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7 Pieces of Advice Entrepreneurs Never Hear That They Need to Hear with Jason Lemkin

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1: Don’t hire a VP (or anyone in the early days) that you aren’t 95% sure is great. Founders between a million and $250M are talking about lowering the bar for hiring because they aren’t sure if the person is great or they’re trying to fill a gap. A great Head of Sales will move the needle. You can’t do that.

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25 predictions for SaaS in 2025

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Next we’ll be hiring it. 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. Account Based Marketing will become mainstream. Former closed lost opps, former admins of your product, etc.

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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. Business was growing by a really good clip.

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10 Years In Tech

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Remote work is a setup that’s better aligned with deep work and productivity, and also dramatically opens up the talent pool that companies can hire from. Founders hire executives looking for them to drive their overnight success, then move on before the person ever had a fleeting chance of meeting their goals.

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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.