The Latest From SaaStr: 5 Interesting Learnings from Okta at Almost $1B in ARR

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By Jason Lemkin · Wednesday, February 3, 2021
 
     
 

Okta is one of the more interesting Cloud and SaaS leaders, growing from its early roots as one of several Cloud identity vendors, to the break-out leader, to expanding its...
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By Amelia Ibarra · Wednesday, February 3, 2021
 
     
 

Menaka Shroff, Director of Global Marketing at Google, shares the 7 common enterprise marketing mistakes she sees and how to avoid them. 

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By Jason Lemkin · Wednesday, February 3, 2021
 
     
 

Q: Do a sizable number of startups use Microsoft 365? Most startups I work with run on Google Workplace / GSuite. It’s truly Cloud-native, it integrates slickly with the rest...
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By Jason Lemkin · Wednesday, February 3, 2021
 
     
 

Ah, the first sales rep. Being the first salesperson into a start-up is a rewarding — but very tough job: Your Founder Boss likely will never have managed a salesperson...
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By Jason Lemkin · Wednesday, February 3, 2021
 
     
 

Q:  How do I follow up with a prospect one or two months after they downloaded a whitepaper that they may have forgotten about? Write a very personalized email. Most...
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By Jason Lemkin · Tuesday, February 2, 2021
 
     
 

The Covid boost we’ve seen has been huge in SaaS and Cloud, but it hasn’t always been even, especially for folks that aren’t #1 in their space. Actually, some of...
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