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SaaStr Podcasts for the Week with Tidelift and Cloudflare

SaaStr

Finally, before YesWare, she was VP of Sales @ Engine Yard, where she tripled monthly recurring revenue, over the course of her 3+ year tenure, in 3 key leadership roles. And we started CloudFlare during the economic downturn right after the financial crisis in 2008. ” Because again, it was 2008. So a huge scale.

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PODCAST 134: What Great Teams and Great Leaders Hold in Common with Ilan Jacobson

Sales Hacker

Private capital funds under his leadership it’s become one of the leading investors in M&A advisory firms in Canada. I was young and dumb and didn’t know I probably shouldn’t start something like that right after the 2008 crisis. Ilan Jacobson: I started in 2009. Ilan Jacobson: Exactly.

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170+ Women in Sales Share Their Career-Defining Aha Moment

Sales Hacker

Bringing Sales & Leadership with Heart and Ladies Happy Hour to the sales community. I went through a VP of Sales Program with SaaSy Sales Leadership — the moment I realized I didn’t want to be a VP of Sales. She is a Speaker and Hostess for LinkedIn Live. What is one a-ha moment you’ve had in your sales career?

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Starting Up In A Downturn with Cloudflare COO and Co-Founder Michelle Zatelyn (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

Michelle : During the economic downturn right after the financial crisis in 2008. So we build a service that does cybersecurity global performance or liability for any internet property. You need to hire a leadership team that’s better than you in everything you do. Michelle Zatelyn | COO + Co-Founder @ Cloudflare.