SaaStr

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The post 5 Things To Be Wary of In VC Financings appeared first on SaaStr. Even at a substantially lower price. Because you’ll be stuck with this investor forever. note: an updated SaaStr Classic post).

Finance 108

Finance Negotiate Up-sell Price 108

Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Rob has a background in finance, but jumped into the startup world first at Groupon, where he was the GM for their Latin American division, before moving to New York to become the first sales hire for Justworks. The benefits of a career in finance on evaluating companies. The impact of culture on future growth. We’re on iTunes.

Finance 59

Finance Growth Start-ups CRM 59

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

As part of the growth team, we were tasked with experimenting on any part of the business that could drive an impact, so we focused on the big, key levers of our monetization flow. . So we settled on growth levers at the bottom of the funnel–experimenting with pricing, the checkout page, plan mix, and our trial model.

Strategize 121

Strategize Growth Objectives and Key Results Price 121

SaaStr

MARCH 4, 2024

A High Priced Round Puts a Ton of Pressure On The Exit and Growth Rate Raise $2m, $4m, $10m? And no one is going to be too concerned if growth slows. Non-Dilutive Financing and Venture Debt Do Have Their Place, But They Have Their Risks, Too. That’s a great use of revenue financing and venture debt. If you are 100% sure.

Finance 82

Finance Price Growth Up-sell 82

Sales Pop!

APRIL 18, 2024

This synergy is evident in various applications, including supply chain management, healthcare, finance, and governance. Finance: Blockchain revolutionizes financial services by enabling faster, cheaper, and more transparent transactions. The post Digital Innovation and Blockchain: Technology Synergy appeared first on SalesPOP!

Technology 52

Technology Technology Government Healthcare 52

SaaStr

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Brex is a company that provides credit cards for startups, and Alloy provides financing for small businesses. Both companies have achieved rapid growth by offering products and services that are tailored to and evolve to the needs of their customers within a highly regulated space. 1) Know your risk appetite as a company.

Growth 87

Growth Legal Finance Launch 87

Search Engine Land

APRIL 8, 2024

How this prompt could be improved: You are a mid-market corporate finance boutique providing advisory services to businesses across our five key sectors: Sustainability; Software, Media & Technology; Business Services; Manufacturing & Distribution; and Health & Education. Here’s a step-by-step breakdown of the process: 1.

Finance 111

Finance Manufacturing Referrals Construction 111

Martech

MARCH 21, 2024

And it might just be that alternative data , a type of big data that ironically went mainstream for the finance industry, might also be a gamechanger for digital advertising. In finance, traditional data consists of quarterly reports, company statements and other publicly available sources of data used to make investment decisions.

Finance 120

Finance Retail Government Networking 120

SaaStr

JUNE 17, 2023

In this post, we’ll share the learnings from SaaStr CEO and Founder Jason Lemkin’s frontline analysis of the current state of the market in 2023, and distill down into why we’re now in the era of efficient growth in SaaS. This was achieved through strategic cost-cutting measures without compromising their growth trajectory.

Growth 79

Growth E-commerce Profit margin Strategize 79

Salesforce

JANUARY 27, 2022

Customer service agents are critical to business growth. In our State of Service report, multiple statistics remind us of the criticality of service on customer experience, and the impact of customer experience on business growth. Plenty of evidence links employee happiness to business growth and profitability. Watch the demo.

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Service Growth Customers Represent 98

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

SaaS products and services like Pilot track the finances of 1,000s of SaaS and other startup so they’re an interesting source of hard data. VC finance is designed to fund 18-24 months of runway. SaaS and Cloud growth overall will remain strong. What does Pilot’s latest data say? That’s how it works.

Finance 118

Finance Growth Service Product 118

Search Engine Land

MARCH 21, 2024

And it might just be that alternative data , a type of big data that ironically went mainstream for the finance industry, might also be a gamechanger for digital advertising. In finance, traditional data consists of quarterly reports, company statements and other publicly available sources of data used to make investment decisions.

