Erik Devaney
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From Weekend Project to $50 Million in ARR and 3 Million Users: 4 Key Secrets Behind Zapier’s Extraordinary Growth
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Before he was Zapier’s CEO, Wade Foster played saxophone in a blues and jazz quartet with bassist Bryan Helmig, who would later become Zapier’s CTO. (Reminder: This is a true story.) Wade and Bryan became fast friends after playing gigs around their hometown of Columbia, Missouri, and discovered they had a shared passion beyond music: […]
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How Reading Books Saved this CEO’s Life: 4 Can’t-Miss Lessons to Steal Now
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Editor’s Note: The following is based on Steli Efti’s HYPERGROWTH 2018 presentation. Ready for HYPERGROWTH 2019? You can pre-order tickets here. There’s no way around it: If you want to unlock the next level in your career growth, you need to read – and not just the sports or style section. You need to read […]
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Eventbrite’s Remarkable Journey From $0 to $10 Billion in Ticket Sales: 4 Crucial Growth Secrets Every Entrepreneur Needs to Know
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On September 20th, 2018, Eventbrite went public, selling 10 million shares and raising $230 million in its initial public offering (IPO). The company’s valuation soared to nearly $2 billion. For Eventbrite co-founders Julia and Kevin Hartz, it must have been the happiest day of their lives. I mean, apart from their wedding day… and when […]
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This is How You Become a Remarkable Leader: 4 Revolutionary Leadership Lessons From Former Navy SEAL Jocko Willink
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Editor’s Note: The following is based on Jocko Willink’s HYPERGROWTH 2018 presentation. Ready for HYPERGROWTH 2019? You can pre-order tickets here. In his HYPERGROWTH 2018 presentation, former Navy SEAL and best-selling author Jocko Willink talked about the leadership lessons he learned during his 20-year career in the military. From leading his fellow SEALs in battle as the commander […]
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From Breakthrough Idea to Billion-Dollar Empire: 4 Secrets Behind Squarespace’s Extraordinary Growth
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If you manage a website or blog — or regularly listen to podcasts — there’s a 99.999% chance you’ve heard of Squarespace. And considering the website creation company now boasts more than 2 million paying customers, there’s also a decent chance that you either a) use Squarespace yourself or at least b) know someone who […]
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These Are the 4 Secrets to Replicating Stripe’s Billion Dollar Growth
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Pop quiz: Apart from being tech companies, what do Amazon, Uber, Lyft, Airbnb, Spotify, Kickstarter, Indiegogo, DoorDash, Postmates, and TaskRabbit all have in common? Answer: They all use Stripe to process payments. While it might not be a household name (yet), Stripe has quietly been taking over the world of online payments. In fact, if […]
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We analyzed the sales and marketing practices of the top 100 SaaS companies. Here’s what we found.
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For the second year in a row Forbes, in partnership with Bessemer Venture Partners and Salesforce Ventures, released its Cloud 100 list of the top private SaaS companies in world. We analyzed the marketing and sales practices of this year’s top companies and found that more businesses than ever are implementing conversational marketing to engage […]
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Account-Based Marketing (ABM): A Complete Guide
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Account-based marketing is one of the hottest topics in B2B marketing. We take a look at how ABM differs from traditional marketing.
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What Is Conversational Marketing? Definition, Examples and Best Practices Behind a Conversational Marketing Strategy
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Conversational Marketing Definition Conversational marketing or conversation marketing is a one-to-one approach to marketing that companies use to shorten their sales cycle, learn about their customers, and create a more human buying experience. Unlike traditional marketing, conversational marketing uses targeted, real-time messaging and intelligent chatbots instead of lead capture forms — that way leads never […]
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The 2018 State of Chatbots Report: How Chatbots Are Reshaping Online Experiences
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There’s no denying the hype that’s been surrounding chatbots over the past few years. Whether you view the technology as a passing fad, or believe that chatbots will revolutionize how people communicate and interact, the impact chatbots are having on online experiences is real…and it’s measurable. To help shed light on how chatbots are reshaping […]
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10 Lessons From Wellness Experts Rich Roll and Brad Stulberg That Will Make You a Better Human
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There’s no denying that wellness has become a hot topic these days. It seems like everywhere you look, self-proclaimed wellness gurus are sharing tips, tricks, and hacks for improving your physical and mental well-being. Rich Roll and Brad Stulberg aren’t like that. In fact, as you’ll soon discover, the whole idea of “hacking” your way […]
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7 Lessons From Our VP of Growth That Will Make You Rethink Sales Email
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Earlier this week we introduced the world to Drift Sequences, a sales email tool that actually helps customers buy. One of the masterminds behind Sequences was our in-house mad scientist (and VP of Growth) Guillaume Cabane, a.k.a. “G.” For years, G has been trying to understand how to craft the perfect experiences for potential customers, […]
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