SaaStr

JULY 20, 2024

Dedicated Slack Channel For Every Metric From the early days at Secureframe, they have had a dedicated Slack channel for every metric: every net new sale, every expansion, every churn, and every expense. Work with Great Executive Recruiters ”The first time I saw an invoice for an executive search, I think I had a heart attack,” Shrav joked.

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Sales Recruiting Sales Hiring Scale Engineering 292

FastSpring

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

In this episode of Growth Stage, we interview Lizzie Mintus Founder and CEO of Here’s Waldo Recruiting and host of The Heres Waldo Podcast about her thoughts on: The most effective recruiting strategies for SMBs. So during the intro, I kind of talked about how you run here’s Waldo recruiting.

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SMB Sales Recruiting Branding Sales Hiring 105

SaaStr

MARCH 3, 2020

Brendon introduces his playbook to hiring the first VP of Sales from his experiences as VP of Sales at LinkedIn, EchoSign, Talkdesk and more. Learn the dos and don’ts to make the correct hire the first time and not rush into hiring the wrong VP of Sales, which can cost the company months or even years. Roughly 90%.

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SaaStr

JUNE 2, 2023

Recruit diverse leaders The goal of hiring a revenue leader is to put gasoline on finding product market fit success. How they conduct themselves, engage, market the brand, and set a tone, reflect on the brand. CROs should focus on capturing that unrealized demand which is not a sales-led effort.

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SaaStr

MARCH 3, 2022

With over 70 million users worldwide, Zoho’s 50+ products aid your sales and marketing, support and collaboration, finance and recruitment needs—letting you focus only on your business. Outreach is the only solution provider to integrate sales engagement, conversation intelligence, and revenue intelligence into one platform.

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SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

379: From how many reps to hire, to compensation models, here are the top 10 mistakes founders make when hiring their first sales teams and how to avoid them. Announcer: In today’s SaaStr Insider, SaaStr CEO and founder, Jason Lemkin, shared the top 10 mistakes founders make when hiring their first sales team.

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Sales Hiring Sales Recruiting Scale Sales 240

Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

This could mean speaking engagements, guest posts, or industry panels. Use analytics to continuously monitor engagement, identify friction points, and optimize each touchpoint to reinforce customer confidence. Previously, he founded TalentBin, a talent search engine and recruiting CRM that was acquired by Monster Worldwide in 2014.

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OpenView Labs

APRIL 29, 2021

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. Many of them are learning on the fly and trying to juggle being CEO and Chief People Officer/Lead Recruiter/Brand Evangelist all at once.

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Sales Recruiting Outsourcing Services Sales Hiring Scale 81

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Going from sales-led to PLG is doable, but it is not easy. Sales-led organizations struggle to adapt to a PLG mindset.”. Let’s use sales-led organizations as a comparison point. If a company has started out with a heavy sales focus, its onboarding process within the actual product may not be intuitive enough for customers.

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Tom Tunguz

NOVEMBER 9, 2019

The question facing founders recruiting marketers is: which is the most important to prioritize? The most frequent mishire in startups is the first head of marketing. Many different disciplines fall under marketing’s purview. Marketing expertise falls into three segments: product marketing, demand generation, and brand marketing.

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SaaStr

JUNE 4, 2019

I actually worked in sales for five and a half years and that’s probably why I have tended to gravitate to B2B marketing. Worked as an AE and then a sales manager. Decided to go to business school, did that for a little bit and then came out in management consulting, a company. So, they’re a B2B piece.

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Sales Recruiting Scale Underperforming Technical Team Pricing 227

SaaStr

MARCH 18, 2022

But how can businesses create spaces for customers to engage in productive dialogue? . Mapistry recruited a diverse pool by inviting both legacy customers and new customers. . New customers add value to your CABs with their fresh experience with your sales cycle and onboarding processes. Bringing home the learnings .

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Sales Recruiting Enterprise Onboarding Investment 246

SaaStr

AUGUST 8, 2023

The team is typically highly cross-functional, working together with sales, product, engineering, and marketing, and the goal is to help the other teams make better decisions through data and financial modeling. This role can be recruited through headhunters or your network.

