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How I Got Promoted: Marques Stewart, VP of Technology at Achievement First

BetterCloud

I also knew that it wouldn’t be something that I’d get bored with over time. So, 2006 or 2007. ” At that time, I said, “You know what, I think I really want to become a CIO or CTO.” I really learned from the managers who came before me, including the person who hired me.

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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)

SaaStr

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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PODCAST 119: Show Gratitude & Build Relationships With Small Gestures with Brendan Kamm

Sales Hacker

Businesses run on documents, Conga is changing the way the world works by modernizing, streamlining, and automating your documents, contracts, and processes to make it easier to do business. And so media barter is effectively trading distressed assets for advertising time. Our first sponsor is Conga. It’s a niche thing.