Chief Outsiders

APRIL 20, 2022

“There is nothing quite so useless, as doing with great efficiency, something that should not be done at all.” ? Peter Drucker. Why is it that the best run companies often have the hardest time growing?

Engineering 214

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Andrew Chen

DECEMBER 20, 2016

CPA would be used for leading indicators to CAC, such as Cost Per Lead, Cost Per Sales Qualified Lead, Cost Per Trial or other points in the marketing and sales funnel. Key Question #1: How long between your marketing/sales touch points and when someone becomes a customer? Example 2: SaaS Company w/ Inside Sales.

SaaS 111

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AIHR

JUNE 3, 2024

A common technique involves creating an applicant funnel (similar to a sales funnel), from which automation can weed out and remove unsuitable candidates. Learn and utilize Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) to create precise search strings on platforms like LinkedIn, job boards, and search engines.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

I’ve been using the sales funnel for 28 years, my whole career. This year, I retired the funnel — threw it a party, gave it a gold watch, and congratulated it on its move to a condo in Florida. These days, instead of talking about the funnel, we talk about the flywheel. clu/Getty Images.

Sales Funnel 15

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 12, 2012

When I came to HubSpot five years ago, I had never run a sales team, so I didn't know the conventional techniques that sales managers use. Instead, I relied on my background as an MIT-trained engineer to create a system of hiring and development that relies on metrics and quantitative analysis. Each sales context is different.

Sales 16

Sales Sales Sales Funnel Scaling 16

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 4, 2018

” That’s the essential design philosophy articulated by then-Netflix engineering director Xavier Amatriain five years ago, where personalizing and customizing choice is the coin of the realm. Kant Santi Nu Ta Nnth/EyeEm/Getty Images. “Almost everything we do is a recommendation.” That’s the design goal.

Engineering 8

Engineering Marketing Sales Funnel Advertising 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2018

With a $25,000 personal investment and a small office in her home, she began aggregating sales leads and aggressively acquiring customers through very traditional marketing means — like yellow page advertisements. It was 2001, and online advertising was at its nascent stage. The situation was untenable.

Sales Funnel 8

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