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Weekly notes on revenue turnarounds, HELP, and the rooms where the work happens.

Short and medium-form. HELP in operating moves, observations from current engagements, GTM commentary.

Interim President. Fractional CRO. GTM turnaround operator.

The full bio. Twenty-five years inside B2B SaaS go-to-market, from NetSuite through the Oracle acquisition to ImportGenius. The work, the operating principles, and how HELP became the method behind every engagement.

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GTM Turnarounds · 7 min
Why SaaS revenue plans miss

Most plans fail not because the number is wrong but because the team doesn’t believe it. Diagnosing the gap between a forecast and conviction.

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Sales & Revenue Ops · 6 min
When founder-led selling stops scaling

The pattern every founder-led company hits. The handoff that has to happen before revenue compounds. Specific operating moves that make the transition.

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Leadership · 5 min
Fractional CRO vs interim CRO

When you need part-time pattern recognition and when you need a full-time operator in the seat. The trade-offs and how to choose.

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Leadership · 5 min
Interim President · Toronto

The scope, the model, and what the engagement looks like when revenue is breaking and the team needs continuity, not a search firm.

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GTM Turnarounds · 8 min
SaaS acquisition readiness

What the buy-side actually looks at. Why the narrative the board sees has to match the mechanics the team is running. Preparing well in advance.

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Leadership · 6 min
About Chris Schafer

Twenty-five years inside SaaS GTM, from NetSuite through the Oracle acquisition to ImportGenius. The work and the operating principles.

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