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SaaStr
AUGUST 19, 2021
Q: When should a bootstrapped startup hire a (CFO, COO, CMO)? How can a CEO hire those C-level positions for the first time as a CEO and entrepreneur? Here are some rough rules: You want a VP of Everything (Sales, Marketing, Product, Eng) by about $1m-$2m ARR. You probably have to hire them one at a time, a bit slowly.
SaaStr
NOVEMBER 19, 2020
IME, rough order to make hires in: VPM: $0.2m ARR VPCS: $2m ARR VPP: $3m-$4m ARR VPE: $5m-$6m ARR CFO: $10m ARR COO: $20m ARR. — Jason BeKind Lemkin (@jasonlk) July 21, 2019. He asked which to hire first. Hiring is so hard as it is. Make the hire now. ARR VPS: $1-$1.5m More here: [link].
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SaaStr
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
Dear SaaStr: When should a bootstrapped startup hire a (CFO, COO, CMO)? How can a CEO hire those C-level positions for the first time as a CEO and entrepreneur? Here are some rough rules: You want a VP of Everything (Sales, Marketing, Product, Eng) by about $5m ARR, and ideally, Sales and Marketing well before that.
SaaStr
AUGUST 8, 2022
2019) we could mostly count on camaraderie to build organically in the office. Your Sales leaders get the playbook from Lattice, Calendly, Snowflake, Confluent, Brex and So. A New Era of B2B Sales: Three Strategies Growth Leaders Must Implement Today. Karen Tang, VPCS @ Active Campaign. Toni Tiffany, VPCS @ Orum.
SaaStr
APRIL 7, 2021
There are roughly 2 types of start-up management teams. The first type is the kind of management team hired by second+ time founders. Often folks they convince to once again be a VP of Eng or VP of Sales. And if you are, you are going to naturally start off hiring up-and-comers to your first leadership team.
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