Sitemap - 2025 - The Customer Success Café Newsletter

The No-BS CS Workload Audit (+ XLSX Kits You Can Ship)

Deel’s $300M Series E Reshapes Global Payroll For CS Leaders

Strella’s $14M Series A: AI Interviews Reshape Customer Listening

Counsel Health’s $25M: Physician-Supervised AI Front Door

Liberate’s $50M: Reasoning AI Agents For Insurance CS

Protect $ Revenue Now: The 30-Day Anti-Churn OS.

Vantaca’s $300M Raise: AI + Fintech Power A New Retention Playbook

Build Receipts That Win Job Offers

Western Digital’s AI Test Lab: Faster Storage Wins For CS Teams

Irys Raises $12.5M To Rebuild Insurance Ops: Customer Success Implications

Coinflow’s $25M Series A: Faster Global Payments And What It Means For Customer Success

Spellbook’s $50M Raise: Customer Success Impact & Action Plan

Your CS Tier Structure Is Costing You Expansions (Here's The Fix)

n8n Raises $180M: AI Orchestration That Puts CS In Control

EvenUp’s $150M Series E: Legal AI Raises The Bar For Customer Success

FranConnect’s New CCO Signals A Big Shift In Customer Success

Kion Appoints Brian Wilson CEO: Why CS Should Care

30-Day At-Risk Rhythm: Turn Reds to Renewals

Health Score That Actually Predicts Renewals

The CS Playbook Library

Heidi Raises $65M To Scale AI Care Partners

Filigran’s $58M Series C: What It Means For Customer Success

Build a Referral Engine in 30 Days: 8 Steps

InfusionPoints Names Jeff Bivens VP Of Customer Success

Turn Wins Into Renewals: PEAK Playbook + 7-Day Plan

AI Is Reinventing Customer Success—Here’s How

Supabase’s $120M Series E: Why It Matters For Customer Success

Cerebras Raises $1.1B: What It Means For Customer Success

Vercel’s $300M Series F: What It Means—and What To Do Next

Zania’s $18M Bet On Autonomous Compliance — What CS Leaders Should Do Next

Timing Beats Tools: 3× More Feedback In 7 Days

Cerebri AI Names VP Of Customer Success — What It Means & How To Act

Semrush Adds CCO & Chief Of Staff To Accelerate Customer Success

Procare Names Sam Loveland Chief Customer Officer: Why It Matters For Customer Success

Nota Names A New VP Of Customer Success: What It Means For Media AI

Landbase Raises $30M To Reimagine GTM With AI

GoodFit’s $13M Raise: What It Means And Why CS Should Care

PostHog’s $75M: What Changed And Why It Matters For CS

AmplifyMD’s $20M Series B: What It Means And How To Act

QAD | Redzone Names A New SVP Of Services — What It Means And How To Act

Anything Raises $11M To Turn Prompts Into Production

Daymark’s $20M Series A: What It Means For Customer Success

Paid’s $21.6M Seed: Why Seat‑Based Pricing Is Over (And What CS Leaders Should Do Now)

Positive Scripting: The “No” That Protects Revenue

Palantir’s Privacy Bets: A Win For Customer Success

Inspiren’s $100M Series B: Why Senior Living’s AI Shift Matters For Customer Success

Light’s $30M: Why AI‑Native Finance Matters For Customer Success

Valence’s $50M For AI Coaching: What CS Leaders Should Do Now

Breaking Into Customer Success From Non-Tech Roles (Government, Education, Retail)

Nscale’s $1.1B Series B: What It Means For CS Leaders

Alguna’s $4M Raise: The AI-Native Monetization Shift CS Leaders Can’t Ignore

RateGain Names Amarpreet Singh Chief Customer Officer

Stop Dual Ownership In Renewals: The Single-Owner Renewal System (SORS)

