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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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You’re probably going to maybe give them some shares in an advisor. Don’t just check the box because the retained search firm wants to get the second half of their payment. People that can, not just from a numbers standpoint, but from a culture and mentoring standpoint. They don’t have an agenda.

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The Road Now Taken: 4 SaaS Start-ups And Their Quest For Independent Growth

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Wistia Funding History $650,000 from angel investors in 2008 $775,000 from angel investors in 2010 $17.3M Their first round of Angel investment in 2008 had not been a round for the sake of raising a round, or funds really even earmarked to invest heavily in growth. TWO ESTABLISHED COMPANIES CHANGE COURSE.