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Why Growth Hacking Doesn’t Scale, And How To Plan For Growth Instead

Sales Hacker

CASE IN POINT: Common mistakes we find that can lead you to believe you are in a launch window: Not distinguishing outliers: One of our client’s database showed a single $200,000 annual contract (ACV) Enterprise deal with a 270-day sales cycle among dozens of $12,000 ACV deals with 28 days sales cycles.

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The Playbook to Building a Thriving Sales Culture with PatientPop SVP of Sales Justin Welsh (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

I was a local sales manager or regional manager. My velocity lane, PatientPop’s SMB SaaS, eight units a month, $13,500 contract. Calls, emails, connect rate, demos, performs, wins, average contract value. I was in med device for 36 months before I get a territory and then it’s like in the middle of nowhere.

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SaaStr Podcast #214: Erica Schultz, CRO @ New Relic on What It Takes To Successfully Scale Into Enterprise

SaaStr

Harry Stebbings: I’m so pleased you said the word multiyear there, because I’m absolutely fascinated by multiyear contracts, which is probably one of the many reasons I’m still single. How do you think about that and really a multiyear contracts and their prominence today if not or if paid up front?