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What Really Works When Hiring VPs and Executive Teams with HubSpot Co-Founder and Chairman Brian Halligan and SaaStr CEO and Founder Jason Lemkin

SaaStr

If you missed part 1 of this interview, you can catch up on their conversation about the current state of SaaS, evolving board meeting formats, and how AI is reshaping the industry. Or a great growth marketer paired with a great sales team will punch above their weight class. It can make all the difference.

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Slack’s Rachel Hepworth on bringing growth marketing to a high growth company

Intercom, Inc.

In August of 2016, Rachel Hepworth embarked on a unique challenge: start a growth marketing team at one of the most successful startups of this generation – one that had long relied heavily on word of mouth. Below is a lightly edited transcript of our interview. Starting and scaling growth marketing at Slack.

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Be The Top Pick: Tips to Crush the Job Interview

Sales Hacker

Both should make some concessions to close the expectation gap and get more roles filled which should help with overall market growth. Nailing the interview process: Here’s one way to nail the interview process once the interview is landed: 1. Have the 1st interview. Alright, have a great weekend ahead!

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11 Best Growth Marketing Software for SaaS

User Pilot

Growth marketing involves experimentation and optimization across the marketing funnels. Marketers today are moving from the traditional “set and forget” approach to a continually evolving growth-focused approach. Analytics Tools for Growth Marketers. Email Automation Growth Marketing Tools for SaaS.

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10 Secrets to Putting on a Great Event

SaaStr

Secret #2: most CEOs do not want to be interviewed by their VC board members. This took me a while to figure out, but most successful CEOs do not want to be interviewed by their board members. But being interviewed by your “boss” is just awkward, not done right. That rapport will make the session even better.

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The One About the VP of Sales That Didn’t Want to Work with The VP of Marketing

SaaStr

I do two simple things: First when I interview VPs of Sales candidates, if there’s already a marketer in place, I asked the candidate what they think. If they have no idea at all, and/or don’t want to meet the VP of Marketing before joining — that’s a flag. A real flag.

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7 Tips to Close 7,000 Customers From Gorgias’ VP of Sales

SaaStr

I sent cold emails and LinkedIn messages and ended up with nine interviews. From those nine interviews, I received four offers. Going into the interviews, I knew what I wanted out of a job– that part was simple. I had also worked in customer service and e-commerce in the past and knew this market was prime for disruption.

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