Podcast · 26 min

S6E1 - Product Led Growth ft. Ruchin Kulkarni, Co-founder of Toplyne.io

Ruchin Kulkarni · SaaS Sessions Free Intermediate India

Toplyne was built to answer this exact question, which self serve users are worth a sales conversation, so the conversation is about the signals rather than the theory. An Indian show and an Indian founder on a topic the written answer covers with US examples.

The question it answers

  1. When should you add a sales team on top of a self serve product, and how do you avoid breaking it?

Read with it

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  2. Datadog's own VP of Marketing describing the dual motion and, more usefully, saying you have to actively reach out to the... OpenView Article · Short read An Inside Look at How Datadog Reached $500M in ARR (and Counting) Kristin Hillery
  3. The clearest thresholds anyone has published for this decision, plus the warning that matters: the pipeline your new sales team... elenaverna.com Newsletter · Long read Why, When, and How to add Sales to your Product-Led Growth motion Elena Verna
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