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Run Less Software

Intercom, Inc.

Innovative startups. The first army are innovative startups. I’m referring to the full spectrum of business execution, from product management to design to engineering to marketing to sales to support and all the other functions needed to scale a business. Best in class Late-stage Startups (e.g. Mid-stage startups.

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

SaaStr

Michael Seibel is CEO and a partner at Y Combinator and co-founder of two startups – Justin.tv He has been a partner at Y Combinator since 2013, advised hundreds of startups, and has been active in promoting diversity efforts among startup founders. Who’s going to lead sales? and Socialcam. The entire time.

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

SaaStr

First company was Greenfield startup to IPO. 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. Heidi Jannenga : When we’ve again, first started going out and looking for funding, everybody wants to amplify your sales strategy.

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

Sales Hacker

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?

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PODCAST 127: Leadership Lessons From 10 Years of Democratizing Youth Sports w/ Brian Litvack

Sales Hacker

Today on the show, we’ve got Brian Litvack, the first person that ever hired me as a sales consultant and my fast friend. Subscribe to the Sales Hacker Podcast. Key lessons learned in 10 years of top leadership [12:23]. At the moment, sales enablement is easy. The result, more sales meetings. We’re on iTunes.