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Right Co-Founder … Wrong CEO. Could That Be You? Be Honest.

SaaStr

On the investing side of life, the toughest meeting of all for me at least is probably the Right Co-Founder, Wrong CEO start-up. Great product, driven team, good early product-market fit, great vision. If you don’t know … ask your angel investors and advisors. Check, check, check and check.

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The 9 Worst Sales Mistakes Founders Should Avoid

Point Nine Land

P9 Panel on Hiring Sales Leaders — Founders Summit 2023 “You are going to fire your first sales manager!” — A lesson too many founders learn the hard way. The Founder isn’t willing to be the first salesperson Many of the best founders we work with don’t have a sales background and are either product or engineering focused.

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SaaStr Podcast #364 with Figma Head of Sales Kyle Parrish

SaaStr

343: Kyle Parrish is the Head of Sales @ Figma, the company that helps teams create, test and ship better designs from start to finish. In Today’s Episode We Discuss: * How Kyle made his way into the world of SaaS and sales and came to be Head of Sales at one of the fastest-growing companies in Figma. What worked?