Finance 87

Finance Retail Government Networking 87

SaaStr

MARCH 20, 2024

With personal experience from EchoSign and other high-growth companies, he was spoiled when it came to those companies raising money from exceptional VCs. Higher than he imagined in terms of the founder quality bar and, the stage of the business, and growth and efficiency metrics. And that’s what makes the bar that much higher.

Quota 94

Quota Finance Drivers/motivators GTM 94

Martech

MARCH 26, 2024

The challenge for modern businesses is to fully recognize and leverage this potential by integrating martech teams into strategic planning discussions from the onset, unlocking opportunities for innovation, growth and competitive advantage. Martech’s influence needs to extend beyond marketing.

Customers 100

Customers Strategic planning Strategize Appointment 100

SaaStr

JANUARY 23, 2023

So now is simply a terrible time to be raising growth stage venture capital. We just did our latest Workshop Wednesday with Omers Growth, and they only did one growth investment last year. We just did our latest Workshop Wednesday with Omers Growth, and they only did one growth investment last year.

Finance 115

Finance Growth Meeting Closing 115

Hubspot

APRIL 29, 2015

The finance industry is just one of those industries that's REALLY difficult to work in as a marketer. If ongoing research is anything to go by, finance is one industry that’s seeing an increasing level of demand for engagement over the internet. And sure, marketing within the finance industry can be challenging.

Finance 62

Finance Follow-up Presentation Growth 62

Hubspot

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Within seven years, though, his company grew to be worth $500 million and his website, Nerdwallet.com, attracts millions of visitors per month who look for credit card information and personal finance-related content. How was he able to accomplish such an incredible feat? The short answer? Data-driven content marketing. And it works.

Finance 69

Finance Commission Government Networking 69

Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

If your business growth is constrained by the cashflow you need for inventory, advertising, or something else, Flex could provide you with an interesting growth lever.

GTM 89

GTM Finance Pipeline Growth 89

Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

She is currently the VP of Sales at Crunchbase , where she leads a high-growth team out of New York City. If your business growth is constrained by the cashflow you need for inventory, advertising, or something else, Flex could provide you with an interesting growth lever.

GTM 91

GTM Finance Growth Sales 91

Search Engine Land

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

When your own finances are at stake, you’re propelled to analyze, adjust and optimize your ads to get the most profitable results in the least amount of time. For example, an intent-based structured campaign may perform well for retail, but a themed-based structure may be best for finance.

Finance 117

Finance A/B testing Campaign Retail 117

Martech

MAY 2, 2023

Whether you’re applying lead-to-revenue, account-based marketing (ABM), product-, partner-, community-led growth strategies or a combination thereof, a practical yet overlooked step is getting the company talent and resources more involved. Today, revenue and customer generation must be a team sport. Here is how a $1.4 Here is how a $1.4

Finance 105

Finance Sports B2B Contract 105

Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

If your business growth is constrained by the cashflow you need for inventory, advertising, or something else, Flex could provide you with an interesting growth lever.

GTM 86

GTM Finance CRM Consult 86

SaaStr

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Bessemer’s typical growth stage investment is $20 million+ for series B+, but we invest through pre-IPO. To prioritize efficient growth. #4. Multiples have come down since the peak, and today the venture-growth markets are prioritizing efficient growth. And how big is your current fund? Our current fund is $3.85

Finance 80

Finance Growth B2B Trust 80

Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 5, 2023

If your business growth is constrained by the cashflow you need for inventory, advertising, or something else, Flex could provide you with an interesting growth lever.

GTM 93

GTM Customers Finance Represent 93

SaaStr

JANUARY 30, 2024

There was so much panic and fear about not running out of money, and cutting the burn, and overfunded unicorns, that almost everyone got a pass on growth as long as the burn was low. In fact, most of your team may need to go to get back to growth, ultimately. The customer financing is there. The good news? Is that you?

GTM 82

GTM Finance Growth Gaming 82

Sales Hacker

JANUARY 30, 2024

If your business growth is constrained by the cashflow you need for inventory, advertising, or something else, Flex could provide you with an interesting growth lever.

