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

SaaStr

Hiring a VP of Sales isn’t new, but the conversations have evolved as the world has. 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. The last 18 months have seen the biggest changes in the VP of Sales in his SaaS career.

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I Hired My VP of Marketing at $20k MRR. It Wasn’t a Week Too Early.

SaaStr

One of the starkest differences I see between First Timers in SaaS and Second Timers is when they hire their VP of Marketing. They often hire a VP of Demand Gen Marketing even before they have their first paying customers. But it’s very, very easy to make the hire late. Second Timers know. But she can help. Don’t.

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Top SaaStr Content for the Week: Modern Health’s SVP of Sales, DigitalOcean’s CPO, Workshop Wednesday, WP Engine’s Founder and more!

SaaStr

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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Recruiting and Retaining the Right Executive Talent

Andreessen Horowitz

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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10 Learnings on High-Velocity Sales to SMB with Gorgias CEO and VP of Sales

SaaStr

How do you win with a high-velocity sales strategy in a fast-moving, competitive market? In a special session of Workshop Wednesday, Gorgias Founder & CEO Romain Lapeyre and Gorgias VP of Sales & Partnerships Aasif Osmany share their learnings, advice, and hacks for optimizing your sales process.

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Top 10 Mistakes Getting to $100M ARR with LaunchDarkly’s Co-founder Edith Harbaugh (Pod 668 + Video)

SaaStr

They hired their first VP of Sales with a wonderful pedigree and experience at some of the hottest startups. because they needed to rebuild the sales team. They rebuilt the sales team and closed some big deals. The lesson — Don’t hire someone just because they have a great pedigree. And it was true.

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What CEOs Should Know About Recruiting Top Talent

OpenView Labs

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.