Zero Hash Raises $104M At A $1B Valuation: The Customer Success Playbook

AmplifAI’s $33.7M: The AI + Human Playbook Customer Success Leaders Need Now

Filevine’s $400M Raise: Why It Matters For Customer Success

Fnality’s $136M Raise: Why This Settlement Shift Matters For Customer Success

Cardless Raises $60M: The Embedded Credit Playbook For Customer Success

Distyl AI’s $175M Round: What It Means For Customer Success (And How To Act In 30 Days)

Sunhat’s €9.2M Series A: Why The “Proof Gap” Matters For Customer Success

Veezoo’s $6M Series A: What It Means For Customer Success (And How To Act Now)

AppZen’s AI Agents: What It Means For Customer Success

Defend Renewals Without Discounts: The CS OS

Aleph’s $29M Series B: What CS Leaders Should Do Now

Envive AI’s $15M And The Agentic Commerce Playbook For Customer Success

FedEx x Amazon: The CS Playbook to Cut Churn Now

Monday.com’s Investor Day Teardown: What CS Leaders Should Steal (This Quarter)

Omnea Raises $50M: Turning Procurement Into A CFO Edge

SEON’s $80M Round: What It Means For Customer Success

DRUID AI’s $31M Series C: Why It Matters For Customer Success

Tabs Raises $55M To Launch AI Agents For Billing & Collections

Co-Own The Roadmap: RRRs + Weekly Syncs (Copy/Paste)

Governance Is Now a CS Metric—Own It or Lose Renewals

Hyperbound’s $15M: AI Sales Coaching Meets Customer Success

EliseAI Raises $250M: What It Means For Customer Success

Terra’s $30M Puts Pen Testing On Autopilot—Customer Success Wins

Remedio Raises $65M: Why Device Posture Management Matters To Customer Success

Higgsfield’s $50M Bet On Click‑to‑Video: What It Means For Customer Success

HALA’s $157M: The CS Playbook for Payments & Billing (Ship This Quarter)

Eruditus Refinances $150M: What It Means For Customer Success

Stop Discounting: The V.A.L.U.E Renewal System

Micro1 Raises $35M To Build AI For Human Intelligence — Why It Matters For Customer Success

Rainforest’s $29M Series B: Why Service‑Led Payments Win

Syncari Series B: Agentic MDM For AI-Ready Customer Data

DataDome taps Leta Amburgey as CCO — what CS leaders should do now

Aven’s $110M “Machine Banking” — What CS Leaders Should Do

Build Customer Success From Zero: 7-Day Plan + Checklists

Databricks Hits $4B Run‑Rate: What CS Leaders Should Do Now

Koi Raises $48M to Secure the Modern Endpoint Stack

Mistral AI’s €1.7B Series C: What It Means For Customer Success

Nuclearn’s $10.5M: Vertical AI For Nuclear Ops — What CS Leaders Should Do Now

Strive Health’s $550M Raise: Why CS Leaders Should Care

Partnerships Beat Ads: What Impact.com’s Q2 2025 Means for Customer Success

Motion’s $60M Raise: What It Means For Customer Success

FirstClose names Andria Lightfoot VP, Client Success

Intella Raises $12.5M: Arabic AI For Customer Success

15 Churn Alerts Every CS Leader Needs

Baseten’s $150M Series D: Faster, Cheaper AI Inference For Customer Success

Recall.ai’s Series B and Desktop SDK: What CS Should Do

Augment’s $85M Series A: What It Means for Customer Success

You.com Raises $100M: What It Means for Customer Success

Zefir Raises €15M: What It Means For Customer Success

IXOPAY Strengthens Customer Success Leadership To Power Payment Orchestration

Sierra Raises $350M at $10B to Scale AI Agents for Customer Success

Almoh Media names Bee Swope VP of Customer Success

Anthropic’s $13B Raise: What CS Leaders Should Do Now

Dispatch Raises $18M to Power AI-Ready Advisor Data

Mortar Names First CCO: What CS Leaders Should Do Now

CUJO AI’s New CCO: What It Means for Customer Success

Why Most Onboarding Fails Before It Even Starts

DHL Doubles Down on Customer Leadership — What It Means for Customer Success

Why Customer Success Still Runs on Spreadsheets (and What to Steal from E-Commerce)

Autodesk’s $1.76B Quarter: What It Teaches Customer Success Leaders

When 95% of AI Pilots Fail, What Can Customer Success Leaders Learn?

