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How to Truly Stand Out in Any Job Interview, from SDR to COO

SaaStr

Interviewing? One bit of advice: Please, please, actually research the company you are interviewing at. The other day I did a similar final, fourth round interview for a VPM. I ended the interview (politely) after 10 minutes and told him to watch the video. Looking for your next role? Been through a lay off? For real.

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14 tips to help you run a successful product design workshop

Intercom, Inc.

Collaboration comes in many flavors, from small informal working sessions and group critiques to full-blown workshops. What are product design workshops? Product design workshops are an opportunity for a team to untangle a problem together by going through a series of group exercises designed to get to a specific outcome.

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The Top 10 Mistakes People Make When Hiring a VP of Sales with SaaStr CEO and Founder Jason Lemkin

SaaStr

SaaStr’s own Jason Lemkin shares the top 10 mistakes he sees during the hiring process during Workshop Wednesday, held every Wednesday at 10 a.m. Hiring a VP of Sales Who Never Really Understands Your Product During the Interview Process You can’t really learn on the fly, not in most spaces anyway. There’s no way.

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How To Build A High-Performing Team And Retain Top Talent with Snowflake Global Director of Market Intelligence Guan Wang (Video)

SaaStr

In the kickoff for Workshop Wednesdays last week, Wang chatted with the community about how to build a high-performing team and keep it. At Snowflake, the key tactic for a leader is to build a clear vision and mission for the team to share with all candidates during the interview process to ensure early alignment. . Phase 1: Hiring .

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Top SaaStr Content for the Week: Live Sessions from SaaStr APAC, Stripe’s CTO, ICONIQ Growth’s Partners and much more!

SaaStr

Updated) The Top 10 Questions to Ask a VP of Marketing in an Interview (Updated) Around Year 5, You’ll Have to Build Your Third Management Team Top Podcasts This Week: 1. LIVE – SaaStr APAC 2023: Workshop Stage Streaming LIVE 4. Implement the 5-Visits-Plus-2-Badges Rule. For Your Customer Success Team — And You.

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Top SaaStr Posts + Videos of the Week: YCombinator, Craft Ventures, Figma, Marqeta and More

SaaStr

Top SaaStr Blog Posts This Week : The Top 10 Questions to Ask a VP of Marketing in an Interview. 10 Marketing Tactics That Always Work for Early-Stage SaaS StartUps. What’s the “Right” CAC These Days? The One You Can Afford. The Top 100 Private Cloud and SaaS Companies Now Have an Average Valuation of $5.2

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5 Challenges in Moving Upmarket and How to Overcome Them with Salesforce Ventures

SaaStr

As Managing Director of Salesforce Ventures, Nowi Kallen , shared at last week’s Workshop Wednesday, there are five main challenges of moving upmarket and tips to follow if you want to succeed at Enterprise sales in today’s macro environment. By going upmarket, you can land bigger deals with more opportunities to upsell and lower churn.

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