SaaStr
JANUARY 16, 2023
To convert an idea into a successful venture, startups need to be equipped to scale. Hiring a reliable team is an all-encompassing issue where startups dive in head-first but fail to optimize it for success. . Hiring an expert produces 1000x better results than someone with interests elsewhere. .
SaaStr
NOVEMBER 16, 2021
You’ll need to hire aggressively to get to the next level and continue that rapid growth. But what roles should you hire for, and what will your org chart look like at each stage? David’s first foray into SaaS was in 1999 when he joined a startup that would become PayPal, starting as the product leader and later as the COO.
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SaaStr
JANUARY 12, 2022
Indeed this was also my #1 mistake and the #1 I see from so many startups learning to go upmarket. Another top mistake SMB folks make trying to sell enterprise. You have to be careful to pair that with someone strong to manage the relationship, that has more time and that also can be trusted. Are we sure?
SaaStr
DECEMBER 3, 2020
403: Sam Taylor is the VP of Sales and Success @ Loom, the startup that helps you get your message across by making it easy to record instantly shareable videos. As for Sam, prior to Loom, Sam spent over 4 years at Salesforce following their acquisition of Quip, a startup Salesforce acquired for $750M where Sam was also the 1st sales leader.
OpenView Labs
MARCH 10, 2020
While the CTOs may be directly involved in the purchase decision-making at the startup and SMB organizations, the role of the CTO at larger organizations can be very different, and not all CTOs look the same. “A A lot of our clients want to target CTOs or C-level executives,” said Valentino Volonghi, CTO of AdRoll.
SaaStr
JULY 13, 2023
Startups come in all shapes and sizes on various stages of a timeline, yet it’s not surprising how many have the same questions and concerns about how to scale from x to y to z, the right time to hire and fire, and how to keep a team motivated during hard times. Q: How Do You Get Sustainable Output In A Startup?
SaaStr
DECEMBER 20, 2023
So to serve both segments at the simultaneously, ZoomInfo has been rolling out a Product-led sales motion, that gives the ability for an SMB customer to sign up directly on their website for a free trial and grow into a paid customer, without ever having to talk to an sales rep or go through a demo process.
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