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Use This Interview Scorecard Template to Win the Top Sales Talent

Sales Hacker

When I first wrote this article, we were in a very different place, with unemployment at an all-time low and sales hiring a top priority. You’ll be able to download the interview scorecard template that I use with my clients. Can you ever be sure you’re hiring the right salesperson? Man oh man, how the world has changed so quickly!

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Product Dogfooding in Software Development: A Quick Guide (+Best Practices)

User Pilot

Start implementing a dogfooding program by recruiting users from across the organization, especially those not involved in the product development. Use surveys , interviews, session recordings, and product analytics to gather insights. In a nutshell, it follows the same process as any other type of testing or experimentation.

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How and Why to Use Podcast Marketing? 7 SaaS Companies Advise

Natalia Luneva

And recently I interviewed some of them asking a few essential questions: What marketing goals are you pursuing with your podcast? . Podcasting is a tremendously hard space to break into, so the most important thing is to combine entertainment and education in a way that no one else is doing. What results have you seen? .

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170+ Women in Sales Share Their Career-Defining Aha Moment

Sales Hacker

Women in sales often have a polarizing experience. In the Sales Hacker video series Aha Moments , I asked 10 women: “What is one ‘aha moment’ you’ve had in your sales career?”. The conversations that followed were so authentic and encouraging that we decided to expand this conversation to other badass women in the sales world.

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How To Build (And Scale) A Successful Sales Team

Sales Hacker

”Tito, how do I go about building a sales team (especially the sales development function) from scratch?” ” It usually comes from founders, or the first sales hire at a company. 1) Training SDRs as if they were Account Executives. Mistake #1: Training SDRs as If They Were Account Executives.

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SaaStr Podcast #209: Amanda Kleha, Chief Customer Officer @ Figma Discusses How To Ensure Successful Cross-Functional Communication

SaaStr

Prior to Figma, Amanda held numerous roles at Zendesk including SVP of Marketing and Sales Strategy. How does Amanda like to run the interview process? Why does Amanda like to not show emotion when interviewing a candidate? I’d also run sales strategy for the company right before I left.

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Hypergrowth, No Office and $100M in ARR with Invision and ARM Holdings (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

I obviously have some questions that have been pre-determined, but I’d love to entertain everyone asking the questions. So some of the things that we’re screening for in our interview process will be literally ask these questions around, what do you spend your time outside of work doing? This is for the audience.