TechEmpower SaaS
AUGUST 7, 2023
But hiring a lead developer, or even a VP of Engineering, can create a gap between the founders and the developers. Closing the Gap: Hiring A Fractional Startup CTO We’re not suggesting that early-stage startups should hire a full-time CTO. Instead, they should consider a Fractional CTO who can help close the gap.
SaaStr
JANUARY 22, 2021
As you try to hire up for your SaaS company, you’re going to be faced with a lot of choices and trade-offs. But there’s one thing I can tell you in SaaS, at least: Almost Everything Except the Product Itself is Sort of the Same at a Given ACV (Annual Contract Value) Level. One VP of Product. your stage, 2.
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SaaStr
JUNE 23, 2020
In SaaS, it is recruiting your VPs and management team : SaaS products mostly don’t sell themselves. You can hack managing and finding 1–3 reps yourself, but after that, you really need a VP of Sales. SaaS products get too complex to hack a product roadmap too long. She can be your CTO forever.
SaaStr
MARCH 1, 2024
In SaaS, once you have even a few million in ARR, the #1 challenge is recruiting top-tier VPs and building a truly top-tier management team: SaaS products mostly don’t sell themselves. You can hack managing and finding 1–3 reps yourself, but after that, you really need a VP of Sales. She can be your CTO forever.
SaaStr
MARCH 6, 2024
So Okta is one of our favorite SaaS and Cloud leaders. Founder CEO Todd McKinnon was VP of Engineering at Salesforce and left to start Okta in the depths of the last downturn. But like many SaaS and Cloud leaders today, the bigger ones are still growing faster. Their multi-million dollar contracts are 30%. #5.
SaaStr
AUGUST 13, 2024
That placeholder for the VP of Finance never gets the financials done, and the VP of Marketing talks and talks but hasn’t ever worked with a sales team. When you hire that VP of Engineering who never learns the product, it doesn’t work. Even with multiples and markets down, the prize in SaaS is bigger than in the past. #4:
Chart Mogul
DECEMBER 12, 2024
2024 was a big year for SaaS with AI in the spotlight and new pricing models shaking things up. This time last year, 24 SaaS experts predicted big things for 2024. SaaS demand remained conservative, capital didnt aggressively return, and private GPTs failed to gain traction. What will 2025 bring? So, what might 2025 bring?
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