Now is the best time to be in a startup or SMB sales team. Great Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) sales apps are coming to market at a rapid pace and they’re affordable to boot. These focused apps are leveling the playing field between the enterprise sales engines and the little startup that could. And unlike your traditional […]
Startup Journey
How We Hacked and Upgraded Our Startup Beta Signup Process
We got the most out of our startup beta signup process. We identified motivated customers. We collected customer insights that informed feature prioritization and web copy decisions. We forced ourselves to feel the pain points we were trying to solve for. It even made us evaluate the competition by using the competition’s products. Then, it showed us what our users will feel when […]
Transparency-as-a-Service for Startups and SMBs
I read a piece by James Altucher today that completely changed the way I think about writing and those reading what I write. Readers are like onlookers in the Roman Coliseum calling for other people’s blood. Writers are the gladiators responsible for shedding that blood. Writers shed blood by sharing the things you want to know about most–things […]
7ish Things to Love About Pipedrive CRM
Blitzen is now listed as a Pipedrive integration. Learn More What’s not to love about Pipedrive CRM System? They have created a beautiful and light-weight easy CRM. Their pricing model is so simple a small child can wrap their head around it (and probably afford it). Their product, while perfectly suited to manage the SMB sales process, is […]