Firas Raouf
The Chief Executive Officer
Startup Strategy
Building Indirect Sales Channels
A CEO recently asked me for my opinion on channel development best practices for his SaaS company. I asked if...
by Firas Raouf
HR & Leadership
7 Steps to Prep Your Company to be Acquired
While most expansion stage software CEOs aspire to hit the IPO nirvana, the reality is that most of those ventures...
by Firas Raouf
Customer Success
Inside Sales is Science, Not Art
There are numerous inside sales strategies and methodologies that companies employ. But the key to the practice -- and the...
by Firas Raouf
Product
Mr. CTO... Time To Let Your Baby Go
In this post, I shift my attention from the founding CEO of the early stage software company... to the founding CTO. My last...
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Finance & Operations
Should You Syndicate an Investment?
I am a member of ExpertCEO, a great forum for technology CEOs. It is a place where fellow CEOs can pose...
by Firas Raouf
Finance & Operations
How To Get Acquired Not Sold
In follow up to my recent post, Are you ready to be acquired? I thought I'd share with you some...
by Firas Raouf
Marketing
Lead Management is Science, Not Art
As a company begins to move from the start-up to the expansion stage, one of the processes that can drag...
by Firas Raouf
Finance & Operations
The CEO Imperative: Build Your Operational Control Panel
As a company progresses from the start-up to the expansion stage, one of the most important things it can do...
by Firas Raouf
Customer Success
Do You REALLY Care About Your Customers?
I bet 99.99% of you will answer yes. But I contend you are either full of it, delusional, or don't realize what REALLY...
by Firas Raouf