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  3. CRM

    8 Best Simple CRMs in 2026

    Discover the best lightweight CRMs that are actually easy to use and quick to set up for your small business. Explore top-rated simple CRM options based on real user reviews and expert insights.

    by 26 min read
  16. CRM

    8 CRM Examples: The Best CRM for Every Use Case

    Here's the top CRM example per specific purpose; for selling B2B, building enterprise workflows, managing a field sales team, organizing real estate sales, doing marketing automation or customer support, managing instant messaging, and fundraising as a non-profit.

    by 20 min read
  71. Podcasts

    22+ Best Sales Podcasts You Should Check Out in 2026

    Featured sales podcasts: The Sales Hacker Podcast, SaaStr, The Art of Charm, Sell or Die, The Sales Evangelist, Young Hustlers, Sales Engagement, Accelerate!, The Advanced Selling Podcast, The Prospecting Expert, Women in Sales, The Ziglar Show, Catalyst Sale Podcast, Predictable Prospecting, In the Arena, ...

    by 8 min read
  86. Product Update

    Manage Your Tags

    Salesflare launches a tag manager, which allows you to clean up your tag database at scale, as well as the ability to export reports and dashboards to share them with others.

    by 2 min read
  105. Podcasts

    How to Get on Podcasts & Be a Great Guest

    We got booked on 200+ relevant podcasts in a year with Salesflare. This article explains how you can achieve the same results. Read about our entire process, from A to Z, and start upping your brand awareness by becoming a serial podcast guest.

    by 14 min read
  108. Founder Coffee

    Matthew Cleevely of 10to8

    Jeroen talked with Matthew Cleevely, co-founder of 10to8. They talk about building water rockets and designing mouse mats, picking things apart to learn how to build things, the stress of running out of money, and how to make yearly plans you’ll actually realize.

    by 36 min read
  117. Founder Coffee

    Susanne Klepsch of MeetFox

    Jeroen talked with Susanne Klepsch, co-founder of MeetFox. They talk about how we got to love processes, why as a small business you should do things that don’t scale to compete, how difficult it is to convert freemium users, and why Susanne wishes she stuck with a niche much earlier.

    by 34 min read
  120. Founder Coffee

    Ai Ching Goh of Piktochart

    Jeroen talked with Ai Ching, co-founder of Piktochart. They talk about why and how Piktochart introduced a 4-day workweek, how it feels to be working fully remotely from a tropical island, what it means to build a people centric company, and the immense power of deep work.

    by 41 min read
  122. Sales

    The Subtle Art Of Following Up With Automation

    How to massage your prospects with automated follow-up emails into giving a f*ck, automagically. If you have a reply rate of about 3% and use automation to scale your outreach from 10 to 300 emails a day, you’ll have yourself 270 new leads to follow up on every month.

    by 20 min read
  123. Founder Coffee

    Dave Will of PropFuel

    Jeroen talked with Dave, co-founder of PropFuel. They talk about walking slow and smiling more, focusing on controlled growth instead of building a high risk high growth business, why we don’t like the sitcom Silicon Valley, and the importance of the little things.

    by 36 min read
  127. Founder Coffee

    Lisa Popovici of Cartloop

    Jeroen talked with Lisa, co-founder of Cartloop. They talk about why she chose entrepreneurship over med school, what motivates and what scares her, everything she does to stay healthy and balanced, how you make your customers the heroes, and why it’s important to build habits and set priorities.

    by 30 min read
  128. Founder Coffee

    Udesh Jadnanansing of Mopinion

    Jeroen talked with Udesh, co-founder of Mopinion. They talk about why Mopinion focuses on the European market, how as a CRO he spends his time crunching data, the ethics of habit building in software, and why you should start selling your product as soon as possible.

    by 35 min read
  130. Founder Coffee

    Will van der Sanden of Dux-Soup

    Jeroen talked with Will, founder of Dux-Soup. They talk about how to build a remote team, why Dux-Soup mostly employs freelancers, why they price their product lower than competitors, how Chrome sets the internet standards, and why listening is a founder’s most important skill.

    by 27 min read
  133. Founder Coffee

    Nick Franklin of ChartMogul

    Jeroen talked with Nick, founder of ChartMogul. They talk about the joys of building stuff and hiring the right people, how he’s looking to go deeper in the current niche, his plans with implementing EOS, living in Korea, and developing your own inner confidence.

    by 38 min read
  134. Founder Coffee

    Amir Salihefendić of Doist

    Jeroen talked with Amir, founder of Doist. They talk about the advantages of building products for yourself, how synchronous team communication is stressing us all out, the difficulties of find product-market fit in a busy industry, and how to stay competitive in the long run.

    by 31 min read
  135. Founder Coffee

    Randy Rayess of Outgrow

    Jeroen talked with Randy, co-founder of Outgrow. They talk about how to recruit the right people, how to select the right features to work on, the benefits of meditation and stretching, and why doing something for just 3 minutes per day might be the right way to start building a lasting habit.

    by 39 min read
  136. Founder Coffee

    Rand Fishkin of Sparktoro

    Jeroen talked with Rand, co-founder of Sparktoro. They talk about SaaS vs. services, the innovative business model behind Sparktoro, how to stay authentic in marketing, how Rand organizes marketing in his new company, and why not to release any MVP but take it slowly.

