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Most churn targets for restaurant tech companies are unrealistic

September 23, 2024 | GTM Playbook
Over the past seven years, I’ve had the privilege of consulting with some of the top B2B companies in the restaurant tech industry. This experience has given me a front-row seat to the inner...

Restaurant tech needs to slow down

March 27, 2024 | GTM Playbook
Innovation in the restaurant tech space is accelerating, which is undoubtedly a net-positive for the overall industry. There’s an unfortunate byproduct of this ongoing innovation, though, and...

What would the “goodest” restaurant tech quota look like?

December 5, 2023 | GTM Playbook
“Great leaders would never sacrifice the people to save the numbers. They would sooner sacrifice the numbers to save the people.” When Simon Sinek talks about great leaders, he’s not wrong....

Certain restaurant tech quotas are really un-SMART

November 21, 2023 | GTM Playbook
If you’re in SaaS sales, you know quotas are the lifeblood of revenue growth. For most sales professionals in the restaurant tech industry, quotas are typically MRR or ARR bookings measured...

3 tips for crafting emails that cold-pitch SaaS to restaurants (and beyond)

October 10, 2023 | GTM Playbook
“If I had more time, I would have written a shorter email.” Sorry, Mark Twain. I just couldn’t resist. Selling to restaurants is not easy, and is not for the faint of heart. This industry has a...

There are only 2 GTM strategies for restaurant tech companies

September 26, 2023 | GTM Playbook
Are you Olo or are you Toast? It might seem weird, however *that* is the question. In the 15 years I’ve spent obsessing over restaurant tech GTM strategy, I’ve become more and more convinced...

List purchase is ruining your GTM

August 29, 2023 | GTM Playbook
Purchasing lists has been the “go-to” for restaurant tech go-to-market (GTM) strategies. But can modern SaaS companies really depend on flat files to generate nimble GTMs? The short answer is no,...

Bad data is ruining your GTM

August 22, 2023 | GTM Playbook
Bad data can have far-reaching effects on go-to-market strategies. So why is there so little priority placed on improving data strategy? Underestimating the negative effects of bad data on business...

Solving data decay: using integrated market intelligence to fix the problem at its source

July 24, 2023 | GTM Playbook
This is the third and final blog in a 3-part series designed to help companies targeting the restaurant industry better understand, diagnose, and ultimately resolve CRM data decay. Read part one here...

Diagnosing data decay: A step-by-step guide for companies selling to restaurants

July 17, 2023 | GTM Playbook
This is the second blog in a 3-part series designed to help companies targeting the restaurant industry better understand, diagnose, and ultimately resolve CRM data decay. Read part one here....