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      Nick Mehta

      Customer Success

      Endorsements

      Jim Steele

      Having been at Salesforce to witness the birth of Customer Success, I'm excited to see a book focused on this subject around which I have so much personal passion. One of the foundations of our success at Salesforce was Customer Success so it's particularly great to see the history of the discipline, along with a glimpse at the future, documented in this book. I recommend it to every CEO or leader out there who is truly seeking to build a customer success-centric company.

– Jim Steele, President & Chief Customer Officer, Insidesales and former President & Chief Customer Officer, Salesforce (12 1/2 years)

      Roger Lee

      As one of the early investors in the technology of Customer Success, I'm particularly pleased to see the rapidly accelerating growth of the entire industry. The “subscription tsunami” as outlined in the book has profoundly disrupted the software world, and forced a focus on customers that did not exist previously. This book will help those who need to understand how this brave new world works, and also people looking for some practical guidance on how to execute successfully in the subscription economy. The team at Gainsight helped pioneer the Customer Success movement and definitely has the chops put together this hitchhiker's guide for those traveling the same road.

– Roger Lee, General Partner, Battery Ventures

      Tien Tzuo (CEO, Zuora)

      The world is moving to a Subscription Economy, and this book directly addresses that shift. Smart companies aren't trying to pitch products to strangers anymore. They're figuring out how to grow, monetize and build an ongoing, mutually beneficial relationship with a dedicated base of subscribers. Customer Success is fundamental to this process, and this book documents three core aspects – philosophy, discipline, and organization – in a sharp, practical way.

– Tien Tzuo, CEO and Founder, Zuora

      Byron Deeter

      At Bessemer Venture Partners, we've invested in over 100 cloud companies and have been fortunate to work with industry leaders including LinkedIn, Twilio, Pinterest, Yelp, Shopify, and Box. One recurring theme for every successful subscription-based company I've seen is a relentless focus on Customer Success. Not lip service, but true focus and passion. That's one reason I'm thrilled to finally see a book on the subject which explains not only why this is important but includes practical guidance on how to do it. I'm also really excited that it goes beyond the cloud to explore why Customer Success is critical to traditional companies and B2C companies, too. The folks at Gainsight really nailed it, and I strongly recommend this book for any executive running a high-performance organization. Understanding Customer Success leads to company success.

– Byron Deeter, Partner, Bessemer Venture Partners

      Mary Trick

      At Infor, the majority of our business is enterprise software so I was particularly pleased to find that this book does not align Customer Success only with cloud companies or only with edge applications, but explains why it's so critical to all software businesses. The customer economy that we're living in demands a new focus on customers no matter what kind of business you are in, and the team at Gainsight understands this well. Dan's book pulls together significant insights that will benefit all of us.

– Mary Trick, Chief Customer Officer, Infor

      Mary Poppen

      Customer Success is now a common business term, but this wasn't so just a few years ago. The evolution has been dramatic over the past 10 years. I've experienced this exciting evolution firsthand from what was initially a smaller SaaS company (SuccessFactors) to what it has grown to become within a large, enterprise software company (SAP). Customer Success grows in importance every day as companies recognize that the foundation of continued success and growth is built upon a satisfied and renewing customer base. While the evolution continues, the core themes that make it important have remained the same and Dan, Nick, and Lincoln captured those elements perfectly in this book. I was especially pleased to see that it went beyond a philosophical conversation about Customer Success to delve into the nitty-gritty of the practical, day-to-day driving principles every CEO and leader needs to understand. Those of us driving the importance and evolution of Customer Success will benefit personally if all of our executives and board members understand and support it, too.

– Mary Poppen, Chief Customer Officer, SAP SuccessFactors

      Clara Shih

      Every business in the world needs to be thinking about Customer Success. No surprise it has help set companies like Salesforce apart, as I saw it play out firsthand. At Hearsay, our first hire was in Customer Success. It is the investment that keeps on giving. Congratulations to Nick and team for putting their stamp on the industry and creating this extremely valuable guide that will transform your organization.

– Clara Shih, Founder and CEO, Hearsay Social

      CUSTOMER SUCCESS

      How Innovative Companies Are Reducing Churn and Growing Recurring Revenue

      Nick Mehta, Dan Steinman,and Lincoln Murphy

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       Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:

      Names: Mehta, Nick, 1977- author. | Steinman, Dan, 1958- author.

      Title: Customer success: how innovative companies are