SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

That’s why SaaStr founder and CEO Jason Lemkin held an “Ask Me Anything” session at this week’s Workshop Wednesday, held every Wednesday at 10 a.m. In this Ask Me Anything Part 1, Lemkin answers the questions: Many VCs talk about funding, yet you’re so focused on sales. That VP of Sales came out of Salesforce. Why is that?

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OpenView Labs

APRIL 29, 2021

This is a recap of OpenView Talent Partner Steve Melia’s workshop. . Recruiting top talent is the common denominator across all scaling startups. Nine out of 10 founders and CEOs I connect with are involved in recruiting on a weekly, if not daily, basis. Hiring a search firm is not cheap. It’s a lot. Time is valuable.

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Chart Mogul

JANUARY 9, 2025

So read on, and hopefully, your SaaS sales journey will be less about trial and error and more about steady progress toward success. Whats important to note is that each model targets a distinct customer persona and, therefore, has a unique approach to the customer journeyfrom brand awareness to sales and, ultimately, conversion.

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Intercom, Inc.

MARCH 8, 2018

In a time where buyer behavior has rendered cold calling nearly obsolete, successful sales prospecting begins with using tools like live chat and social media to build relationships. He’d go on to become the VP of Sales at Sprinklr, guiding the company through its own high growth period, before striking out on his own.

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SaaStr

JULY 14, 2022

Founders were able to recruit on-site. total attendees, e.g., a CEO + a VP of Sales and a VP of Customer Success, or two Co-Founders, or CEO + CTO, etc. We had more workshops for Product, CS & Eng from Plato, and more everything! VPs were able to recruit and make new hires. VCs were able to meet with Founders.

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ChurnZero

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

This is a guest article by Swati Garg , founder and CEO, Melo Associates , and Lindsay Lynch , senior recruitment consultant, Melo Associates , a recruitment firm focused on customer success hiring for SaaS and tech companies nationwide. Conduct training and workshops for clients. 2: Start with a clear job title.

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Sales Hacker

AUGUST 7, 2020

Fortunately, more organizers than ever before are consciously seeking out female sales experts for panels, presentations, and podcasts. At Sales Hacker, we’re serious about diversity, and for that reason, we’ve compiled a list of 530+ female sales experts to consider for your next event. Sales Development. Sales Growth.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Welcome to Sales Hacker’s first-ever Influential Women in Sales list! In this exclusive list, we wanted to honor not just female leaders that promote their own sales platform (no shame in that!) They say “You can’t be what you can’t see,” and the sales floor is no exception.

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Neil Patel

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

The entire event takes place online, allowing attendees to get to know employers better, network with other job seekers, and attend workshops and guest speeches, all from the comfort of their own homes. By accessing attendees’ resumes before they sign up, employers can personalize their offerings and streamline the hiring process.

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 19, 2022

In this article, I’ll outline the principles of compensation design , how to build sales compensation plans , and include resources to set OTEs and quotas that keep your reps happy and hungry for more. Why Sales Comp Planning is Key to Rep Retention. Who should be responsible for sales compensation planning?

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Intercom, Inc.

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

” But the people we hire don’t come in to work to fix bugs, they come in to work to build things and make new things. Third swing: hiring vs. onboarding. The third pendulum swing is whether you should hire fast or hire more slowly. We ran a workshop called “The Intercom Way.” So we killed hiring.

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 24, 2025

From viral LinkedIn content and founder-led dinners to the now-infamous “donut drop” strategy, this episode is packed with practical, first-principles GTM plays you won’t find in a sales playbook. Both Centari and Atrix AI scaled founder-led sales by hiring a Chief of Staff to operationalize and extend GTM efforts.

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Sales Hacker

JULY 24, 2019

It’s a problem in sales too. According to the 2019 State of Sales Performance survey , 73% of teams polled said that less than half of their team were women. Companies and sales teams are missing out on the benefits that diversity brings. Women Sales Pros. Women in Sales. Utah Women in Sales. Gals and SALS.

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Sales Hacker

MAY 28, 2019

SaaStock is a gathering of SaaS Sales Leaders, Founders, VCs, and anybody passionate about building a SaaS business. And make sure you’re following Sales Hacker on Instagram , Twitter , and LinkedIn. This all-day workshop is led by Julie Weill Persofsky , a Partner at Winning By Design. How Can I Get Live Updates?

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 30, 2018

To see what selling on steroids looks like, check out companies with the best sales enablement strategies. You’ll discover a lively place, with a lot of things — like revenue, productivity, and win rate s — going up, and a lot of things — like speed to revenue, sale cycle period, customer churn, and staff attrition rate — going down.

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Tom Tunguz

AUGUST 13, 2014

So serious is Apple about their University that Jobs hired the dean from Yale’s School of Management to oversee the initiative. But they can fund continuing employee education on a smaller scale the form of sales training, marketing workshops, guest speakers, management coaching.

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Natalia Luneva

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

How he founded Sales playbook. I founded SalesPlaybook after getting frustrated by the lack or absence of sales support for startup founders. A lot of these companies have never done outbound sales and they don’t have a repeatable process in place and they haven’t really nailed down their ideal customer profile.

