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The VP of AI Trap: Why Hiring One Exec Won’t Transform Your Company. In Fact, It May Make It Worse.

SaaStr

Recruiters cold-calling anyone with “machine learning” on their LinkedIn. A “VP of Mobile” in 2015? Your sales team needs to understand how AI can improve lead scoring and outreach. It cascades down through middle management. Would you hire a “VP of Internet” in 2010?

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How SMB Digital Brands Can Win the Best Talent

FastSpring

In this episode of Growth Stage, we interview Lizzie Mintus Founder and CEO of Here’s Waldo Recruiting and host of The Heres Waldo Podcast about her thoughts on: The most effective recruiting strategies for SMBs. So during the intro, I kind of talked about how you run here’s Waldo recruiting.

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10 SaaS New Year Resolutions For You. Pick a Few.

SaaStr

Enough with the excuses for not having hired your real VP of Sales, or that VP of Engineering, or whatever. Hire a real recruiter. Hire more sales reps in the areas where they are profitable. Upgrade the mobile team. Pick a few that work for you: Get That Key VP Hire Done in Q1. Not in April. Not by June. Get it Done.

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The Top Sessions of SaaStr Scale: CEOs of Okta, Airtable, Safegraph, Blackline and More!!

SaaStr

#1: Todd McKinnon, CEO Okta: “Building a Higher Performance Organizaion” A really great, open session on what Okta got right to win: Todd is humble and candid about how they won (going enterprise, early) and where it ended up being OK they were a bit late, or took time to win (mobile, dev). How to recruit in a less hot space.

Scale 209
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How to Create an Effective Marketing Strategy for Associations

Incredo

Optimize Website for Mobile Smartphones are now in the hands of billions of users around the world. Having no content at all will mean your website doesn’t serve any real purpose than to just recruit members. Content attracts users from organic search as well. Usually, the email and first name will suffice. .

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Best Applicant Tracking Systems for 2025

How To Buy Saas

Whether youre a startup , an SMB , or a global enterprise , the right ATS can streamline your recruitment process, save time, and help attract top talent in a competitive market. Recruitee Best Collaborative Recruiting ATS Pricing: Key Features: Ideal Use Case: 4. Whats the difference between an ATS and a recruitment CRM?

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36 Final, Final Tickets Left for SaaStr Scale THIS THURSDAY in SF!!

SaaStr

The Playbook to Building a Thriving Sales Culture with Fmr. PatientPop SVP of Sales Justin Welsh. The Playbook to Hiring Your First VP of Sales and Not Screwing it Up… with Cassidy Ventures Founder Brendon Cassidy, the first VP of Sales at LinkedIn, Talkdesk and EchoSign. VIEW THE FULL AGENDA. BOOK A BRAINDATE.

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