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Recruiting and Retaining the Right Executive Talent

Andreessen Horowitz

You were the shoulder I would go and cry on anytime I would have some sort of executive-level problem or executive recruiting problem. We’re coming at it from the lens of not being recruiters. And when you’re in the executive recruiting process, feeling is not scientific. Tell me what the priorities are.”

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Top SaaStr Content for the Week: Modern Health’s SVP of Sales, DigitalOcean’s CPO, Workshop Wednesday, WP Engine’s Founder and more!

SaaStr

SaaStr 632: CRO Confidential: How To Adapt Your Sales Strategy To The Current Sales Environment with Sam Blond and Hannah Willson, SVP of Sales at Modern Health  2. SaaStr 633: Why You Want to Develop Product Painkillers, Not Vitamins with DigitalOcean CPO Gabe Monroy   3. SaaStr 630: Sales-led vs. Product-led?

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The Top 10 Mistakes People Make When Hiring a VP of Sales with SaaStr CEO and Founder Jason Lemkin

SaaStr

Hiring a VP of Sales isn’t new, but the conversations have evolved as the world has. SaaStr’s own Jason Lemkin shares the top 10 mistakes he sees during the hiring process during Workshop Wednesday, held every Wednesday at 10 a.m. The last 18 months have seen the biggest changes in the VP of Sales in his SaaS career.

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What CEOs Should Know About Recruiting Top Talent

OpenView Labs

This is a recap of OpenView Talent Partner Steve Melia’s workshop. . Recruiting top talent is the common denominator across all scaling startups. Nine out of 10 founders and CEOs I connect with are involved in recruiting on a weekly, if not daily, basis. Recruiting is very time-consuming. It’s a lot. Time is valuable.

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20+ LinkedIn Profile Tips (Guaranteed Ways to Stand Out)

Buffer Resources

I’ve never created LinkedIn content with the “goal” of lead generation or immediate-term sales. Another cool example I really like is Tito Bohrt — he stands out with the pseudo, “ Sales Mad Scientist ” — which demonstrates confidence and a unique identity online.

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Customer Insights to Transform Sales Conversations

Sales Hacker

Sales customer insights. This is important for anyone who prospects or handles inbound calls – could be both inside sales and field sales. Most organizations develop a set of qualification questions for salespeople to use. But what are these insights that will transform the conversations salespeople have?

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Need an Expert for Your Next Panel, Presentation, or Podcast? Here Are Over 530 of the Top Female Sales Practitioners

Sales Hacker

Fortunately, more organizers than ever before are consciously seeking out female sales experts for panels, presentations, and podcasts. At Sales Hacker, we’re serious about diversity, and for that reason, we’ve compiled a list of 530+ female sales experts to consider for your next event. Sales Development.