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ProfitWell

JANUARY 27, 2020

But here are some learnings, from the sales community, that Mixmax put together so we can start acting like pipeline pros. Hire leaders who are aligned with your goals and take a step back to view the big picture. Far too often, focus is limited to the short term because of the nature of daily deliverables in sales.

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User Pilot

JULY 28, 2024

Whether you’re hiring, job hunting, or simply curious, we’ve got you covered with practical insights and ready-to-use resources. Sales teams : Helping them understand the product’s features and benefits to better sell it to customers. You’re in the right place! Let’s dive in!

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Valuize Consulting

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

The Employee Experience (EX) is the journey an employee takes with your organization and is the sum of all employee-employer interactions throughout that employee lifecycle, from pre-recruitment to post-exit. times faster revenue growth ( Sale s force , 2020). In fact, companies that prioritized Employee Experience achieved 1.8

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SaaStr

APRIL 11, 2019

” Or, “You are the next generation account management software.” ” And for us, the piece that was missing was that there was a job that existed called the customer success manager. We do live video workshops. Sometimes we, I think, feel like a recruiting arm too just in-.

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User Pilot

JUNE 19, 2024

Whether you’re hiring, job hunting, or simply curious, we’ve got you covered with practical insights and ready-to-use resources. Consider attending conferences, webinars, and workshops to keep a finger on the market’s pulse. Consider attending conferences, webinars, and workshops to keep a finger on the market’s pulse.

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ProfitWell

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

But here are some learnings from the sales community that Mixmax put together so we can start acting like pipeline pros. Hire leaders who are aligned with your goals and take a step back to view the big picture. Far too often, focus is limited to the short term because of the nature of daily deliverables in sales.

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User Pilot

AUGUST 30, 2024

In this guide, we’ll explore the ins and outs of customer onboarding manager roles through detailed job descriptions and handy templates. Whether you’re hiring, job hunting, or simply curious, we’ve got you covered with practical insights and ready-to-use resources. Looking into tools for customer onboarding managers?

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SmartKarrot

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Educate customers on the Dover product and coach them through their recruiting efforts. Work cross-functionally to drive strategic projects in operations, sales, marketing, hiring, and customer experience. Lead customer engagement, webinairs and workshops. Build and drive adoption plans.

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SaaStr

AUGUST 20, 2020

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?

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Andreessen Horowitz

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

A MOC document can help you prioritize what jobs you need an executive to do so you can hire against those needs. It’s getting more difficult to hire great talent at the growth stages because many companies were expected to go public and get the associated capital infusion from going public. Key takeaways Write a MOC. Talent in 2024.

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Sales Hacker

JANUARY 28, 2025

The GTM Podcast is available on any major directory, including: Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube Kraig Swensrud is the Founder & CEO of Qualified where he provides crucial experience and entrepreneurial energy to create the future of enterprise sales tech. You got sales reps. Everybody was learning on the fly.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Founders Today Just Need to Assume the Next Round Never Comes What Happens When You Hire the Wrong VP (Updated) Dear SaaStr: When Do Free Trials Work Well? SaaStr 632: CRO Confidential: How To Adapt Your Sales Strategy To The Current Sales Environment with Sam Blond and Hannah Willson, SVP of Sales at Modern Health  2.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 2, 2020

And for leveling up your sales skills, nothing beats a good sales book. So what are the best sales books for helping you reach peak performance? Have been recommended by sales professionals. Here’s how you can find the sales books that are most relevant to you. Here they are… The 97 Best Sales Books in 2020.

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Buffer Resources

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

I’ve never created LinkedIn content with the “goal” of lead generation or immediate-term sales. Another cool example I really like is Tito Bohrt — he stands out with the pseudo, “ Sales Mad Scientist ” — which demonstrates confidence and a unique identity online.

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SaaStr

JUNE 10, 2020

Meagen, sales. Launch it to our customers, launch it to the sales team, launch it to prospects.” What did we need for our sales team from an enablement standpoint and our CSMs? And then of course, sales pipeline and the livelihood of our business. They’re going to build a bunch of things that we need.

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Chart Mogul

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

But sales is the one thing founders cannot oversee — without it your startup will die. Between hiring, training, and helping new employees excel, iterating on customer feedback, building brand awareness, et al., Between hiring, training, and helping new employees excel, iterating on customer feedback, building brand awareness, et al.,

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SaaStr

MARCH 6, 2020

To meet buyers’ high expectations and manage the challenging sales landscape, companies must involve their entire organization in maturing the sales process- including after prospects sign on the dotted line. And then later in Miami,, hiring about a hundred people from 11 different countries. It works really well.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

* Nick has previously said, “Burying customer success under sales does not work.” What should the optimal sales to customer success relationship look like? What does Nick mean when he says, “Product is to customer success what marketing is to sales.” Why does Nick push back against the “hire fast and fire fast” thesis?

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SaaStr

MAY 8, 2020

Where does Jessica find managers and founders do pipe reviews wrong? What does Jessica believe is the right way for sales reps to engage with new customers during this time? How should sales teams and CS respond to requests for discounts? Harry Stebbings: Totally, in terms of that sales cycle.

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Chart Mogul

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

But sales is the one thing founders cannot oversee — without it your startup will die. Between hiring, training, and helping new employees excel, iterating on customer feedback, building brand awareness, et al., Between hiring, training, and helping new employees excel, iterating on customer feedback, building brand awareness, et al.,

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