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The Future of AI in SaaS Sales with Henry Schuck, CEO of ZoomInfo and SaaStr CEO Jason Lemkin

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There’s recruiting and there’s people building. On the topic of building SaaS companies, Henry kicks off the conversation with: “I think a lot of bootstrapped founders who are less capital infused have to actually be great at developing their people. Almost equally to their ability to recruit great people.

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Dear SaaStr: How Do I Get a Job as a First Time VP of Sales?

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Dear SaaStr: How Do I Get a Job as a First Time VP of Sales? If you’re aiming to land a VP of Sales role, you need to position yourself as someone who can deliver results and scale a team. "The "The biggest mistakes CROs and VPs of Sales make when they take a new role." Show you can recruit.

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How Windsurf / Codeium Built a Billion-Dollar AI Company and a Winning Sales Machine

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5 Key Learnings from Scaling from 3 to 75 Go-To-Market Team Members in Less Than 12 Months The latest SaaStr CRO Confidential is out and Sam Blond did a great deep dive with Graham Mareno, VP of Worldwide Sales at Codeium. Their product is generating an impressive 45% of developers’ code on average.

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CRO Confidential: Sales Recruitment in 2023 For Candidates and Hiring Managers With Founders Fund Partner Sam Blond and Flexport Fund’s Ben Braverman (Pod 629 + Video)

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As the past few years have demonstrated, it’s wise to expect the unexpected, especially when it comes to hiring. In particular, hiring for your sales team is critical in an uncertain economic outlook. Additionally, sales professionals looking for a new role should choose their next company wisely.

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3 Key Steps to Successfully Recruit a VP of Sales with Greenhouse

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A strong sales leader is vital to any company hoping to scale. With this in mind, hiring for the Head of Sales role is one of the most important things a business can do. Unfortunately, too many companies focus on the wrong things when hiring their sales leaders, which can lead to hires that aren’t the best fit for the business.

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The Two Most Important Things To Look For When You Hire Your First VP of Sales

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We’ve talked a lot about hiring a great VP of Sales at SaaStr, and I’ve relinked to some of the most popular posts below. But after 5+ years of SaaStr.com, I think we can almost boil it all down to 2 things to look for when you make the hire — and 2 things not to look for as much. That takes years to learn.

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CRO Confidential: How Codium Built A Billion-Dollar AI Company and a Winning Sales Machine with VP of Worldwide Sales, Graham Moreno

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Recently valued at over $1 billion , Codium is proving that AI-driven software development is not just the futureits the present. Before hiring their first sales reps, the founders personally closed millions in revenue. Their strategy? The real impact?