2009 SMB Underperforming Technical Team 
SaaStr
MARCH 22, 2024
After switching to SaaS, she started as an SMB sales leader with no prior management or SMB sales experience. While working at LinkedIn back in 2009, she was offered the role of building out the first SDR and BDR organization. The highs and lows always come, usually involving the people on your team.
SaaStr
JANUARY 21, 2020
Justin Welsh, former SVP of Sales at PatientPop explains how he started in SaaS in 2009 as the second sales hire at Zocdoc. Justin used Sales Culture to grow a successful PatientPop team to 140 employees and 55 million in revenue. It’s an SMB SaaS company in the healthcare technology vertical. FULL TRANSCRIPT BELOW.
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Sales Hacker
NOVEMBER 5, 2018
I have, since 2009, hired 20+ outsourced resources from all over the world for tasks such as data research, web design, translations, voiceover talent and more. No wonder you never want to eat out again… The Sales Development outsourcing industry is broken for that exact reason. I have learned quite a bit about it.
Intercom, Inc.
JUNE 21, 2018
Whether you’re at an early-stage startup that’s just made its first sales hires, or part of a fast-moving sales team in a large organization, the key to success often comes down to efficiency. That means your focus should be on building the right customer profile and developing precise messaging to reach them. Short on time?
SaaStr
JANUARY 28, 2020
I remember about three years ago, Marc Benioff gave some interview and he said his biggest regret was not continuing to hire sales professionals through 2009, his number one regret. And I remember being at that Dreamforce in 2009, which was awful. If something bad happens, you’re going to have to cut your burn, probably.
Sales Hacker
OCTOBER 7, 2021
Never believe that doubting yourself is a bad thing. That company only lasted another year before they were out of business, so it was a poor use of my energy, time, and being away from my family – a lesson I work to pass on to others new in roles today. Invest in your development internally and externally. Joyce Johnson.
SaaStr
DECEMBER 12, 2020
As for Kate, prior to making the move to Notion just last month, she spent an incredible 8 years at Dropbox including holding roles such as Head of Sales Development, North America and Director of Global SMB Revenue and Operations. And most of the people, the team was about 30 people, 15 of them had been there for four years or more.
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