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Dear SaaStr: When should a bootstrapped startup hire a (CFO, COO, CMO)?

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Dear SaaStr: When should a bootstrapped startup hire a (CFO, COO, CMO)? ARR VPCS: $2m ARR VPP: $3m-$4m ARR VPE: $5m-$6m ARR CFO: $10m ARR COO: $20m ARR. — Jason 2022 SaaStr Annual Sep 13-15 Lemkin (@jasonlk) July 21, 2019. The post Dear SaaStr: When should a bootstrapped startup hire a (CFO, COO, CMO)?

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Dear SaaStr: I’m Bootstrapped. How Can I Afford to Hire Any VPs?

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Q: When should a bootstrapped startup hire a (CFO, COO, CMO)? ARR VPCS: $2m ARR VPP: $3m-$4m ARR VPE: $5m-$6m ARR CFO: $10m ARR COO: $20m ARR. — Jason BeKind Lemkin (@jasonlk) July 21, 2019. How can a CEO hire those C-level positions for the first time as a CEO and entrepreneur? What skills should he or she look for?

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Bet On Up-and-Comers. But Add One Veteran For Each $10m ARR.

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They often staff up their teams with folks they already know and have been successful with at their last startup. The sales leader that did well, but their startup still didn’t quite make it. But on-the-job-at-your-startup experience is even more important than prior experience. Veterans of the SaaS journey.