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The Future of AI in SaaS Sales with Henry Schuck, CEO of ZoomInfo and SaaStr CEO Jason Lemkin

SaaStr

Along with co-host Ben Salzman, Jason and Henry discuss the transformative power of AI within SaaS and the evolving dynamics that are reshaping the landscape of software as a service. There’s recruiting and there’s people building. Almost equally to their ability to recruit great people. Nothing else matters, right?

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Try to Make One Big VP Hire a Quarter

SaaStr

So recently we did a deep dive with Henry Schuck, founder CEO of ZoomInfo, on AI in Sales and so much more. To constantly be recruiting the best. I need a VP of Growth, and a VP of Sales, and to fix product, and to … So much to fix. From recruiters, from your network, from your team. Again and again?

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How Windsurf / Codeium Built a Billion-Dollar AI Company and a Winning Sales Machine

SaaStr

5 Key Learnings from Scaling from 3 to 75 Go-To-Market Team Members in Less Than 12 Months The latest SaaStr CRO Confidential is out and Sam Blond did a great deep dive with Graham Mareno, VP of Worldwide Sales at Codeium. Create Compelling Economic Incentives For sales talent, compensation is critical. What is Codeium and Windsurf?

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The VP of AI Trap: Why Hiring One Exec Won’t Transform Your Company. In Fact, It May Make It Worse.

SaaStr

Board meetings where someone inevitably asks, “Don’t we need a VP of AI?” ” I saw a term sheet the other day where a leading VC firm reserved $1m of the round … for hiring a “VP of AI” Leadership teams scrambling to post job descriptions for “Head of Artificial Intelligence.”

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Using Generative AI to Drive Corporate Impact

TechEmpower SaaS

Generative AI is revolutionizing how corporations operate by enhancing efficiency and innovation across various functions. Focusing on generative AI applications in a select few corporate functions can contribute to a significant portion of the technology's overall impact.

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Dear SaaStr: Should I Move My Start-Up to SF Bay Area?

SaaStr

And AI has made it … even more so. excited to try to create a new generation of AI-powered computers. Whether it’s hiring a VP of Sales who’s scaled a team to $50M ARR or finding a product leader who’s built enterprise-grade solutions, the talent pool here is unparalleled. #2. And Now Of Course Also AI.

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CRO Confidential: How Codium Built A Billion-Dollar AI Company and a Winning Sales Machine with VP of Worldwide Sales, Graham Moreno

SaaStr

Codium is one of the fastest-growing startups in the AI coding assistant space, having scaled its go-to-market team from 3 to 75 in just under a year. Recently valued at over $1 billion , Codium is proving that AI-driven software development is not just the futureits the present.