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Product-Led Growth (PLG) For Startups

Mucker Capital

Obviously if you target enterprise customers, you usually have a very large ACV (Annual Contract Value) and the product usually is complex. We talk about using the product complexity, your target customer size, your contract value, and whether there's individual use case–those four things--to help you decide if PLG is a fit.

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SaaStr Podcast #403 with Loom VP of Sales Sam Taylor

SaaStr

Does Sam agree that the founder is the one who has to create the sales playbook? When is the right time to hire the first sales rep? Should you hire 2 at a time? What does one look for in their first sales hire? I met my wife in sales boot camp. Bret was formerly the CTO at Facebook.

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SaaS FP&A – Are You Up to the Challenge?

OPEXEngine

From speaking with a variety of CFOs and VPs of Finance recently, here’s what we are hearing they are looking for in their FP&A hiring, outside of traditional Finance, math, accounting and reporting skills. When he came out, the first thing he asked me was, how do you define a Sales Qualified Lead (SQL)? Finance skill sets.

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PR for Startups : Interview with PR Expert Julija Jegorova

Teamgate

Hence, PR should become an essential part of your integrated marketing strategy. It can create awareness, adding to the beginning of your sales funnel, but the real power of PR is creating and maintaining a level of credibility and a positive image that will eliminate any trust issues the prospect might have.