SaaStr

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

IME, rough order to make hires in: VPM: $0.2m ARR VPS: $1-$1.5m ARR VPCS: $2m ARR VPP: $3m-$4m ARR VPE: $5m-$6m ARR CFO: $10m ARR COO: $20m ARR. He’d found several good First VP candidates, in particular, a strong first head of marketing and a strong first head of product. He asked which to hire first.

Part-Time VPE 363

Part-Time VPE Sales Hiring CTO Hire Scale 363

SaaStr

DECEMBER 16, 2023

Dear SaaStr: What Are The Top 10 Things to Know Before Starting a SaaS Company? A mediocre tech team, a part-time CTO, or even just a decent CTO just doesn’t get you there. Wait until you find a great partner here. It takes 7–10 Years in SaaS to Get Anywhere. If you can’t do the time, don’t do the startup.

Part-Time VPE 218

Part-Time VPE CTO Hire Sales Recruiting VPCs (Virtual Private Cloud) 218

SaaStr

AUGUST 19, 2021

Q: When should a bootstrapped startup hire a (CFO, COO, CMO)? How can a CEO hire those C-level positions for the first time as a CEO and entrepreneur? Here are some rough rules: You want a VP of Everything (Sales, Marketing, Product, Eng) by about $1m-$2m ARR. You probably have to hire them one at a time, a bit slowly.

Sales Hiring 281

Sales Hiring Part-Time VPE VPCs (Virtual Private Cloud) Startup 281

SaaStr

JUNE 3, 2021

One fundamental question asked was What Everyone Should Know Before Starting a SaaS Company. More here: If You’re Going to Do a SaaS Start-Up … You Have to Give it 24 Months. but you can’t afford to hire all the people you need to meet their needs. The Cavalry is Coming and here: The SaaS Year of Hell. And Then?—?Reignition.

Part-Time VPE 286

Part-Time VPE VPCs (Virtual Private Cloud) B2C SaaS 286

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Dear SaaStr: When should a bootstrapped startup hire a (CFO, COO, CMO)? How can a CEO hire those C-level positions for the first time as a CEO and entrepreneur? Here are some rough rules: You want a VP of Everything (Sales, Marketing, Product, Eng) by about $5m ARR, and ideally, Sales and Marketing well before that.

Sales Hiring 204

Sales Hiring Part-Time VPE VPCs (Virtual Private Cloud) Startup 204

SaaStr

APRIL 7, 2021

The top SaaS companies grow faster than ever these days. The first type is the kind of management team hired by second+ time founders. Veterans of the SaaS journey. Often folks they convince to once again be a VP of Eng or VP of Sales. But most of us are first-time founders, or close to it.

Part-Time VPE 235

Part-Time VPE Sales Hiring Sales Recruiting CTO Hire 235