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24 alternatives to SaaS Open Mic: LiveChat CMO on reaching 14K customers with no sales team

A remarkable story of pivots, organic growth & vintage SaaS

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. SaaS Open Mic: LiveChat CMO on reaching 14K customers with no sales team launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
SaaS Open Mic - Product Management in a SaaS Business▲68
Featuring ChartMogul’s Director of Product, Vinay Seshadri
2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
2
SaaS Open Mic - A Chat With Nikos Moraitakis, CEO @Workable▲65
On high-growth metrics, customer churn and payback period.
2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
3
The Startup Chat 156: Scaling SaaS from 100 to 1000 customers▲115
Hiten Shah & Steli Efti share a framework for growing SaaS
2016 · thestartupchat.com · its alternatives →
4
SaaS Open Mic - Building a community from scratch with Alex Theuma▲67
How do you build a community AND conference, from nothing?
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
5
Freshchat▲264
Catch 'em all. Keep 'em all.
2017 · freshworks.com · its alternatives →
6
Wantoo▲113
Managing feedback has never been easier!
2016 · its alternatives →
7
SaaS Open Mic - Murat Mutlu, Founder of Marvel▲63
Growing @Marvelapp from a side project into a full business
2016 · chartmogul.com · its alternatives →
8
Live Chat for Sales by Intercom▲412
The quickest way to get more qualified leads
2017 · intercom.com · its alternatives →
9
LeadChat▲87
4x more conversions w/ our outsourced live chat sales ninjas
2015 · leadchat.com · its alternatives →
10
SaaS Open Mic: Creating a subscription box empire with Jameson Morris▲62
How to craft a formula for subscription box success
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
11
Hello Tech Pros: Mining HackerNews for Customers▲60
and building an international SaaS company
2017 · gadgetsprimer.com · its alternatives →
12
SaaS Open Mic - Bjoern Zinssmeister, Founder of @Ivyleads▲61
On sales stacks, design for enterprise SaaS & more.
2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
13
Crisp Livechat▲371
The most modern experience to talk to website visitors
2017 · crisp.chat · its alternatives →
14
The Startup Chat 174: Self-Service vs Human-Touch in SaaS▲71
Can bots really sell?
2017 · thestartupchat.com · its alternatives →
15
Chatterbox▲223
Live chat with your to-be customers straight from your Slack
2017 · retainly.co · its alternatives →
16
SaaS Revolution: With Laura Roeder CEO of MeetEdgar▲62
How we got 7k+ customers using direct response marketing
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
17
Reply: Live Tasks▲143
Convert prospects into customers with Live Tasks suggestions
2017 · reply.io · its alternatives →
18
SaaS Open Mic - Webflow: SaaS, consolidated?▲61
with Co-founder Bryant Chou
2017 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
19
Growth Everywhere – Mutual Mobile CEO ▲75
Generating $40M a year with only 15 customers
2016 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →
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The SaaS Revolution Show - The Strategies behind acquiring 100 million users with Scott Burns▲53
Vertical SaaS and Acquisition Strategies
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
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Growth Everywhere: How To Grow A SaaS Business in an Ultra Competitive Market▲58
Learn how to stand out in a crowded market
2016 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →
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LiveChat Incubator▲23
Turn your SaaS project into a full-fledged business.
2022 · incubator.text.com · its alternatives →
23
SaaS Open Mic 06: Alex MacCaw▲67
On Stripe's success, founding Clearbit and writing
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
24
Uncensored Growth - How founders stay SANE▲61
Behind the scenes strategies of a 7-figure SaaS Business
2017 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

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