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.

CTO Hire 254

CTO Hire Sales Hiring Sales Recruiting CTO 254

Andreessen Horowitz

OCTOBER 16, 2023

One of the toughest challenges for founders — and especially technical founders who are used to focusing so much on product features over sales — is striking “product-market fit”. What does this mean for product design and product management? When should companies offer services?

Product Marketing 77

Product Marketing Scale Sales Hiring Sales Recruiting 77

SaaStr

APRIL 17, 2019

Stephen Burton is VP of Smarketing at Harness, the industry’s first continuous delivery as a service platform. Prior to Harness, Stephen was VP of Marketing at Glassdoor, managing a team of 52 in product marketing, helping grow B2B revenue from $19m to $90m in just 2 years, leading to their $1.2Bn acquisition.

DevOps as a Service 100

DevOps as a Service Sales Recruiting Scale Sales Hiring 100

Frontegg

DECEMBER 2, 2021

A few weeks later, we were already running a beta version of the first product capability-as-a-service for a design partner. Fast forward to now, Frontegg is running as the core product infrastructure for dozens of hyper-growing companies. Go-to-Market Strategy – New Complexity Level Unlocked. freemium usage?subscription

Underperforming Technical Team 93

Underperforming Technical Team Sales Hiring DevOps as a Service Scale 93

FastSpring

MARCH 27, 2023

It really took a few pivots, and even name changes to get just the go to market efforts and product market fit right. And I just started a consulting business, it was a service business. naturally over time, we became more remote just hiring people from all over, which was really good, because of the whole COVID scenario.

Payment Solutions 136

Payment Solutions Payment Services SaaS Payments VP of Engineering 136

SaaStr

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

* What does David believe is the crucial step missing in B2B when it comes to finding product market fit? How does David think about scaling sales teams? How does one know when is the right time to hire your first sales reps? How does one know when is the right time to hire your first sales reps?

Scale 190

Scale Sales Hiring Underperforming Technical Team Sales Recruiting 190