Stop Chasing New Logos with an At-All-Costs Mentality
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đĄJonathan Mentor, Founder & CEO of Successment, shares insights on âRevenue Scienceâ and its role in scaling startups from $500,000 to $10 million in annual recurring revenue. He emphasizes that growth depends not just on branding, but on trust, aligned revenue operations, and strong customer relationships. His RevOps Science approach reframes go-to-market strategies by uniting marketing, sales, and product teams to drive recurring revenue from existing clients.đĄ
"Where the money happens is always in the last two pillars of the revenue operationâthatâs where recurring revenue happens, thatâs where scalability happens. Those two pillars are land (retention, onboarding, customer experience) and expand (upselling and cross-selling). If you go after all those new clients and then you canât keep âem, youâre a sales organizationâyouâre not a startup, youâre not a business, youâre going to stay on the hamster wheel." - Jonathan Mentor
Jonathan highlights the often-overlooked potential of deepening existing customer relationships to unlock sustainable growth. His model urges startups to shift from chasing new clients to embedding human-centric, analytical strategies that prioritize customer insight. This approach drives differentiation and lays the foundation for long-term success.
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