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Chris Orlop

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
256 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
7 SaaS Sales Techniques I Used to Help Grow Gong from $200k to $200M in ARR

That's what I hear.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
7 SaaS Sales Techniques I Used to Help Grow Gong from $200k to $200M in ARR

Okay, none of this is news, but we have transitioned from an era that has gone from growth at all costs, where we're hyper-focused on growing the top line no matter how much it costs, to an era where we are hyper-focused on efficient growth.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
7 SaaS Sales Techniques I Used to Help Grow Gong from $200k to $200M in ARR

We still want to grow our businesses, but the unit economics need to make sense.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
7 SaaS Sales Techniques I Used to Help Grow Gong from $200k to $200M in ARR

We need to do so efficiently.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
7 SaaS Sales Techniques I Used to Help Grow Gong from $200k to $200M in ARR

But we're struggling to.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
7 SaaS Sales Techniques I Used to Help Grow Gong from $200k to $200M in ARR

Who knows what this number represents?

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
7 SaaS Sales Techniques I Used to Help Grow Gong from $200k to $200M in ARR

Any wild guesses?

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
7 SaaS Sales Techniques I Used to Help Grow Gong from $200k to $200M in ARR

Oh, my God.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
7 SaaS Sales Techniques I Used to Help Grow Gong from $200k to $200M in ARR

This is a really good room.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
7 SaaS Sales Techniques I Used to Help Grow Gong from $200k to $200M in ARR

This is the number of B2B tech salespeople who hit their number last year.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
7 SaaS Sales Techniques I Used to Help Grow Gong from $200k to $200M in ARR

That actually seems high to me.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
7 SaaS Sales Techniques I Used to Help Grow Gong from $200k to $200M in ARR

Does it seem high to you guys?

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
7 SaaS Sales Techniques I Used to Help Grow Gong from $200k to $200M in ARR

It seems high to me.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
7 SaaS Sales Techniques I Used to Help Grow Gong from $200k to $200M in ARR

Every time I talk to somebody, it seems like it's more than.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
7 SaaS Sales Techniques I Used to Help Grow Gong from $200k to $200M in ARR

We must be counting Salesforce.com here.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
7 SaaS Sales Techniques I Used to Help Grow Gong from $200k to $200M in ARR

That's the only explanation is like some of these big companies were counted.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
7 SaaS Sales Techniques I Used to Help Grow Gong from $200k to $200M in ARR

Because every time I talk to somebody, it feels like it's more like 25, 30, maybe 35%.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
7 SaaS Sales Techniques I Used to Help Grow Gong from $200k to $200M in ARR

But the short version is, even though we're all trying to grow our businesses more efficiently, by the way, I hope you guys are okay with me like awkwardly pacing.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
7 SaaS Sales Techniques I Used to Help Grow Gong from $200k to $200M in ARR

I'm going to do that this entire time.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
7 SaaS Sales Techniques I Used to Help Grow Gong from $200k to $200M in ARR

We're struggling to grow our businesses more efficiently.