OpenView Labs

DECEMBER 17, 2019

OpenView’s experts weighed in with their predictions across product, sales, marketing, pricing, corporate development and talent. Product Managers Will Own a KPI. How many of your highest paid team members are in sales? The fact is that a great (albeit expensive) sales rep is worth every penny and has an obvious ROI.

Trends 67

Trends Sales Recruiting Technical Review SaaS 67

ProfitWell

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Each year, Comparably releases a list of the best companies to work for—in regard to items like compensation, career-personal balance, perks, and happiest employees. Recruit your friends into the subscription know by sending them to recurnow.com to sign up for episodes on the daily. Over the past 7.5

Subscription 49

Subscription Payment Features Payments Payment Services 49

SmartKarrot

APRIL 23, 2020

There are various other names for customer success manager being used in the industry like Customer Success Engineer, Sales Manager, Customer Success Specialist, others. We notice there is decent overlap with account management, sales and customer support.

Customer Success 10

Customer Success Sales Recruiting Scale Management 10

SaaStr

JULY 30, 2020

356: Pete Kazanjy is the Co-Founder @ Atrium, the startup providing proactive, always-on insights for sales operations, managers, and leaders. Alongside Atrium, Pete is also the Founder of Modern Sales Pros, a community of 15,000 focused on sales operations and sales management. Stop asking questions.

Part-Time VPE 288

Part-Time VPE Scale Sales Recruiting Sales Hiring 288

Point Nine Land

OCTOBER 23, 2023

P9 Panel on Hiring Sales Leaders — Founders Summit 2023 “You are going to fire your first sales manager!” — A lesson too many founders learn the hard way. The Founder isn’t willing to be the first salesperson Many of the best founders we work with don’t have a sales background and are either product or engineering focused.

Sales Hiring 124

Sales Hiring Scale Technical Advisors Technical Cofounder 124

OpenView Labs

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

In 2021 the ‘ Rule of 40’ died, according to our latest 2021 Financial & Operating Benchmarks report that launched last week. . The game has changed when it comes to recruiting. Here’s what you can do to move the needle: Sales: Sell to the right customer and don’t get too greedy on the initial deal.

Payment Services 80

Payment Services Benchmarks SaaS Payments Merchant Services 80

Chart Mogul

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

But sales is the one thing founders cannot oversee — without it your startup will die. But the one thing you must think about is sales. Without sales, your startup dies. Yet, sales is all too often a dirty word. They go for the sale without caring about what the customer needs in the first place. Coach regularly.

Sales Hiring 93

Sales Hiring Scale Sales Recruiting Startup 93

SaaStr

MARCH 1, 2019

* Assisted vs unassisted: What does Tom believe are the leading benchmarks for both? What one question must all founders be asking in the sales process? * Where should the responsibility for upsell lie, customer success or sales? Should sales commission be paid on renewals? What is Tom’s favorite book and why?

Scale 171

Scale SMB Sales Recruiting Sales Hiring 171

SaaStr

JANUARY 3, 2020

* Assisted vs unassisted: What does Tom believe are the leading benchmarks for both? What one question must all founders be asking in the sales process? * Where should the responsibility for upsell lie, customer success or sales? Should sales commission be paid on renewals? What’s your thinking on that?

SMB 32

SMB Sales Recruiting Sales Hiring Scale 32