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Dear SaaStr: What Are Some Interview Questions a CEO Can Ask an Account Executive?

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Dear SaaStr: I am having my CEO interview an AE (final stage) what are your interviews guidelines? What Are Some Interview Questions a CEO Can Ask an Account Executive? When a CEO interviews an AE, a big part is about testing for culture fit, drive, and whether they truly understand the value your product delivers.

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HubSpot Co-Founder and Chairman Brian Halligan on SaaS Markets, Board Meetings, and AI’s Impact

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Here are the key takeaways from part 1 of this interview. Reflecting on Company Outcomes as a Founding CEO We started with Brian flipping the tables a bit and asking Jason a question to kick off the interview: “I know this is a podcast supposed to be interviewing me, but do you regret selling your company?”

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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

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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. HubSpot recently changed its interview process to try and help maximize tenure and employee retention at the executive level. ’ It’s a bet.”

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The 5 Signs of a Great New VP

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Every great hire starts before their first day And often even during the interview process — Jason SaaStr 2025 is May 13-15 Lemkin (@jasonlk) January 12, 2025 #1. The Best VPs Have True Urgency They push the interview along. But if theres no urgency at all during the interview there wont be any when they start, either. #4.

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Live Interview with Jeannie Walters

Speaker: Jeannie Walters, Founder and Chief Experience Officer, Experience Investigators

This webinar will kick off with a candid interview with Jeannie on creating a perfect customer experience and end with an audience Q&A. Join Jeannie Walters, CCXP, founder of Experience Investigators and come ready with questions to jumpstart your CX with the wisdom of a CX expert.

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Try to Make One Big VP Hire a Quarter

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I’m going to paraphrase his answer, but I 100% agree it’s the right one: Do it all, do all the interviews, etc. Do 30+ interviews. And … again and again. Because if you go long, many of the best will eventually leave. But make sure if nothing else, you hire One Senior Exec a Quarter. Yes, you do need to hire them all.

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5 Tips to Getting a Job in SaaS in a Tougher Market

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Shocking % say they got the foot-in-the-door job by going way over the top on their job application / interview prep. 3️⃣ Do 2 hours of homework before each interview. He just can’t find enough great folks to hire. Talking to a lot of top performers lately. it didn’t only get them the job. At least think about it.

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The Essential Guide to Analytic Applications

We interviewed 16 experts across business intelligence, UI/UX, security and more to find out what it takes to build an application with analytics at its core. Embedding dashboards, reports and analytics in your application presents unique opportunities and poses unique challenges.

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The Business Value of MLOps

It is based on interviews with MLOps user companies and several MLOps experts. Our report, The Business Value of MLOps by Thomas Davenport, highlights some of the most impactful benefits of MLOps tools and processes for different types of organizations. Which organizational challenges affect MLOps implementations.

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Best Practices for Creating Long-Lasting and Continuous Discovery Habits

Speaker: Teresa Torres, Internationally Acclaimed Author, Speaker, and Coach at ProductTalk.org

Industry-wide, product teams have adopted discovery practices like customer interviews and experimentation merely for end-user satisfaction. As a result, many of us are still stuck in a project-world rut: research, usability testing, engineering, and a/b testing, ad nauseam.