Thomas: Adding Sales Calls Accelerates Growth for Self-Serve SaaS
Marc Thomas · Episode 779 | 10 Myths Most SaaS Founders Believe · Jun 17, 2025 · at 32:32
SaaS growth consultant Marc Thomas discusses with Rob Walling why technical founders should not rely exclusively on self-serve product funnels.
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“You'll go faster by adding a sales model and you'll go faster by closing more deals and putting things that you learn back into the marketing, back into that self-serve motion.”
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