Stop Sounding Robotic: Smarter Feature Announcements

Veeva’s $789M Quarter: AI, Growth & CS Lessons

PodUp Raises $5.8M to Reinvent Podcasting — What CS Leaders Can Learn

Sky Names New Chief Customer Officer: Why It Matters for Customer Success Leaders

How to Stop $1M Customer Churn Before It Happens

BetterPic Raises $2.5M to Scale AI Headshots – Why It Matters for Customer Success

ShiftUp Raises $3M: What AI-Powered Sales Intelligence Means for Customer Success

Topline Pro Raises $27M: What AI-First SaaS Means for Customer Success

LinkSquares Names Kellie Snyder as Chief Customer Officer: What It Means for Customer Success

The Email Coaching Playbook Every CS Leader Needs

The Onboarding Fix Every CS Leader Needs

Topline Pro Secures $27M to Power AI in Home Services

CSM vs. Partner Success Manager: Key Differences Explained

Smartsheet Names New Chief Customer Officer to Lead AI-Driven Customer Success

The CSM Churn Rescue Playbook That Saves $2.3M+

Legit Security Strengthens Leadership in Operations, Customer Success, and Sales

Thread Secures $8M to Scale AI Service Desk — Why It Matters for Customer Success

FieldPulse Secures $50M to Drive AI Innovation and Customer Success in Field Service

5 Boundary Scripts $120k+ CS Leaders Swear By

Physical AI Gets Real: SiMa.ai Raises $85M — What CS Leaders Should Do Next

Rillet $70M: Kill Billing Friction, Protect Renewals

TRIFFT Loyalty raises €550k — What CS leaders should do next

Collate’s $10M Raise: The CS Playbook You Can Use Today

Blockskye Raises $15.8M — What Customer Success Leaders Should Do Next

Glassbox Names a Chief Customer Officer — Here’s Why CS Leaders Should Care

Ashby’s $50M Series D: What It Means for Customer Success (and How to Capitalize)

Want to Make $120k+ in CS? Start with This One Habit.

Silent Churn Detection: The QUIET Method

Weekly CS Impact Report #1 — $200k+ Salary Intel

Stop Defending Budgets. Start Generating Pipeline

How Replit Turned an AI Disaster Into a $200K CS Masterclass

How John Went From 2 Rejections To Same-Day Job Offer

Don't Get Left Behind: Turn AI Challenges Into $120k+ Career Wins

The 3-Mins Fix for 'Impossible' Customer Issues

AI Jobs: Land $120K+ Roles in 2025

Stop Micromanaging, Start Leading With Trust

Digital CS: Managing 1,000+ Customers Without Burnout

Handle Any Escalation Like a Boardroom-Level CS Leader 🚀

Prep Your Meetings in 5 Minutes (While Others Take 30+)

HR to Customer Success: Complete Career Transition Guide

Outdated Help Articles Cost This CS Manager Her $2.3M Client

Stop Chasing Customers for Action Items

Stop Reporting, Start Leading (The 8-Week Method)

Why Customers Skip Your Knowledge Base (And How to Fix It)

Just Got Another Feature Request... Now What?

The #1 Churn Mistake CS Pros Still Make

Build Your Revenue-Generating Newsletter in 14 Days

Why AI Will NOT Replace YOU

Which CS Platform Gets You Promoted Faster?

