Sun.May 28, 2023

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When the Player-Coach is Just That. And No More.

SaaStr

We’ve talked a lot on SaaStr about not screwing up that VP of Sales hire. Done right, it will accelerate your company to the next level. Done wrong — you can lose the better part of a year, and half of your last round of capital. And we’ve talked a lot about the trade-offs in the hire, including how to think about Stretch VPs … the ones that haven’t quite done it yet, but working for you is their shot.

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Crafty CTO - Untitled Article

Crafty CTO

Working With My ChatGPT Intern I set a record yesterday in terms of the most hours co-developing with ChatGPT (GPT-4 default model mostly). I made a decision recently to a) start writing daily, and b) follow POSSE –Publish (on your) Own Site, Syndicate Elsewhere–to keep control of my content. To enable a) and b), I expanded my blog, Crafty’s Illustrated, to support four new microblogging content types (like this one!).

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Top SaaStr Content for the Week: Lattice’s Co-Founder & CEO, SaaStr’s Founder and CEO, Heap’s Former CTO, and lots more!

SaaStr

Each week, we round up our most popular content so you can catch up on anything you may have missed. Check out this week’s top blog posts, podcasts, and videos: Top Blog Posts This Week: Sales Reps Really Do Have to Close 4x-5x What They Take Home, and More: Iconiq’s Sales Compensation Guide What’s Really Different in SaaS in 2023 How to Raise Money from Venture Capitalists in Tougher Times My #1 Best Hack for VC Fundraising Who’s Doing Well This Week: Dynatrace, HubSpot, Atlas

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