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Two Years Later, 10 Lessons From Taking ZoomInfo Public

Zoominfo

My co-founder and I maxed out our credit cards to start this business in 2007, and we didn’t have the insulation to run the company without regard for every cent. We watched as other software companies that weren’t focused on operational efficiency received hundreds of millions of dollars from venture capitalists.

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Ditching 'More is More' to Increase Sales Team Effectiveness by 50%: Teamwork.com’s Story

Hubspot Sales

In 2007, our founders started a web agency, building websites and other solutions for clients. They started looking for software that would help manage the client side of the business, but the product they were looking for didn’t exist. How did Teamwork.com get its start? The story is pretty cool.

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From AE to CEO: Entrepreneurial Life Lessons with Asad Zaman

Sales Hacker

We’re sector agnostic, philosophically speaking, but with the way the economy is going now, most of our work is with software companies. Asad Zaman : I came to Canada in 2007 as an international student, to go into law. Compensation is rising, there’s more demand than supply. Asad’s tale of entrepreneurialism [7:21].

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The Pipeline ? Mobile Apps for the Mobile Sales Force

The Pipeline

December 2007. We at Software Advice typically focus on sales force automation software , but we decided to broaden our focuse and see what is available on mobile devices to match the needs of a mobile sales force. You can see her articles regularly on the Software Advice blog. Sales Compensation. January 2009.

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The Pipeline ? Take Control!

The Pipeline

December 2007. I had a call from Bob, a director of sales with software company. Sales Compensation. TopLine Sales Compensation Solutions. January 2009. December 2008. November 2008. October 2008. September 2008. August 2008. April 2008. March 2008. February 2008. January 2008. The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s

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The Pipeline ? Customer Hot Potato ? Sales eXchange ? 117

The Pipeline

December 2007. A variation on the familiar “oh no, it is not the hardware, it’s a software issue” ya right. Sales Compensation. TopLine Sales Compensation Solutions. January 2009. December 2008. November 2008. October 2008. September 2008. August 2008. April 2008. March 2008. February 2008. January 2008.

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The Pipeline ? Get Your Veteran Salespeople to Take Baby Steps

The Pipeline

December 2007. He is internationally known for his ground breaking work in evaluating sales people, he is the developer of a tool for evaluating sales forces, and the co-developer of several software and web applications that help sales managers coach and hold their salespeople accountable. Sales Compensation. January 2009.

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