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Engineering Your Own “Luck”: The 3 Key Rules of Building Globally Distributed Teams with Eventbrite (Video + Transcript)

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I started right at the end of 2011, and I started in the role of VP of engineering. But, there were a few things that were true about event bright and the environment and trying to hire in San Francisco in that moment. 18 hires a year I had to make in San Francisco. First off, in 2013 we made our first acquisition.

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Dharmesh Shah of HubSpot: From Day 0 to IPO. What Went to Plan. What Most Certainly Didn’t (Video, Podcast + Transcript)

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Hire the VP of Marketing, MBA, the VP of Sales, MBA, the VP of Customer, MBA, the VP of Engineering, MBA, and now, the odds of any semblance of survival, let alone success, are vanishingly small at this point. The issue the SMBs had was, “Well, I’m a 20-person consulting company.

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SaaStr Podcast #356 with Atrium Co-Founder Pete Kazanjy

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356: Pete Kazanjy is the Co-Founder @ Atrium, the startup providing proactive, always-on insights for sales operations, managers, and leaders. Alongside Atrium, Pete is also the Founder of Modern Sales Pros, a community of 15,000 focused on sales operations and sales management. Stop asking questions.

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25 predictions for SaaS in 2025

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Next we’ll be hiring it. Success will rely on mastering distribution and customer acquisition. Machiel Kunst , Founder and CEO of Bluebird 2025 will be a breakout year for SaaS, driven by renewed VC funding, increased and smarter hiring, and innovative AI tools. Desiree-Jessica Pely , CEO and Co-founder of Loyee.ai