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Scale Finance Outsourcing Services Sales Recruiting 239

Nimble - Sales

MAY 14, 2024

In the digital age, social media has transcended its traditional role as a platform for social interaction and has become a pivotal tool in the recruitment landscape. Companies across various industries are leveraging social media not only to broaden their reach but also to attract and engage with potential candidates more effectively.

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Social Media Engagement 64

SaaStr

MAY 31, 2024

1: How Sales and Marketing Have Shifted Since 2020 Expectations and the types of people working in SaaS have shifted over the past few years, and much more in sales, marketing, and customer success. . #1: I can leave my horrible sales job making $240k OTE and be a solopreneur. You can listen to the full podcast here. #1:

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Sales Hiring Sales Recruiting Marketing Scale 295

FastSpring

JANUARY 23, 2020

3 Simple Tips for Recruiting Successful Affiliate Partners. One of the most common struggles in the affiliate space is activating affiliates immediately following recruitment and keeping them engaged over time. Keep reading to learn how to get the most out of your affiliate program by keeping your partners engaged.

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Engagement Sales Recruiting Software Review Communication 106

SaaStr

JANUARY 28, 2022

When you think of scaling up, many things may come to mind, like hiring, culture, marketing, and sales. This foundation has three pillars: Recruiting: You need to have clarity on the profile of a successful account executive and how you’ll identify them, quickly assess them, and retain the exceptional talent in your organization.

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Scale Sales Hiring Scaling Sales Recruiting 241

SaaStr

JULY 1, 2020

An open discussion with Sam Blond, CSO at Brex, and Kristen Habacht, VPS at Atlassian, about adjusting their sales process during Covid-19. Kristen Habacht runs EDR sales at Atlassian, which I got a check today, $40 billion-$50 billion company. She manages a huge global team. Four, people in the sale? Jason Lemkin: None.

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Merchant Services Scale Sales Recruiting Sales 253

Incredo

MARCH 11, 2020

Having no content at all will mean your website doesn’t serve any real purpose than to just recruit members. Content attracts users from organic search as well. HOW TO ALIGN SALES AND MARKETING TEAMS TO ACHIEVE TOTAL BUYER ENGAGEMENT. Poorly written content will show incompetence and won’t do any favors for your organization.

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Strategy Social Media Sales Recruiting Marketing 257

Sales Hacker

AUGUST 7, 2020

Fortunately, more organizers than ever before are consciously seeking out female sales experts for panels, presentations, and podcasts. At Sales Hacker, we’re serious about diversity, and for that reason, we’ve compiled a list of 530+ female sales experts to consider for your next event. Sales Development. Sales Growth.

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VP of Engineering Sales Recruiting Sales Hiring Payment Services 131

ChurnZero

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

This is a guest article by Swati Garg , founder and CEO, Melo Associates , and Lindsay Lynch , senior recruitment consultant, Melo Associates , a recruitment firm focused on customer success hiring for SaaS and tech companies nationwide. 3: Provide an engaging overview. Conduct training and workshops for clients.

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Technical Review Sales Recruiting Customer Success Sales Hiring 52

Intercom, Inc.

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Inspired by the release of our book Intercom on Sales , we wanted to take a fresh look at three big topics – speed, automation, and growth. We wanted to know: what are sales leaders doing to bring velocity to their sales cycle? How are they using automation to bring new efficiencies to their sales orgs?

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SaaStr

AUGUST 25, 2019

The Playbook to Building a Thriving Sales Culture with Fmr. PatientPop SVP of Sales Justin Welsh. The Playbook to Hiring Your First VP of Sales and Not Screwing it Up… with Cassidy Ventures Founder Brendon Cassidy, the first VP of Sales at LinkedIn, Talkdesk and EchoSign. VIEW THE FULL AGENDA. BOOK A BRAINDATE.

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Scale Sales Recruiting Scaling Sales Hiring 181

Sales Hacker

MAY 20, 2020

One way for companies to avoid layoffs is to hire from within and look for individuals they can take from non-revenue-generating roles and move them into revenue-generating roles like Sales. . This keeps your high performers on staff while focusing resources on what will help you survive a tough economy, namely a stronger sales force.

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Buffer Resources

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

I’ve never created LinkedIn content with the “goal” of lead generation or immediate-term sales. I’ve always made sure to engage and respond to people who leave comments. Sales: The ability to persuade others to buy a product or service.

