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Ten Pearls Of Enterprise Software Startup Wisdom From My Friend Mark Tice

Kellblog

Mark’s a seasoned startup executive, he’s go-to-market oriented, and he has some large-company chops that he developed earlier in his career. Thinking that your first VP of Sales will take you from $0 to $100M. (DK: I think the highest-risk job in Silicon Valley is first VP of Sales at a startup and this is one reason why.).

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Hiring Sales Reps: 3 Tips for Better, Faster & More Profitable Sales Hires

Sales Hacker

What’s your approach when hiring sales reps? Companies often hire sales reps who have knowledge of, or even a passion for, the brand’s product or industry — which is great because it gives you a team of “walking brochures” who can spout off all the benefits of your product. The best training for new sales hires.

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From Freemium to Explosive Growth in a Crowded Market – 8 Years of Learnings with Zoom (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

Mallun Yen : And, you’ve done that with a number of your executive team, and, in fact, most of your executive team are the ones that you hired early on in the day. Mallun Yen : Well, I think one interesting thing that you have instilled on your team though, and this is something that you do yourself right?

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Channel Sales for SaaS: What It Is, When it Works, and How to Build Your Own

OpenView Labs

For the uninitiated, channel sales refers to the process of partnering with third parties to get your product into the end user’s hands. Part of the appeal of this approach is that it’s a very effective way to scale revenue without having to go through the expense and effort of scaling your direct sales team.

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4 Impactful Sales Motivation Strategies Sans-President’s Club for 2021

Sales Hacker

It’s a tried and true method for motivating and incentivizing your sales reps, but there are a lot of question marks surrounding it as we progress through 2021. As a sales leader, how are you supposed to motivate your teams without President’s Club ? Director of Sales Development at Brex.

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Six Lessons on How to Build a Platform that Fuels an Ecosystem with Plaid (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

Companies that have access to more accurate financial data have the ability to develop seamless exchanges of information, providing consumers with improved ways to manage their finances. “Well, fintech might be bad in the margins for me, but I can actually profit from this so let’s embrace it.” Zach : Sure.

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