Sales Hacker

JULY 1, 2025

Timely enough, Unify is also launching something big today — Unify for Sales Reps, their new AI-native system-of-action built to help sales teams work smarter and move faster. The world was sort of recovering from this VC hangover of 2021 and 2022 where the market had gotten, had gotten really exorbitant, and things were really easy to sell.

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SaaStr

JUNE 25, 2025

Key Metrics at a Glance Exit Valuation : $2.5B (down from $4B peak in 2021) Revenue Multiple : 13.4x discount from its 2021 peak valuation of $4B. But context matters: Market timing : Fintech valuations compressed 60-80% from 2021 peaks Strategic premium : 13.4x exit represents a 37.5%

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Sales Hacker

MAY 13, 2025

Our launch was eaten by Google in every way. What happened in 2009 was even as Google was consuming all of the kind of consumer search share, we saw the launch of the iPhone and then Android. And I think what we’ve seen with technological shifts is that it’s always a huge changer of jobs.

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Hubspot

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Challenges of AI and Franchising Below, I share insights from a franchise organization and AI experts who work with franchises to implement the technology. Conlon explains that this required a lot of manual analysis and reconfiguring the in-house technology ecosystem, which had both financial and resource implications.

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SaaStr

JULY 1, 2025

This Isn’t 2021 “Fast” (That Was Just Demand) Remember 2021? But here’s the thing: 2021 wasn’t actually fast innovation. Even with that IPO-a-day pace, most 2021 IPOs were just riding the demand wave. We’ve gone from 17% median revenue growth in 2021 to just 9% today.

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Sales Hacker

JULY 8, 2025

But behind every product launch and revenue milestone is a team – and building that team is one of the hardest and important parts of the journey. And so I joined Salesforce in beginning of February 2021. And we’re actually launching three versions of Coffee, and so there’ll be a. So that’s where we started.

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SaaStr

MAY 19, 2025

When I talk to founders who launched in 2020 or 2021, I hear the same anxiety: “Are we already legacy?” Folks that can only work at the 2021 pace with the 2021 playbook may … need to find a new home. VCs especially are obsessed with AI-native startups. The market has fundamentally shifted.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Special thanks to Jason Saltzman and Live Data Technologies for sharing access to real-time job change data for over 88 million professionals, revealing critical trends across customer success and go-to-market teams. CEOs making these hires consistently highlight that specialization has become a key priority since 2021. Why is this?

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Hubspot

MARCH 21, 2025

As someone who loves exploring how technology reshapes industries, Ive noticed a pattern. Over the last decade, disruption often entails leveraging technology to reimagine entire industries, from customer experience to operational frameworks, making the word synonymous with scalable transformation rather than just market entry.

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SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Angel Launch. Arteria Technologies. Axioms Technology Inc. The post Who’s Coming to 2021 SaaStr Annual NEXT WEEK!! Andreessen Horowitz. Anomalytics. ApertureData. AppNavigators. Arm Treasure Data. Avataier Corporation. Aventi Group. Azimut Energia. And that’s just a start! 1000s more in B-Z. SEE YOU THERE!!

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Highspot

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ – Highspot , the sales enablement platform that improves sales performance, today announced it ranked No. 146 on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 , a ranking of the 500 fastest-growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences, fintech and energy tech companies in North America, now in its 27th year.

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Now that we’re well into 2021, we’re starting to get more value out of those 2×2 Zoom boxes. Note: We will add more conferences as companies announce their plans for 2021, be they virtual or in-person conferences. 9 sales conferences and events to attend in 2021. Unleash 2021. SaaStr Annual 2021. Unleash 2021.

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SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

If you’ve been to any recent SaaStr Annuals, you’ll know that one staple of the event is Byron Deeter of Bessemer Venture Partners launching the latest edition of Bessemer’s State of the Cloud — live. By 2030, it is predicted to take over all technology and software. Be sure to: Define culture and core values.

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ClickFunnels

AUGUST 8, 2021

The technological sophistication that allowed the company to achieve such blistering page loading speed also enabled them to introduce various innovative features such as: A super flexible page editor that offers unmatched creative freedom. Read our full review of Convertri: Convertri Review For 2021 – All You Need To Know About Convertri. #3

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Martech

JANUARY 31, 2024

In 2023, martech funding and industry activity significantly dwindled, marked by fewer product launches, feature updates and M&A deals compared to previous years. billion in 2021 to $28.4 CabinetM MarTech Innovation Reports are a quarterly summary of new technology introductions, feature updates and acquisitions.

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SaaStr

AUGUST 4, 2021

We just launched the entire SaaStr Annual 2021 Agenda !! Why Intent is the New Lead: 2021 State of Marketing Technology with Marqeta’s CMO Vidya Peters. State of the Cloud 2021: The Age of Cloud Unicorns with Bessemer Venture Partners’ Byron Deeter, Mary D’Onofrio and Elliott Robinson.

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SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

The overwhelming participation by both Founders and Investors at the upcoming SaaStr Annual 2021 exemplifies this. Brookfield Technology Partners. Edith Yeung, General Partner – Race Capital – “Launching Your Startup From $0 to $10M in Revenue. You can still buy tickets here before we sell out. B Capital Group.

