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Scaling A SaaS Sales Team While Building Culture with Scott Pugh, VP of Sales at Figma (Pod 639 + Video)

SaaStr

Pugh says, “When you build culture, it helps democratize decision-making across the business. Let’s look at five ways to build a powerful company culture. Iterate on culture and values. Figma announced its fifth culture and value, which is play. It makes us feel good and is a great way to build culture.

Scale 202
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How To Build A High-Performing Team And Retain Top Talent with Snowflake Global Director of Market Intelligence Guan Wang (Video)

SaaStr

Constructive Conflict . You can create an incredible company culture by looking to those successful, high-growth businesses and seeing what’s working for them. . Every team runs into conflicts. It’s inevitable. As a leader, it’s your job to facilitate and find solutions. How do you do this? By demanding debate.

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Scaling a SaaS Startup to $1B+ ARR: Insights from UiPath’s CEO and Founder (Podcast +Video)

SaaStr

We’ll explore key aspects such as building customer relationships based on trust and honest feedback, defining company culture amid rapid growth, and hiring strategies that prioritize team chemistry over expertise. This capability is essential for developing a constructive team atmosphere.

Scale 188
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People leave managers, not companies – 4 ways to better support your team

Intercom, Inc.

I often discover the best next step is not giving ‘constructive feedback’ to someone on my team about their mistakes; it’s requesting feedback on how I can better support them in future”. Like a good sports coach, managers aren’t judged on the performance of individual players, but on the team’s effort. Give feedback with empathy.

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The Secrets to Getting Sales and Marketing to Work Together Better with Highspot CMO Jon Perera (Video)

SaaStr

“The relationship you see at the top sets the model for the whole company.”. Fostering a partnership between two people who work in departments that speak very different languages makes way for active communication, constructive criticism, and feedback. Deliver one narrative.

Scale 248
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5 Rules to Win When Competition is Everywhere With Atlassian COO Anu Bharadwaj and Boast.AI Co-Founder Lloyed Lobo

SaaStr

Overall, as you construct your team and your company, it’s important to think about the distribution across build and sell, and take a completely different vector and approach to selling,” says Bharadwaj.

Scale 214
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CRO Confidential: How Founder-Led Sales Can Transform Your Business with Roam CEO and Founder Howard Lerman and Sam Blond, Partner at Founders Fund (Pod 655 + Video)

SaaStr

Instead of having the least senior people try and sell to companies, use the most senior people. Another way to reach executives easily is to construct a board of advisors who can get you high-level introductions with your target customers. Lerman has found that an advisor channel is the best way to generate leads and demand.

Scale 180