The Latest From SaaStr: The Annual Per-Seat SaaS Contract: Not Quite The Gold Standard It Used To Be

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By Jason Lemkin · Thursday, March 11, 2021
 
     
 

  Q:  Why do SaaS companies bill annually up front? Perhaps they shouldn’t. A lot of SaaS pricing originally comes from classic enterprise software. In the old days, a customer...
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By Jason Lemkin · Thursday, March 11, 2021
 
     
 

Congratulations on finally hiring your VP of Sales!  That’s the hardest part of all.  But next up is a more nuanced choice — what should her core goal / KPI...
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By Jason Lemkin · Wednesday, March 10, 2021
 
     
 

You may not have heard of Procore if you aren’t in construction, but it’s a quiet SaaS leader we can all learn from if we think about it as a...
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By Jason Lemkin · Wednesday, March 10, 2021
 
     
 

Q: How do you motivate your sales team after a disastrous month? It’s definitely a challenge. Because everyone in sales knows. They know if the competition is getting stronger. If...
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By Jason Lemkin · Wednesday, March 10, 2021
 
     
 

Perhaps nothing, but in most cases, likely everything. A classic VP of Marketing will do 4 things (although of course, no one is great at all 4): Brand and Corporate...
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By Jason Lemkin · Tuesday, March 9, 2021
 
     
 

Secret trick so many founders resist: * Integrate with your competitors* Open your API to your competitors* Make it easy for your customers buy both you and a competitor together...
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How to develop sales leaders who create growth
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New sales leaders have a lot on their plates, and the demands continually increase. To help new and rising leaders develop the coaching mindset they need to challenge and motivate their hungry teams. Our partners at BetterUp are here to help you invest in your leaders and make them champions of success. 

 
 
 

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