Issue No. 214 — An Industry Briefing for Operators

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The stuff that doesn't make the keynote.

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ON RECORD·How Acme's COO cut cycle time 30% without adding headcount|
LONG READ·New Report: The State of RevOps 2026 — what 400 operators actually said|
THE MARGIN CALL·Ep. 118: Pricing power in a slowing market — with the CRO of Databricks|
FIELD NOTES·3 metrics your board is about to start asking for|
THE BRIEFING·Salesforce quietly kills a core feature. Here's what replaces it.|
ON RECORD·"We fired our worst customers." A COO on the hardest call she ever made.|
ON RECORD·How Acme's COO cut cycle time 30% without adding headcount|
LONG READ·New Report: The State of RevOps 2026 — what 400 operators actually said|
THE MARGIN CALL·Ep. 118: Pricing power in a slowing market — with the CRO of Databricks|
FIELD NOTES·3 metrics your board is about to start asking for|
THE BRIEFING·Salesforce quietly kills a core feature. Here's what replaces it.|
ON RECORD·"We fired our worst customers." A COO on the hardest call she ever made.|
01 — The Briefing

What's happening right now

03 — Long Reads

Original research & white papers

The State of RevOps 2026
Gated Report
01 — ORIGINAL RESEARCH

The State of RevOps 2026

A survey of 400+ revenue operations leaders reveals the tools, metrics, and org structures that actually move the needle — and the ones that don't.

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The Operator's Playbook: Pricing in a Down Market
Gated Report
02 — STRATEGY REPORT

The Operator's Playbook: Pricing in a Down Market

How 12 enterprise companies restructured their pricing and packaging when growth slowed — and the frameworks that made it work.

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Building the Modern Revenue Engine
Gated Report
03 — BENCHMARK STUDY

Building the Modern Revenue Engine

A deep-dive into the tech stacks, team structures, and operating cadences of companies that consistently hit 120%+ of plan.

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The AI-Augmented Sales Org
Gated Report
04 — EMERGING TECH

The AI-Augmented Sales Org

What happens when you give every rep an AI co-pilot? Early data from 30 companies running autonomous workflows at scale.

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04 — The Margin Call

A weekly conversation with the people actually doing the work

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