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24 alternatives to SaaStr 061: John Gleeson, VP Customer Success @ Affinio

The Optimal Relationship Between Customer Success and Sales

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. SaaStr 061: John Gleeson, VP Customer Success @ Affinio launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Hack To Start - Ep 109: John Gleeson, VP of Customer Success, Affinio▲66
John dives into building Customer Success for SaaS startups
2016 · its alternatives →
2
SaaStr - 028: Mark Organ @ Influitive & Eloqua▲64
Why Customer Success Is The Bedrock For All SaaS Business?
2016 · its alternatives →
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SaaStr 044: Andy Sparks, Co-Founder & Head of Sales @ Mattermark▲66
How to hire, train & incentivise your sales team
2016 · its alternatives →
4
SaaStr 040: Allison Pickens, VP of Customer Success & Business Operations @ Gainsight▲59
Scaling your customer success team & managing churn
2016 · its alternatives →
5
SaaStr 046: Aaron Ross, Author @ Predictable Revenue & From Impossible To Inevitable▲72
How SaaS companies scale into hyper-growth mode
2016 · its alternatives →
6
Salesmachine▲277
Follow the health of your customers in realtime
2016 · its alternatives →
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SaaStr 087: Michael Driscoll, Founder & CEO @ Metamarkets▲59
What All Successful SaaS Startups Have In Common?
2017 · its alternatives →
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MeetRecord▲175
Reduce churn using insights from customer meetings
2022 · its alternatives →
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SaaStr 084: Alex MacCaw, Founder & CEO @ Clearbit▲74
Why the future of sales is personalisation?
2016 · its alternatives →
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SaaStr 050: Matthew Bellows, Founder & CEO @ Yesware▲65
Why all founders should do sales until $1m ARR
2016 · its alternatives →
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SaaStr 066: Jeff Fernandez, Founder & CEO @ Grovo▲74
Why CEOs should lead from the heart & walk the sales floor
2016 · its alternatives →
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SaaStr - 030: Harry Glaser, Co-Founder @ Periscope Data▲63
Building & training a non-technical sales team
2016 · its alternatives →
13
Business Systems Explored #012: Aaron Lapierre, Double Dutch▲65
Creating an amazing experience with customer success
2016 · its alternatives →
14
Drift Profiles▲247
A more personalized way for team members to help customers
2016 · its alternatives →
15
Launchdeck▲163
Digital sales rooms that win sales & close deals
2024 · launchdeck.app · its alternatives →
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SaaStr 063: Brandon Bruce, Co-Founder & COO @ Cirrus Insight▲64
The sales script that increases conversion by 80%
2016 · its alternatives →
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SaaStr 047: Meagen Eisenberg, CMO @ MongoDB▲74
How to increase leads through marketing funnel optimisation
2016 · its alternatives →
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SaaStr 071: Taro Fukuyama, Founder & CEO @ AnyPerk▲66
5 steps to building a cohesive team
2016 · its alternatives →
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SaaStr 074: Daniel Saks, Co-Founder & Co-CEO at AppDirect▲67
The 4 step playbook to expanding distribution
2016 · its alternatives →
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SaaStr 068: Ryan Petersen, Founder & CEO @ Flexport▲60
Why NPS is the most important metric for SaaS startups
2016 · its alternatives →
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SaaStr 049: Ryan Fyfe, Founder & CEO @ Humanity▲60
Why it is all about facilitating customer adoption?
2016 · its alternatives →
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SaaStr 062: John Barrows: Sales Trainer To Salesforce, Twilio, Marketo...▲67
Segmentation creates laziness & marketing is eating sales
2016 · its alternatives →
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Seaworthy 4: Focusing on Customer Success (ft Brian Reath, Handshake)▲55
We discuss the importance & impact of focusing on customers.
2016 · its alternatives →
24
Onboard▲151
Customer onboarding & implementation SaaS for success teams
2022 · its alternatives →

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