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The 3 Stages of Hiring GTM Executives

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The GTMfund team has been spread across the globe lately, big things happening! The rest of the team is playing catch-up from SaaStr followed by our annual GTMfund retreat in Napa. Solution: Build functional teams that drive innovation. You need to hire people who are very much think like you, as a founder.

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170+ Women in Sales Share Their Career-Defining Aha Moment

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Women in sales often have a polarizing experience. Never believe that doubting yourself is a bad thing. In the Sales Hacker video series Aha Moments , I asked 10 women: “What is one ‘aha moment’ you’ve had in your sales career?”. What is one a-ha moment you’ve had in your sales career? Anything less is failure.

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Sales Hacker Recommends: 97 Best Sales Books for Peak Performance (2020 Update)

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And for leveling up your sales skills, nothing beats a good sales book. So what are the best sales books for helping you reach peak performance? Have been recommended by sales professionals. Here’s how you can find the sales books that are most relevant to you. Here they are… The 97 Best Sales Books in 2020.

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SaaStr Podcast #413 with SafeGraph CEO Auren Hoffman: “How to Build a Unicorn in 8 Simple Steps”

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Let’s say you’re 22 years old and you don’t have a lot of money, well, you’re likely going to see very few opportunities to invest, and most of those opportunities are going to be bad. You can launch new products, you can be better at recruiting, you can speak at SaaStr and so much more. They will not be great.

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Avoid Trapdoor Decisions: 5 Lessons Learned from Scaling Stripe (Video + Transcript)

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Scaling the company’s employee base, sales teams, marketing, and operations—all while preserving its culture—has required a laser focus on first principles, smart processes, and effective hiring. Know who is the foundation of your product and build your product for that user (in Stripe’s case, developers).

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PODCAST 51: Approach Sales with Gap Selling w/ Keenan

Sales Hacker

This week on the Sales Hacker podcast, we interview world famous sales expert, consultant, trainer, and thought leader Keenan. Why sales is contextual and how to leverage context in the right way. Why sales is contextual and how to leverage context in the right way. Subscribe to the Sales Hacker Podcast.

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SaaStr Podcast #217: Stripe COO Claire Hughes Johnson on The Trapdoor Decisions to Avoid When Scaling

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Scaling the company’s employee base, sales teams, marketing, and operations—all while preserving its culture—has required a laser focus on first principles, smart processes, and effective hiring. Our team is in Room 111. They were self taught developers. You can read the full transcript of the session below.

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