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10 Tough Lessons We Learned Building a Prenicorn Outside of Silicon Valley from Pendo.io (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

Building a hyper-growth company is hard anywhere, but building one outside the Bay Area comes with its own unique challenges. Building a great product, taking care of customers and through the process of taking care of customers, customers introduce us to investors as someone interesting, someone to look at.

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Seed Investing Today: What’s Changed, What Hasn’t with Aileen Lee and Jason Lemkin (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

I think whether it’s doing portfolio triage or learning to take pitches over Zoom or whatever people are doing, it’s hard as human beings. Aileen Lee: But these are also super… I mean, you were talking about growth stage companies where they’ve got strong product market fit. The rate of change, right?

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How to Negotiate Your Next Sales Contract: 9 Tips for Success

Salesforce

To successfully negotiate a contract in today’s sales climate, you need to prioritize relationship building over persuasion, practice active listening, and empathize with your customers’ challenges. Address concerns without relying on generic scripts or pitches and give them personalized recommendations.