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The Playbook to Hiring Your First VP of Sales and Not Screwing it Up…….with Cassidy Ventures Founder Brendon Cassidy (Video + Transcript)

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Brendon introduces his playbook to hiring the first VP of Sales from his experiences as VP of Sales at LinkedIn, EchoSign, Talkdesk and more. Learn the dos and don’ts to make the correct hire the first time and not rush into hiring the wrong VP of Sales, which can cost the company months or even years. Roughly 90%.

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A Decade of Learnings from Y Combinator (Video + Transcript)

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Who’s going to lead sales? Who’s going to be responsible for recruiting? Twitch started as an online reality TV show, and if you look at the story, it started in 2006, and by 2012 it was worth $24. But after you raise money and you have a couple of employees, suddenly there are some hard decisions to make.

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The top SaaS companies ruling the East Coast

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Thanks to them, merchants can make more successful sales and win happy customers. Founded: 2006. Toast ’s all-in-one point-of-sale (POS) and restaurant management platform helps power and grow restaurants. During 2018 Black Friday/Cyber Monday, sales through Shopify reached a record-breaking $1.5+ Recorded Future.

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The SaaS superstars of the East Coast

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Thanks to them, merchants can make more successful sales and win happy customers. Founded: 2006. Toast ’s all-in-one point-of-sale (POS) and restaurant management platform helps power and grow restaurants. During 2018 Black Friday/Cyber Monday, sales through Shopify reached a record-breaking $1.5+ Recorded Future.

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38 Most Dynamic Women in Sales (The 2019 Edition)

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There are tons of roundup articles about top women sales leaders. Most of the time, somebody does a LinkedIn search for “sales leader,” chooses the top 15 profiles with the most followers, and calls it a day. What about the amazing sales leaders who aren’t well-known already? Most Dynamic Women Sales Leaders.

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8 Tough Lessons from Closing 12,000 Customers at WebPT (Video + Transcript)

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Becky Buckman | VP, Marketing Communications @ Battery Ventures. I run marketing and communications for Battery Ventures. Then I went over to the sales department. The demo is the sale and we close everybody in month. The WebPT store starts in 2006. The first thing you bring in your playbook on sales.

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How to Become a VP of Sales by the Time You’re 30

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Have you ever wondered how to become a VP of Sales? By the time I was 30 years old, I was working at Oracle (via startup acquisition) helping them build the #1 performing SaaS sales team in my region. At the time, I had two years as a VP of Sales under my belt. How can you become a VP of Sales? So how did I do it?