In this episode, James is joined by Jason Hoult, founder and CEO of Anvil App Works (now part of Tractor Zoom), as he shares his journey into the Salesforce ecosystem and how he came up with the idea for Anvil App Works.

Takeaways

• The importance of starting a business in a niche that you already know well and leveraging industry clouds.
• The challenges and strategies of acquiring the first customers, including targeting the right market and building confidence with AEs
• The considerations and benefits of being an OEM partner, such as providing support and training to customers.
• Focus on building features that have a significant impact and to think about scalability and software development principles from the beginning.

About Anvil App Works (Acquired by Tractor Zoom)

Anvil App Works is now part of Tractor Zoom. Anvil App Works is a respected Salesforce OEM partner with CRM solutions built specifically for equipment dealerships of all brands.

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In this episode, James is joined by Jessica Jeffries, co-founder of Chorum, as shares her journey into the world of Salesforce, the challenges and opportunities for the customer success function, and her experience of being an ISV founder.

Chorum’s easy-to-use Salesforce integration enables Customer Success teams to view key data, prioritize daily workflows and act decisively to reduce churn.

During the episode, Jessica discusses the pain points that led to the creation of Chorum and the challenges of customer onboarding and adoption. Jessica also reflects on the Australian ecosystem, the struggles of being a founder, and the need for authentic conversations in the Salesforce community.

Takeaways

• The challenges of customer success and the need for technology to empower this part of the business.
• Embedded change management into customer onboarding to increase adoption
• The struggle of being an ISV founder and the expectations around collaboration and investment.
• How to success in the extroverted world of Salesforce events and conferences
• The importance of authentic conversations and the need for relatable content in the Salesforce community.

About Chorum

Chorum enables Customer Success Managers to achieve their customer satisfaction and revenue goals by making data-driven decisions, prioritizing key tasks and acting based on evidence.

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In this episode, James is joined by Mahesh Baxi, Co-Founder & CEO at Provus.

Throughout the episode, Mahesh shares his journey in the Salesforce ecosystem and his previous 30 years experience in the world of quote-to-cash.

Mahesh talks to the challenges of the quote-to-cash domain and the evolution of the Salesforce platform. James and Mahesh cover Provus automating services coding processes and the benefits of a data-driven configuration approach. Mahesh also shares effective marketing strategies, including participating in events like Dreamforce and establishing thought leadership through content generation.

Takeaways

• Understand the quote-to-cash domain and the challenges it presents in order to develop effective solutions.
• Consider the evolution of the Salesforce platform and its features when deciding to build an app on force.com.
• Prioritize adoption and user personas when designing and architecting a product.
• Establish credibility and position yourself as a knowledgeable authority in your domain to win large customers.
• Templatize and use a data-driven approach to onboarding to reduce service overhead and improve customer success.
• Participate in events and establish thought leadership through content generation to generate buzz and attract customers.
• Build relationships with Salesforce AEs and SEs to gain traction in the Salesforce ecosystem.
• Be aware of the challenges and competition in the ISV ecosystem within Salesforce and develop a go-to-market strategy accordingly.

About Provus

Provus help organizations to optimize their quoting process with a purpose-built platform for enterprise services organizations.

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If you are a Salesforce ISV founder with an interesting story to tell, we'd love to hear from you. Send us an email to podcast@unaric.com and we'll be in touch.