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Things That Are Different As A More Experienced Entrepreneur

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And flying somewhere crazy for an interview, or doing 30 interviews a week, is … harder. I know what SaaStr will look like in 2019, 2021 and 2022 at least, and maybe even 2024. Not always, but definitely sometimes. Sales — Not Easier. It’s because I much better understand the power of going long.

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

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I remember about three years ago, Marc Benioff gave some interview and he said his biggest regret was not continuing to hire sales professionals through 2009, his number one regret. I think that’s just really going to work five years from now, in 2024. It’ll help de-risk that. You just don’t know when. Jason : Yep.

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How to Build Happier Employees – Lessons From HubSpot’s CTO Dharmesh Shah and Chief People Officer Katie Burke

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They talk about the culture code that was created in HubSpot’s early days and how they have continued to have strong retention rates and overall happiness in their employees. Also, don’t miss out on discounted prices for SaaStr Annual 2024 tickets. Our male and female engineers both staff it.