022 –– ARR multiples rose nearly fourfold from 9x in 2016 to 34x in 2021 and down to 30x in 2022.

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GTM Contract Growth Follow-up 97

Hubspot

MARCH 25, 2024

Dan led growth at Codecademy from $10m to $50m ARR. He’s now sharing battle-tested growth wisdom at Subscription Index. First, A Refresher What we’re discussing here don’t include enterprise contracts, where you get paid millions a year by big clients. You’ll be fighting churn HARD the whole time. Can I Afford To Be Patient?

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PandaDoc

MAY 25, 2021

The top enterprise software companies test their products, add design features that prioritize collaboration, and often include easy customization options so each customer can get the services they need. Salesforce is being used as a sales tool to manage leads, opportunities, contracts. What people think about Atlassian software.

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Salesforce

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Recognize the upsell opportunity in an extreme growth scenario. In April 2021, when Coinbase went public, it became the largest crypto exchange in the United States with 68 million users. In April 2021, when Coinbase went public, it became the largest crypto exchange in the United States with 68 million users. Sing up now.

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Closing Contract Legal Cross-sell 98

SaaStr

JANUARY 15, 2021

Like Atlassian, Qualtrics bootstrapped all the way to the growth stage, and did it outside of the SF Bay Area. Only annual contracts, and plenty of professional services (25% of revenue). 99% of its customers are on annual contracts, and 25% of its revenue is from professional services. Just think about that for a minute.

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Contract Growth Up-sell Service 105

SaaStr

MARCH 17, 2023

Simple to implement Easy to use From signing a contract up to the first six months, clients want a positive ROI. Most categories have anywhere from 50-100 products, and that’s a challenge for buyers. Another shift in the history of software buying is CFOs and management teams pressing buyers to negotiate short-term contracts.

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Meeting Contract Legal Trust 86

PandaDoc

MAY 25, 2021

The top enterprise software companies test their products, add design features that prioritize collaboration, and often include easy customization options so each customer can get the services they need. Salesforce is being used as a sales tool to manage leads, opportunities, contracts. What people think about Atlassian software.

Contract 52

Contract Non-Profits Territory CRM 52

Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Sales leaders like Florin Tatulea (Director of Sales at Barley) feel the impact from the past few years alone: “Pure cold outbound is 3x harder than it was in 2021.” Sales teams in companies with a focus on product-led growth are rapidly adopting this approach. So how can one cut through the noise? Let’s get into it. Verizon ft.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

Later, once you past $20m ARR, and later — if your growth is strong, everyone probably wants to invest. And in the Boom Times of 2021 and such, VCs took a lot more risk across the board. They see every SaaS product starting as a hack, no matter who builds it. Other VCs believe capital can accelerate growth. (I

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PandaDoc

MARCH 24, 2021

Some of the most popular ones for large and small businesses include product market research, employee satisfaction, and customer satisfaction surveys. PandaDoc Forms is best known for its diverse range of contract, proposal, and document automation solutions. 9 Best Online Form Builder Apps in 2021. API and Integrations.

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SaaStr

JULY 29, 2021

SalesLoft, the First Ecosystem Partner of SaaStr Annual 2021 Conference . SAN FRANCISCO, CA – June 22nd, 2021 – SaaStr Annual , the world’s largest non-vendor B2B software conference, is proud to announce that SalesLoft will be joining the conference this year as a partner exhibiting the first ecosystem in the conference’s history.

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Promote Government Contract B2B 102

SaaStr

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Gainsight – Build Products Your Customers Will Love with User Analytics and In-App Engagement. . We understand a lot is evolving when it comes to product best practices and product-led growth initiatives. No need to wait for your existing eSignature contract to end, you can switch to Conga Sign today!

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Contract Growth Start-ups Service 62

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

These companies get to exploit new AI APIs to make their products better. But there are a lot of companies where there’s still deferred pain — the ones who raised huge rounds in 2021 especially and have been burning too much. So even startups good at getting renewals were getting seat contractions. They’re fine.