Red Flags Most CSMs Miss (Until They Get Laid Off)

How Top CS Teams Hit 110%+ Revenue Retention

CSMs: Stop the 73% longer "quick sync" trap

The CS Leader’s Guide to Confident Price Conversations

Stop Repeating Yourself: AI Video Docs for CS Teams

7 Warning Signs Your Leader Is Pushing You Out | CS Career Guide

The Shadow Portfolio™: How to Land a $120K CS Role Without Traditional Experience

CS Interview Mastery: The Path to 6-Figure Offers

Drowning in Emails? This AI Trick Fixes It

Stop Dreading Sales Talks: Easy Tips Inside

AI Healthcare Leader Plenful Secures $50M: What CS Pros Must Know

The 5-Stage Customer Adoption Framework

How CS Leaders Set Boundaries: From Burnout to $120K+ Roles

13 LinkedIn Templates That Get CS Pros Hired: 40%+ Response Rates

Drowning In Customers? Find Your Ideal CSM Ratio

Business Calculator Suite for Customer Success Teams

Customer Adoption: How to Overcome Internal Team Conflicts

4 Traits of Top-Performing CSMs That Make $120K+ Salaries

From Code to Customer Success: A Developer's Career Transition Guide

AI Just Gave You a Seat at the Revenue Table

Recession Is Here: Are You Indispensable? 3 Ways to Thrive

Fix Broken Sales-to-CS Handoffs With 6 Essential Questions

The Secret to Re-Engaging Inactive Users

Laid Off? Turn Customer Relationships Into a $120K+ Role

83% of CS Leaders Miss These Critical Customer Signals (Are You?)

28% Salary Increase: The CS Portfolio Method™ That Works

Scale Your CS Team: From Drowning to Thriving in 60 Days

Stop Apologizing for Your Product

Stop 'Spray and Pray': Use These Triggers Instead

AI Interview Hacks: How Top CS Pros Land 6-Figure Offers in 2025

6sense Bets Big on Customer Success: Why Romano’s CCO Move Changes the Game for B2B Teams

Your Micro-OKR™ Playbook: Scale Customer Success Without Headcount Bloat

How a 5-Person CS Team Scaled to 500 Clients (Without Burning Out)

🚨 23 Interview Scripts That Closed $145K Offers

AI Customer Success: Cut Requests 90% with Slack Tools

Slash Churn Meetings by 50% & Save $705K/Year

The Ultimate QBR Playbook: 42% Upsell Tactics from Gong & Snowflake

🚀 Crush AI-Powered CSM Interviews: 22 Proven Tactics (2025)

[Playbook] Fix Your Sales-to-CS Handoffs: Cut Churn 33%

🚨 78% of Fortune 500 CS Leaders Now Require This Skill (Do You Have It?)

Stop Being the CS Helpdesk: Recover 296 Minutes Daily [Guide]

🚨Turn Budget Cuts Into Career Growth [+ Templates]

Stuck at $120k? Get 2025's Director Playbook →

🚨 Customer Gone Silent? 5 Steps to Save Them (+ Templates)

🚀 Land $120K-$200K+ Customer Success Offers in 7 Days: The Ultimate Interview Quick Win Plan

Why 83% of Candidates Fail Their $120K-$200K+ CS Interviews

Why Coursedog's New CCO Hire Redefines Customer Success Leadership

Why AI Matters in CS (But Only 14% Are Ready)

[Templates] 2025 SaaS Price Increases: CS Leader's Guide to 90%+ Retention

6-Month CS Interview Hell? Here's Your Escape Plan

Why Your Team Meetings Should Move to Tuesday

Sales-CS Conflict? The 80/20 Solution

Traditional CS vs AI CS in 2025 (The Gap is Widening)

Why Your Best Customers Leave Without Warning (And How to Stop It)

Darktrace Names Bryce Coté CCO: A New Era in Customer Success

From Teaching to Customer Success: A Career Transition Guide

Stop Building Systems Your Customers Don't Care About

'Quick Syncs': The Silent Productivity Killer

The Ultimate Guide To New Feature Announcement