SaaStr

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

Billion story from its launch in 2008 to its 2018 acquisition by Recruit Holdings. Hear about the early days of Glassdoor; tactical lessons on scaling—from building a business model and recruiting an all-star management team to advice on building a compelling, innovative company culture; and learn whyGlassdoor’s $1.2

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OpenView Labs

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The exciting thing about prototypes is that large-scale experiments can be built through open-source projects , which companies like Netflix and Linkedin will do as a strategic way of recruiting top talent. . If none exist, pick a price where the scaling mechanism is clearly tied to the buyer’s perception of value.

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SaaStr

AUGUST 20, 2020

343: Kyle Parrish is the Head of Sales @ Figma, the company that helps teams create, test and ship better designs from start to finish. To date the company has raised over $132M in financing from some of the best in the business including Sequoia, a16z, Index, Greylock and Kleiner Perkins to name a few. What worked?

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SaaStr

JANUARY 10, 2020

Does Bob agree with the notion that channel sales have completely died in the world of SaaS? At what scale does that become impossible? Bob Moore: And I was t nerdy engineer in college, so getting the opportunity to have to pitch, it’s really a sales job at the end of the day. Why is this? Kind of solve the problem.

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Upscope

JUNE 9, 2021

There are plenty of happy smiling recruitment videos for call centers on Youtube but the real data on how people feel can be found in the comments section. And at the call center I was at, the recruiters told me the job wasn't a sales job, just customer service. They also let you choose your own schedules after training.

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Intercom, Inc.

MARCH 14, 2019

At companies like LinkedIn, Lever and now Survey Monkey, she’s woven customer centricity deep into the fabric of the business – whether that’s in the process of product development, the company culture or how teams work day to day. This is episode one of Scale, a brand new podcast series on moving from startup to scale up.

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SaaStr

MARCH 3, 2023

There are two types of SaaS companies in the world: those that are category creators and the challengers of incumbent technology. At SaaStr APAC 2023, Scott Pugh, VP of Sales at Figma, shared how to scale these two sales teams while building culture. Let’s look at five tips to consider for successful recruiting.

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