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Things That Are Different As A More Experienced Entrepreneur

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My general rule for start-ups is “young at heart” Hire folks of any age that are young at heart, with a joy of discovery and learning, and special things happen. Now, I’m much more focused on making sure hires have a great career path and growth potential ahead of them. Sales — Not Easier.

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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. Katie Burke : So, one of our core values at HubSpot is autonomy.

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

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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. You can’t, you have to invest in that sales infrastructure.”