SaaStr

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Many companies believe excellent product design comes from hiring the best engineers and signing up for the latest software instead of building from the users’ perspectives. Stripe’s CTO, David Singleton, shares how they use a system of feedback, iteration, and fast shipping to create products that meet users’ expectations.

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User Pilot

JULY 27, 2023

Before hiring, assess your current needs and hire as your company grows. The different roles in SaaS companies: Chief Executive Officer : As the highest-ranking executive, this person ensures the company runs smoothly and employees are happy and engaged. Average salary: $196,172/yr. Average salary: $100,340/yr.

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SaaStr

AUGUST 15, 2020

Really excited for engaging discussion on something I’m passionate about, the future of the customer. Jay Snyder: Got hotspot on my phone, so hopefully we’ll hold still. I mean, maybe you do, but I don’t know anyone right now with extra money, time, or people, right? I don’t know anyone right now.

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SaaStr

MARCH 3, 2020

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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Hull

JANUARY 22, 2019

Over the past few years, we've seen a new role emerging at within scaling startups - the growth engineer. These roles are filled by engineers that roll up to the CMO/COO (not CTO) as part of a growth team. Ad tech and our B2C peers have been able to precisely profile and engage consumers for years.

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Sales Hacker

JANUARY 21, 2020

Angus is an amazing person — who never went to college. SMB Sales & SDRs at (Smaller) Scale [18:20]. Angus is an amazing person — he never went to college. FinTech is also a big area of interest both for the firm and for me personally. Angus’ Approach to VC [23:59]. Build Something You’ve Already Sold [33:11].

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

We’re a team of former investors and operators from the likes of Facebook, Deliveroo, and the Swedish payments company Klarna. Series A money is to fund the growth energy and the Series B money and C the expansion and the scale up. You can really deploy and grow and hypergrowth and start really scaling up the company.

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