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How Windsurf / Codeium Built a Billion-Dollar AI Company and a Winning Sales Machine

SaaStr

5 Key Learnings from Scaling from 3 to 75 Go-To-Market Team Members in Less Than 12 Months The latest SaaStr CRO Confidential is out and Sam Blond did a great deep dive with Graham Mareno, VP of Worldwide Sales at Codeium. I really liked this one and wanted to write up a few more learnings. What is Codeium and Windsurf? .”

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Buyer’s journey vs. customer’s journey — what makes these paths different, and where they intersect

Hubspot

Yet most teams still structure their go-to-market (GTM) motions around one goal: acquisition. To fix this, I recommend using a consistent sales methodology and value framework across marketing, sales, and customer success. This isn’t just about the post-sale experience.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Heinz Marketing

Heinz Marketing

We bring a foolproof approach for exceeding sales, marketing and go-to-market goals with our clients. Matt Heinz started Heinz Marketing back in 2008 and continues to serve as President of Heinz Marketing today.

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Timeless growth principles that scaled $20M to $450M

Sales Hacker

GTMnow shares insight around the go-to-market strategies responsible for explosive company growth. He studied what Carta specifically needed fixing broken lead routing, segmenting sellers by skill, and rethinking post-sale experience. Two of Cartas top performers today were nearly let go early in their careers.

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The Compound Startup Advantage: Why The CEO of Rippling Believes Focus Is Overrated

SaaStr

Conrad admits this is an ongoing challenge: “The knock on this is… the sales experience for customers having multiple sales teams going after customers and not having a coherent and cohesive experience.”

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GTM 157: How ClickUp Scaled 17x and Cut CAC 3× — GTM Systems, Building Incrementally and Going from PLG to SLG | Gaurav Agarwal

Sales Hacker

Conversations reveal the unshared details behind how they have grown companies, and the go-to-market strategies responsible for shaping that growth. And people who see it as marketing, Sophie Buonassisi (04:25.602) typically just only capture a sliver of what great operators can do. Thanks for having me, Sophie. Glad to be here.

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How AI Sales Training Strengthens Buyer Trust

Highspot

Your sales team wants to connect with buyers, but without the right tools and insights, that connection doesnt always happen. And without trust, deals stall, sales cycles drag on, and your competitors swoop in. Turn Skeptical Buyers into Confident Customers Buyers are bombarded with cold calls and generic sales pitches.