GTM 79

GTM UX Finance Growth 79

Salesmate

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Customer Relationship Management tools are an essential investment you make towards the growth of your business. Why do finance companies need CRM? Therefore, today’s finance businesses need to adopt such approaches that are modern and customer-focused, which is why CRM for Finance plays an important role in the scaling of companies.

CRM 128

CRM Service Finance Customer Relationship Management 128

Hubspot

MARCH 5, 2024

But youths are the driving force for the group’s financial growth, and 74% of US Latinos under 34 years old (Millennials or younger) are actually born here, and proficient in English. And that connection led to SUMA’s 62% annual user growth and nearly 5x revenue increase. Beatriz had no background in finance.

Finance 61

Finance Education Networking Growth 61

Sales Pop!

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Navigate financing options Very few startups are fully self-funded. Whether you seek loans, investors, or other sources, an accountant is invaluable for guiding financing decisions. For debt financing, they can help you understand options like bank loans, SBA loans, and credit cards to select the best fit.

Service 52

Service Finance Referrals Growth 52

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Those tied to direct macro saw no dip in growth. But some went from 100% growth to zero. Companies are waiting too long to hire a CFO or VP of Finance. At one point, Lemkin offered to give it back to investors when growth stalled, and he wasn’t sure he could deliver. Don’t wait too long to hire a VP of Finance.

Finance 84

Finance Growth Meeting Trust 84

SaaStr

APRIL 9, 2024

What Makes Up GDP Growth From a macro perspective, different variables affect GDP growth in general: It’s three things. Population growth Productivity growth Debt growth We know that we won’t see population growth until the medium-to-long term. That leaves one variable we can leverage — productivity growth.

Product 83

Product Government Healthcare Growth 83

Martech

APRIL 12, 2024

BlueConic’s pure-play CDP is designed to give transformation-minded organizations and their growth-focused teams, such as marketing, ecommerce, digital product and experience, and analytics, access to unified, actionable, and privacy-compliant firstparty customer data. Twilio Segment Twilio Segment serves both B2B and B2C organizations.

Customers 109

Customers B2C Healthcare Retail 109

Sales Hacker

MAY 23, 2022

Manager, Outbound Growth Marketing at Greenhouse) and Will Allred (Co-Founder & COO at Lavender) to get TWO perspectives and TWO approaches on real sales emails, every week on Sales Hacker. Hi Kristina, I work for {{org.name}} , and we are revolutionizing how companies and finance professionals win. Subject line: Finance Opening.

Finance 75

Finance Growth Sales 75

SalesLoft

APRIL 25, 2019

It’s my pleasure to share SalesLoft has finalized our Series D financing. SalesLoft Raises $70 Million Series D to Fuel Growth. “SalesLoft has had a huge impact on our revenue growth and dramatically improved the selling experiences we provide our customers. I’m thrilled to announce one such investment today.

Growth 90

Growth Commission Networking Finance 90

Partners in Excellence

OCTOBER 11, 2023

And only 1% of RevOps and 12% of Finance leaders believe comp plans are aligned with overall company goals. If we have account growth goals, we put an objective in the performance plan. A recent report cited: 97% * of leaders think there are challenges with their comp plans. 78% find their comp plans difficult to understand.

Objectives and Key Results 104

Objectives and Key Results Pipeline Finance Quota 104

Hubspot

JANUARY 27, 2020

I talked to several growth leaders and also wrote down my own favorite ways of combating success theater, which I'll share now. Nigel Stevens, founder of Organic Growth Marketing , encourages an embrace of failure internally and externally: "Whenever I only hear of 'wins' for a while, I start to get nervous.

Growth 98

Growth A/B testing Campaign Electricity 98

SaaStr

OCTOBER 29, 2022

So I’ve seen a trend among many startups these days which is to sort of have a VP or Director of Business Ops instead of a VP / Director of Finance. They handle the cash too, but also go deep on the business in a way a “finance person” usually simply can’t. True finance folks (e.g., True finance folks (e.g.,

Finance 93

Finance Consult Up-sell Presentation 93