    by 43 min read
  137. Founder Coffee

    Veronika Riederle of Demodesk

    Jeroen talked with Veronika, co-founder of Demodesk. They talk about why to focus very hard on the product first before starting to sell, how to properly organize a remote team, and how to know whether you’ve reached Product Market Fit.

    by 30 min read
  139. Founder Coffee

    Jason Fried of Basecamp

    Jeroen talked with Jason, co-founder of Basecamp. They talk about how to go about remote working the right way, why he puts sustainable growth over investor fueled growth, and how to apply stoicism in life and in business.

    by 61 min read
  140. Founder Coffee

    Max Armbruster of Talkpush

    Jeroen talked with Max, co-founder of Talkpush. They talk about whether it makes sense to combine software with services, how the big internet giants get rich, and how to build great processes and have effective meetings.

    by 25 min read
  142. Founder Coffee

    Alex Theuma of SaaStock

    Jeroen talked with Alex, co-founder of SaaStock. They talk about how SaaStock is now going online during the COVID-19 crisis and beyond, how to start a business starting with the audience, and why you should never forget that cash is king.

    by 29 min read
  143. Founder Coffee

    Rahul Vohra of Superhuman

    Jeroen talked with Rahul, co-founder of Superhuman. They talk about how Superhuman goes about prioritizing growth projects, his career detour starting a PhD in machine learning, how playing Dungeons and Dragons keeps him inspired, and why you need to aim for either growth of users or growth of revenue, but not both.

    by 36 min read
  155. Founder Coffee

    Mada Seghete of Branch

    Jeroen talked with Mada, co-founder of Branch. They talk about good reads and Goodreads, about working 14-16 hours per day and being lucky, Branch’s big vision, and the excitement of building a team and making an impact.

    by 30 min read
  159. Founder Coffee

    Darren Chait of Hugo

    Jeroen talked with Darren, co-founder of Hugo. They talk about how having a baby makes you a better founder, the dilemma between raising VC money vs. not, how partnerships can boost your business, and why trusting your team makes all the difference.

    by 29 min read
  168. Founder Coffee

    Harrison Rose of Paddle

    Jeroen talked with Harrison, co-founder of Paddle. They talk about how he builds a solid team while hiring 100 employees in a year, why he gets up at 6, how he keeps his high energy up, and why you need to keep learning faster than your organization.

    by 30 min read
  179. Founder Coffee

    Omer Molad of Vervoe

    Jeroen talked with Omer Molad, co-founder of Vervoe. They talk about his pivot from small to big companies, about how to focus on the journey step by step, his chaotic schedule, and how he started trusting his team, stepping away and empowering people.

    by 31 min read
  185. Founder Coffee

    Chris Savage of Wistia

    Jeroen talked with Chris Savage, co-founder of Wistia. They talk about how they grew Wistia from 2 to about 100 people, how they resisted acquisition offers and raised debt funding instead, how Chris’ role evolved over time, and why you shouldn’t do anything if you’re not obsessed by it.

    by 36 min read
  186. Product Update

    Sell like a pro

    Want to sell more and more easily, while building better human relationships? Our newest update adds email signatures, enables prettier emails, and counts your customers.

    by 2 min read
  193. Founder Coffee

    Cody Candee of Bounce

    Jeroen talked with Cody, co-founder of Bounce. They talk about his long term vision with Bounce, what he learned by starting off as a product manager, Bounce’s weekly planning horizons, how to close investment deals, and why you should take all advice with a grain of salt.

    by 30 min read
  197. Founder Coffee

    Laura Roeder of MeetEdgar

    Jeroen interviewed Laura, co-founder of MeetEdgar. They discuss why she recently appointed a President, the challenges of building on top of social networks, how she keeps the pressure off her team, and how “people don’t fail, but systems do”.

    by 25 min read
  216. Founder Coffee

    Rob Walling of Drip

    Jeroen talks with Rob, co-founder of Drip, one of the leading marketing automation platforms out there. Rob shares how Drip evolved from a pop-up to a marketing automation platform. He talks about his passion for building, how he invested in WP Engine early on, the lack of marketing focus in SaaS companies, and why he works 35 hour weeks.

    by 39 min read
  218. Founder Coffee

    Mikita Mikado of PandaDoc

    Jeroen talks with Mikita, the CEO of PandaDoc, one of the leading proposals and quotes solution for sales people. Mikita shares how he built a company of 160 employees around learning, impact and fun, why he spends most of his time communicating and strategizing, and his favorite hobby, surfing.

    by 18 min read
  227. Founder Coffee

    Bart Lorang of FullContact

    Bart is the CEO & Founder of FullContact. We talk about how his wife’s address book inspired FullContact, how he aligns the 300 brains in his organization, and how he encourages a culture that is about the whole person.

    by 24 min read
  253. Resources

    Your CRM and GDPR

    Why and how Salesflare's CRM will be GDPR compliant. What your CRM being GDPR compliant means to you. And what you should do to be GDPR compliant as well.

    by 5 min read
  256. Customers

    Sales Heroes: Salestack

    In this issue of Sales Heroes, Salestack shares the tips and tricks on filling up your sales pipeline and using Salesflare to follow up on leads and close deals.

    by 3 min read
  262. Customers

    Sales Heroes: AIESEC

    We sat together with AIESEC Belgium’s VP of External Relations Courtney De Plukker to talk about how they fill up their sales pipeline and how they use Salesflare to follow up on leads and close deals.

    by 5 min read