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Sales Recruiting Sales Hiring Scale Social Media 141

Intercom, Inc.

MARCH 8, 2018

In a time where buyer behavior has rendered cold calling nearly obsolete, successful sales prospecting begins with using tools like live chat and social media to build relationships. He’d go on to become the VP of Sales at Sprinklr, guiding the company through its own high growth period, before striking out on his own.

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Social Media Scale Sales Hiring Sales Recruiting 186

Neil Patel

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

They can help humanize your brand and, ultimately, boost sales. There’s no corporate sales message with an employee spotlight. Boost Your Recruitment Strategy. The kind of talent that takes your company’s sales to the next level. Even more so if it’s senior management or an executive position.

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Sales Recruiting Sales Hiring Social Media Sales 141

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Chuck is the co-founder of Blueprint Expansion , a GTM roles recruiting firm that has helped over 50 VC-backed companies make amazing Sales, Marketing, & Customer Success hires. By using the power of AI to identify and engage the accounts and buying groups most likely to purchase.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Jonathan Moss (EVP at Experity) showcased an Account Plan GPT that streamlines sales and marketing account research for outbound efforts. Examples of automating workflows to solve ongoing challenges: Everyone shared use cases they’re trying for sales account research and lead generation workflows. Link to GPT.

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Sales Recruiting Software Review Scale AI 107

Sales Hacker

JANUARY 28, 2021

That idea might sound crazy, but it’s actually part of a new trend sales organizations are using to hit their revenue targets. Social selling is a way for sales professionals to use social media platforms to connect with prospects and start building relationships. LinkedIn Profile Tips for Sales Reps.

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Sales Recruiting Technical Review Sales Hiring Software Review 129

Sales Hacker

JANUARY 20, 2022

Strong sales reps are the lifeblood of your business and how you choose to invest in them matters. For frontline sales managers, attributes like competency, quality of work, ease of execution, and length of contribution indicate reps’ overall job success, but you can’t rely on those inputs to tell you if they are personally satisfied.

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Sales Recruiting Scale Retention Sales 116

SaaStr

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Maria and Anthony present the CEO and CMO playbook of how the CEO and CMO can partner with other members of the team to grow sales and marketing. Maria : I mean, I’ve talked to over 60 recruiters. So I think that’s contributing to this importance of kind of investing in marketing and sales. Maria Pergolino | frmr.

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Scale Sales Recruiting Sales Hiring Underperforming Technical Team 286

Unbounce

JUNE 16, 2020

Dropbox has a long history of using referral rewards like this one to create goodwill, build engagement, and find new customers. Once the program is established and your engagement “flywheel” is in place, you can scale your program effectively as you bring on more of the right partners. Affiliate Programs. Reduced Cost.

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Outsourcing Services Sales Recruiting Scale SaaS 131

Neil Patel

APRIL 13, 2021

For sales-based companies, influencer marketing could be a promising alternative. You can work with multiple influencers across the platform, and you can recruit more talent as you go. How to Use Influencer Engagement Marketplaces. You want to build hype and increase sales. Engagement. The upshot? Authenticity.

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Marketplace as a Service Engagement Social Media Sales Recruiting 124

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

I started a software company in college to make it easy to update websites called Content Management Software Now, and I had this idea for Pardot, I wanted to make it easy for marketers to run campaigns online and measure their results. SalesLoft, why was that Pardot, I tried to recruit this guy, Kyle Porter, to come run sales at Pardot.

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Sales Recruiting Scale Outsourcing Services Sales Hiring 198

Chart Mogul

JANUARY 9, 2025

So read on, and hopefully, your SaaS sales journey will be less about trial and error and more about steady progress toward success. Whats important to note is that each model targets a distinct customer persona and, therefore, has a unique approach to the customer journeyfrom brand awareness to sales and, ultimately, conversion.

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Scale Sales Hiring Startup Sales Recruiting 52

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 21, 2021

College-educated women hold fewer than one-third of all B2B sales jobs despite being the better-educated gender. Additionally, race also plays a significant factor, with white people making up over 88% of the entire workforce in sales. Better-scoring sales. What does it mean to diversify your sales team? Performance.

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Sales Recruiting Sales Hiring Sales Education 120