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Using Generative AI to Drive Corporate Impact

TechEmpower SaaS

The shift towards AI-driven ad technologies enables brands to set and achieve highly specific engagement KPIs, moving away from generic strategies to more personalized, data-driven approaches that resonate with their target audience. This not only speeds up hiring but also lowers the costs associated with lengthy recruitment cycles.

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The Founder’s Guide to Developer-led Growth with WorkOS (Video)

SaaStr

Developer-led growth is like that, but a bit different, with characteristics around self-serve onboarding similar to freemium. They’re able to actually swipe a credit card, and what starts off similar to a freemium self-serve product can turn into a six-figure contract in just a few months. The contract size grows.

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10 key lessons SaaStock18 attendees picked up

SaaStock

That’s the advice, Petri Hollmén picked up on the more technical side of things from the opening session on Day 2 with Cal Henderson, CTO of Slack. Work on developing your brand. Branding, branding, branding is one of the key ideas Vassilena Valchanova picked up from multiple speakers. So consumers turn to brands.

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SaaStr Podcast #403 with Loom VP of Sales Sam Taylor

SaaStr

When is the right time to hire the first sales rep? Should you hire 2 at a time? What does one look for in their first sales hire? We were hired into the same role, same start date, competed head to head. Bret was formerly the CTO at Facebook. I met Molly, who was the COO at the time, Molly Graham.

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The Playbook to Hiring Your First VP of Sales and Not Screwing it Up…….with Cassidy Ventures Founder Brendon Cassidy (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

Brendon introduces his playbook to hiring the first VP of Sales from his experiences as VP of Sales at LinkedIn, EchoSign, Talkdesk and more. Learn the dos and don’ts to make the correct hire the first time and not rush into hiring the wrong VP of Sales, which can cost the company months or even years. Roughly 90%.

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The B2B Marketplace Funding Napkin 2021

Point Nine Land

A technical co-founder or CTO is always a great-to-have at this stage and becomes a must-have as the business scales beyond seed. This is because the lower the fragmentation, the harder it will be to get the relevant buyers/suppliers onboard and the lower the potential bargaining power of the marketplaces. Market Characteristics ??

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Product-Led Growth (PLG) For Startups

Mucker Capital

Obviously if you target enterprise customers, you usually have a very large ACV (Annual Contract Value) and the product usually is complex. If you're generating something that's brand new, like a brand new category, nobody understands about it. Should they focus on the setup, the onboarding flow, the free user experience?

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