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How to Hire A Great VP Sales: The Full Video and Transcript

SaaStr

One of the first what How to Hire a Great VP of Sales at the New York Enterprise Tech Meet-Up (thank you to John Lehr and Work-Bench for setting this up). The Number One Thing You Can Do to Accelerate Your Business Post-Initial Traction is Hiring a Great VP of Sales. I don’t know anything about sales. More power to you.

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What’s Happening in B2B SaaS in 2024 and Beyond with Zapier CEO Wade Foster and SaaStr CEO Jason Lemkin

SaaStr

Zapier has been a fully remote company since its inception in 2011 when remote wasn’t mainstream. They used the competitive advantage of recruiting out of the Midwest, where they knew the markets and the people better. As a manager, you have to do things differently. Remote vs. In-Person: Which is Better? 2021 was the boom.

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SaaStr Classic: Jyoti Bansal of Harness.io and AppDynamics; Dev Ittycheria of MongoDB (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

They talked about product adoption, sales alignment, freemium models and lessons they have learned throughout their successful SaaS careers. As two CEO who love the art of sales and scaling, this one really was special. And now it’s all about like, can you really scale and execute? Dev Ittycheria : Thank you.

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From marketplace to SaaS business: How Udemy acquired 80% of the Fortune 100

Intercom, Inc.

When Yvonne joined in 2016, the business unit consisted of just 10 people across product, engineering, sales, and marketing. Our Senior Director of Demand Generation Brian Kotlyar recently spoke with Yvonne about her experience scaling Udemy for Business. Turning a sales objection into a unique differentiator.

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38 Bright Asian SaaS Stars

SaaStock

When we announced a few weeks ago that we would be bringing our leading SaaS conference to Asia, and running it in Hong Kong, many locals thanked us for choosing the city. Founded : 2011. Talkpush is a conversational recruiting CRM that allows employers and job seekers to connect in new ways across the globe. Founded : 2011.

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The Best of SaaS at YCombinator: A Deep Dive with the CEOs of Gusto, Amplitude and Plangrid (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

Since 2011, over 500,000 projects have been built with PlanGrid. Then trying to maintain that as we scale is always the challenge. Josh : I made probably the first 50, 60 offers in the company personally, and that does not scale. I want to come be your VP of sales and, you’re going to meet me for the first time.

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The 18 Outstanding Speakers at SaaStock LatAm 2019

SaaStock

We’ve gathered LatAm’s leading SaaS founders, executives, and investors – as well as a few international faces – for an unbeatable few days of knowledge and networking. He is leading DGF Investimentos’ specialized early-stage investment group – DGF Inova. Talk: Scaling & Exiting: Dreams, Designs & Dramas.