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Losing Sleep? Hiring Has Officially Replaced Cash as a Key Reason Startup Founders Are Up at Night

OpenView Labs

It’s one of my favorite questions, even though it’s really not a financial or operating metric at all. . And the primary burden of your product and GTM execution can fall on an effective technical leader and proven sales executive. Accelerate hiring of internal recruiters. This data point isn’t like our typical benchmarks.

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Crushing the Pivot: Lessons Learned from a Product Reboot with TaskRabbit (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

Join us at SaaStr Annual 2020. It may seem like a simple decision, but there is a lot of complexity in a two-sided marketplace where people are expecting to get paid. The marketplace was doing well. Back in those days, I was really inspired by the eBay model of a marketplace where it was a bidding auction approach.

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The Playbook to 10 Things a CEO Should and Should Not Expect From the CMO (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

Maria and Anthony present the CEO and CMO playbook of how the CEO and CMO can partner with other members of the team to grow sales and marketing. Join us at SaaStr Annual 2020. Maria : I mean, I’ve talked to over 60 recruiters. Want to see more content like this? Maria Pergolino | frmr. CMO @ Anaplan. Maria : Agreed.

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2021 Financial & Operating Benchmarks: How to Become One of the ‘Haves’ of SaaS

OpenView Labs

That’s triple the rate of 2020 (100%) and double that of 2019 (165%). . The game has changed when it comes to recruiting. Hiring managers should prepare by putting together pitch materials (usually a 2-3 page deck) to give candidates a deeper look at your company and culture – beyond what’s on your website.

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Sales Hacker Recommends: 97 Best Sales Books for Peak Performance (2020 Update)

Sales Hacker

And for leveling up your sales skills, nothing beats a good sales book. So what are the best sales books for helping you reach peak performance? Have been recommended by sales professionals. Here’s how you can find the sales books that are most relevant to you. Here they are… The 97 Best Sales Books in 2020.

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Q&A with Maria Pergolino, Anthony Kennada, Aaron Ross and Jason Lemkin (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

Join us at SaaStr Annual 2020. And so, she can, and Anthony just finished up basically going from the first sales hire at Gainsight at almost 100 million in revenue and has just retired. Maria : It’s like saying, “Hey, you want a sales rep to carry 10 times the quota they do today. Want to see more content like this?

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How to Build Your Own SaaS Partner Program (with Landing Pages)

Unbounce

These are often built with agencies, consultants, and managed-service-providers (MSPs) in mind. These partners resell your product and benefit from offering ongoing services, usually on a retainer basis. Your partners act as an outsourced sales and marketing team. Is your sales process simple and streamlined?