3 Ways to Drive More Upsells that Every CSM Needs to Know

Nikhil Hasija is the CEO of Azuqua, an integration platform that empowers unified customer experiences by connecting the applications, data, and processes across siloed teams in order to increase customer satisfaction and repeat revenue. Sometimes the customer needs more of your product or services to achieve success. But upselling is a tricky topic. At what

Customer Success is a Single Digit Hire

At Pulse 2016, SaaStr’s Customer Success for Start-ups track was one of the most popular series of sessions in the entire conference. This is a transcript of a really valuable panel featuring Jason Lemkin (SaaStr), Nakul Mandan (Lightspeed Venture Partners), Blaire Fernandez (Talkdesk), and Jennifer Bantelman (Zapproved). Jason: Okay, this is a fun one. It’ll

CLTV Isn’t the Whole Story: Don’t Shortchange Second Order Revenue

At Pulse 2016, SaaStr’s Customer Success for Start-ups track was one of the most popular series of sessions in the entire conference. This is a transcript of a really valuable panel featuring Jason Lemkin (SaaStr), Matt Garratt (Salesforce Ventures), Cliff Cate (ToutApp), and Joe Loveless (PowerDMS). Jason: All right. Good afternoon, everybody. I think we’ve

Is Private Equity Eating the (SaaS) World? What PE Consolidation Means for SaaS CEOs

TCV General Partner Dave Yuan is an old friend and colleague. We actually first met in college, but over the years I’ve turned to him for insight and advice. When we reconnected last week I was particularly struck by his perspective on private equity investments and got his permission to share our conversation. Nick: How

Are you sure you’re ready for a Customer Success platform?

Foreword By Dan Gamito After working with dozens of hyper-growth SaaS businesses, we’ve seen some fascinating patterns emerge. One of the patterns is that most Customer Success platform implementations take way longer than expected. When a team gets to the point where they need a dedicated Customer Success platform like Gainsight, they’ve probably long since

Tales of Groc: Customer Success Caveman – Chapter 7

Geologists from Stanford University recently made an astounding discovery. Drilling core samples in Palo Alto, a thousand feet below Sand Hill Road, they discovered the fossils of an ancient civilization. Their excitement grew as excavation revealed a Neanderthal community with complex tools, written language, and a primitive subscription economy. A paleo-forensic team pieced together the

Gainsight’s Latest Product Release Enables Next-Generation Customer Experience

I am excited to announce Gainsight’s latest product release that brings a fresh new user interface to our customers, makes Customer Success more personal with integrated video communication, and elevates our in-product best practices library with important new capabilities. Modern, Streamlined User Interface: As Gainsight’s product has grown over the last couple years our design