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Lead Fuze

AUGUST 13, 2021

Stay Ahead With These Sales Training Courses this 2021! In partnership with LeadFuze, Sales Hacker has launched FREE LeadFuze Certified Sales Hacker Bundle. Cleanse Your Data- With technology evolving at a breakneck speed, it is critical to take all reasonable precautions to protect the precision and reliability of all your data.

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Hubspot

JANUARY 27, 2020

As a writer who loves covering emerging technology and human being, I'm surrounded by technology. Then I ask my smart TV to launch Netflix or play a basic VR game on my Google Cardboard. It's safe to say that I'm a big fan of emerging media, technology, and innovation. Augmented and Virtual Reality.

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ClickFunnels

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

It’s important to understand the difference between traditional marketing and agile marketing : The traditional approach to marketing involves creating a marketing campaign in isolation, then launching it and hoping for the best. This type of campaign is sometimes called the “Big Bang” campaign because you go all out with one big launch.

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Search Engine Land

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Google CEO Sundar Pichai today announced the soft launch of Bard to a set “trusted testers,” showcasing what this early experimental release looks like with some examples. LaMDA was announced two years ago, at the 2021 Google I/O keynote, as Google’s next-generation language and conversation capabilities.

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SaaStr

MARCH 31, 2021

According to Statista , 70% of B2B technology vendors use Intent data for prospecting, followed by sales enablement support (53%) and targeting high-value accounts (52%). The impact of Intent data has the potential to influence your entire marketing program, especially if Account-based Everything (ABX) is a 2021 marketing objective.

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Martech

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Like any new technology in its infancy, Web3 is babbling buzzwords—crypto, NFT, blockchain. Trying to understand what a technology can do, as opposed to what it promises to do, requires perception and discernment. As Ron put it, “[They] are like the building blocks for Web3 technology.” The Web3 hype is tangible.

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Martech

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

The study focused specifically on changes from 2019 to 2021, which covers pre-pandemic data, as well as how video consumption and marketing strategies evolved over the last two years. But the data about 2021 surprised us. In 2021, video uploads on Wistia were up 73% from their pre-pandemic level in 2019. Accessibility.

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Martech

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The pilot program will include shows about topics such as technology, recruiting and mental health, from external experts as well as its own in-house news team. HubSpot launched its own podcast network back in summer of 2021 aiming to put engaging content in front of marketers and marketing operations professionals.

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Martech

JANUARY 3, 2024

consumers outright abandoning an app/website if asked to allow data tracking) rose from 20% to 33% between 2021 and 2023.” Social commerce ads remain unshoppable for most consumers TikTok launched its TikTok Shop feature in 2023, following Instagram and other social media platforms that offer social commerce.

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Martech

APRIL 18, 2022

Upon launching the company, Johnson had two challenges to address. Ultimately, Johnson could find only two companies with the TBYB technology she needed. Said Johnson, “The other company was Blackcart, which had fundraised and launched during the pandemic. For each pair of sunglasses sold, Mohala donates a week of school.

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Martech

JUNE 3, 2022

The company didn’t have ROI numbers for 2021 due to the uniqueness of the year.). The centrality of data and the need for updated technology. The most common reason given for replacing technologies was to take advantage of new and better features in a different solution. The latest generation of email technology.

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Martech

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The platform’s AI-driven technology helped Serial 1 determine what images resonated most with consumers. Serial 1, a standalone company that was initially launched from within Harley-Davidson, manufactures premium eBicycles. Vizit offered us a way to use technology to figure this out rather than simply guessing or testing.”.

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Martech

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

In covering the next phase of NFT marketing (the early adoption “novelty” phase concluded at the beginning of the year with Taco Bell), I checked in with Chris Georgen, founder and Chief Architect of Topl, which uses blockchain technology to help businesses measure value chains. Chris Wood, Editor. Burger King is getting real with NFTs.

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Highspot

OCTOBER 17, 2023

in 2021” (Market Share Analysis: CRM Sales Software, Worldwide, 2022, Oct. This technology breakthrough unlocks new insight into how an initiative is performing to drive effective C-level strategy. The post Highspot Launches Highspot Copilot for Sales Enablement appeared first on Highspot. in 2022, after growth of 19.7%

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Martech

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

In others, accepting the reality of siloed data across a series of technologies and finding ways to activate it is a better approach. Meet the 2021 Stackies winners. Companies fill their marketing technology stacks with a range of tools, each playing a specific role, like marketing automation, CRM, email marketing, analytics, and more.

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Martech

JANUARY 24, 2022

Read this guide for a thorough overview of: The impact marketing automation can make, its different types, and benefits How to build a foundational strategy to get the most value from marketing automation Five steps to get started launching successful automated campaigns. [1].

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Search Engine Land

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

About this result is meant to “give people helpful context, such as a description of how SGE generated the response, so they can understand more about the underlying technology,” according to Google. Google launched About this result in Search in 2021. What it looks like. About About this result. Why we care.

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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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InsightSquared

MAY 25, 2021

Introducing the Ultimate Forecasting Benchmarks: The 2021 State of Sales Forecasting. InsightSquared is excited to unveil The 2021 State of Sales Forecasting study. We launched this first-of-its kind forecasting research report in partnership with RevOps Squared , a SaaS benchmark and research firm.

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Martech

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

We all know someone who has struck out on their own to become an independent consultant or gig worker, or to launch something more significant. If this sounds familiar, you might be among the many marketers who’ve experienced similar pain when trying to build a marketing technology stack. dollars in 2021. billion by 2024.

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