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Finance Up-sell Contract B2B 90

SaaStr

JULY 13, 2023

Then things got worse in 2021 because everything was easier. These are the folks on your team who live and bleed startups—the ones who know more about your product than necessary. One audience member shared how they raised a series B before growth stalled out. Things got heated in 2018-2019 and then overheated in 2021.

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X-functional Closing Growth Contract 76

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

— Ari Levy (@levynews) September 22, 2021. And they are both incredibly impressive — 118% growth at $3B run-rate and $500m in ARR in software alone may be an all-time record — but also, perhaps not SaaS? 114% in not bad, and consistent with restaurants signing 1-3 contracts. Now with a $30B (!)

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Contract Price Growth Start-ups 111

SaaStr

APRIL 2, 2023

Mistake: Not scaling based upon leading indicators We’ve had 3 periods in history where we scaled up way too fast: Early on, when we thought the enterprise opportunity for Gainsight’s Customer Success product was huge after closing *1* enterprise deal! Eventually, you end up with 2000 contract types for 1000 customers.

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X-functional Clients Growth Start-ups 108

SaaStr

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

— Jason BeKind Lemkin (@jasonlk) February 6, 2021. “When on New Year’s Eve, customers kept sending us signed contracts.” “When we had 1 in 5 people using our products across cafes. “When on New Year’s Eve, customers kept sending us signed contracts.” 20% conversion.

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Hospitality Healthcare Contract Represent 117

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

It’s 2021, but surprisingly, a significant number of SaaS companies still use outdated sales compensation plans. Says Roberge, “We’re using a sales comp plan that was invented in the 1980s, and it’s causing our customers to utilize their licenses at a lower rate, and it’s causing revenue contraction.”. Copy your entire product.

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GTM Price Promote Commission 79

SaaStr

JANUARY 24, 2022

Anita Kutlesa is a senior financial executive with nearly two decades of expertise driving performance through cash management, process improvement and strategic planning in start-up, high growth and restructuring environments. I’ve contracted accounting help. The same is true for taxes, US GAAP, contracts, HR… Don’t panic.

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Finance Contract X-functional Start-ups 128

Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 1, 2020

If you missed episode 137, check it out here: Team Selling: A Comeback Story for 2021 with Trish Bertuzzi. Building and leveraging a differentiated brand as a growth amplifier [22:29]. What I think is a really compelling product for a good two and a half years. Subscribe to the Sales Hacker Podcast. We’re on iTunes.

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Growth Contract Pipeline B2B 63

SaaStr

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

In SaaS, the date the contract is Adobe Signed isn’t the end of the sales process — it’s basically the start. It helps with upsells and account growth. If it’s not every week, it’s not a “product” the sales team can rely on in this fashion. It’s time to start putting the pieces into place for even stronger growth in 2021.

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Quota Sales Contract Start-ups 98

Salesforce

AUGUST 12, 2021

How can they create digital-first strategies that drive demand and fuel business growth? As part of a three-member demand gen marketing team for Salesforce Marketing Cloud , Galit Heimlich and her colleagues are responsible for influencing 40% of the product’s marketing pipeline and annual contract value.

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

Have you re-negotiated current contracts given the market? —- Robert Simmons – VP of Sales Yes, at time of renewal we’ve negotiated and came to mutually beneficial terms. Brian Weinberger – SVP of Sales We have re-negotiated contracts as the renewals come in. Kyle Norton – SVP of Sales Yes, with almost every vendor.

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GTM Negotiate Pipeline Contract 80

Search Engine Land

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Also on this day How to identify your products for Google 2021: Google published a list of best practices to help ensure that its search engine understood the products that were being referenced. Revenue Growth But Shy Of Investor Hopes 2014: The company announced $1.573 billion in Q4 revenue, a 50.3% Baidu Posts 50 Pct.

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E-commerce Launch Engineering Contract 115

Hubspot

JUNE 29, 2023

This helps you achieve increased productivity, makes you less stressed, and gives you enough time for your personal or family life. Lots of Paperwork Documentation is necessary to show the evidence of a contract. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual wage for insurance sales agents was $49,840 as of 2021.

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Commission Cold Call Clients Sales 71