The Latest From SaaStr: Beginner’s guide to the sales process for startups

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By Brad Bowery · Wednesday, March 24, 2021
 
     
 

When you start your first company, one of the most critical but often overlooked roles you take on is that of a chief salesperson. If you want to hire your first sales rep and close more deals, you need to understand how the sales process works, what tools your team needs to be successful and learn to speak sales.

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By Amelia Ibarra · Wednesday, March 24, 2021
 
     
 

In today's SaaStr podcast, Tomasz Tunguz, Managing Director at Redpoint Ventures shares the 5 metrics and benchmarks you should track to maximize your company’s valuation.

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By Jason Lemkin · Wednesday, March 24, 2021
 
     
 

Q:  What are your thoughts about Prince Harry’s new job as Chief Impact officer at BetterUp (startup)? I think it’s smart: BetterUp seems to be the highest-valued, and likely the...
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By Jason Lemkin · Wednesday, March 24, 2021
 
     
 

We all screw a lot of things up.  But I think the biggest, #1, mistake successful first-time entrepreneurs in SaaS make time and time again these days is they micromanage...
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By Jason Lemkin · Tuesday, March 23, 2021
 
     
 

Battery Ventures recently put out its Software 2021 report with a ton of interesting learnings across the leaders in SaaS and Cloud. A few top takeaways: #1.  Battery Ventures’ data...
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By Amelia Ibarra · Tuesday, March 23, 2021
 
     
 

Webflow, a no-code website builder, doubled its customer base last year, pushing the company's valuation to $2.1 billion. Webflow CEO Vlad Magdalin openly shares the struggles and triumphs they endured along the way to their success.

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Expand Revenue and Scale Faster Through Partnerships  
By Amelia Ibarra 

Whether you’re looking to close more deals, generate more leads or bring traffic to your next campaign, PartnerStack is built to handle every kind of partnership — and all of them at once.  More than 300 B2B SaaS companies already use PartnerStack to grow and manage their partner programs with us. Learn how to unlock your revenue potential.


How to develop sales leaders who create growth
By Amelia Ibarra 

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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