OpenView Labs

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Why startup founders should treat fundraising like a sales funnel. Beware of flashy hires from big corporations. There are always exceptions, but when brought in early on, these kinds of hires tend to flounder. . Get your COO on board and hire for operations roles earlier than you think. Here’s how to fix it.

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Sales Hiring Scale Sales Recruiting Marketing 82

SaaStr

JANUARY 5, 2023

Founded in 2019, Laika (an enterprise-ready compliance platform) closed a $50MM Series C by the summer of 2022. Hiring a CFO. First: Why hire a CFO, anyway? . In Laika’s case, they decided to hire a CFO when they decided that looking only one quarter into the future was no longer sufficient. Productivity Per Sales Rep.

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Tom Tunguz

OCTOBER 29, 2013

Suppose this founder wasn’t the founder, but the first inside sales hire for the startup. Most inside sales reps arrive with a sales script, warm leads, a known sales path and a working product. It’s a question without a universal answer. Can he hit his quota? This quota test is a harsh one. Tweet me.

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Product Marketing Sales Hiring Sales Funnel Marketing 100

Neil Patel

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Not all success stories go to our website right away, as they go through an editing and approval process with clients, others prefer not to disclose due to strict compliance rules, but if you visit the case study part of our sites, you’ll see new case studies every month. Want to be a part of a team that stands apart? The results?

Technical Review 92

Technical Review SMB Sales Hiring Finance 92

SaaStr

MARCH 8, 2019

The age-old sales funnel has worked fine for decades…until now. Why is the sales funnel alone, no longer an appropriate way of thinking about customers? Brian Halligan: Whether we all like it or not, trust in sales and marketing is at an all-time low. The current vision is funnel versus flywheel.

Scale 106

Scale Sales Hiring Underperforming Technical Team Social Media 106

SaaStr

MARCH 8, 2019

The age-old sales funnel has worked fine for decades…until now. Why is the sales funnel alone, no longer an appropriate way of thinking about customers? Brian Halligan: Whether we all like it or not, trust in sales and marketing is at an all-time low. The current vision is funnel versus flywheel.

Scale 50

Scale Sales Hiring Underperforming Technical Team Social Media 50

SmartKarrot

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

In this write-up, I will first explain what makes enterprise clients different and then take you through the all-important enterprise sales terminology that every B2B SaaS company should know. Enterprise clients can afford to hire the best of the best and want to do so. Enterprise clients can hire the top employees.

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