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When to Hire Your First CFO — From OnlyCFO

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When to Hire Executives But there are three other factors that I tell companies to consider when hiring finance leaders (or any other department leaders): Leaders cost Capabilities of current leadership Complexities and needs of the business These factors will help you determine when you need a true CFO. Source: Pave 2. Can they fill gaps?

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What Really Works When Hiring VPs and Executive Teams with HubSpot Co-Founder and Chairman Brian Halligan and SaaStr CEO and Founder Jason Lemkin

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The Current State of Leadership Tenures in SaaS Brian sets the stage frankly on how hiring has gone at HubSpot: “We’ve hired a lot of executives, but many haven’t worked out.” Our head of product, head of engineering, like pretty much everybody in leadership. They grew up in their career with us.

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What It Really Takes to Sell To Developers and Engineers with Komodor CRO Jim Hunnewell

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Technical Decision Makers : These are your “10x engineers” – the architects and principal engineers who may not have leadership titles but carry massive influence with leadership. CTO/Engineering Leadership : The final approvers who need to see clear business value and ROI.

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The Future of AI in SaaS Sales with Henry Schuck, CEO of ZoomInfo and SaaStr CEO Jason Lemkin

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” What Will AI Change in Go-to-Market “It will lead to a next level of transparency for leadership,” Jason answers. So we should learn from it in sales for leadership, for transparency, for product, because here’s your crystal ball. It will be a big change and a lot of friction.

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The Mindset of An Investor Today with Tim Draper

Speaker: Peter Cowen, Managing Director, Sutton Capital Partners & Tim Draper, Founder, Draper Associates

What are some examples of companies and leadership that has impressed you? What sectors (e.g. ecommerce) are gaining traction in this new world? Can you provide business metrics you are prioritizing now more than you were a few months ago? What is something surprising/inspiring that you learned during COVID-19?

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5 Great SaaStr Sessions with Databricks’ CEO, CMO, GM, VPP and VPS!

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Databricks’ VP of Sales on “Proven Leadership Frameworks For a High Performing Sales Team” The post 5 Great SaaStr Sessions with Databricks’ CEO, CMO, GM, VPP and VPS! The 7 Biggest Mistakes CMOs Make with Databricks’ CMO Rick Shultz #4. The Top 5 Lessons Learned Scaling Databricks’ to $1.5B

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Going Long: How Procore’s Founder and CEO Tooey Courtemanche Built a Billon-Dollar SaaS Empire Over 23 Years

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A 23-Year SaaS Marathon Tooey has been the founder and the helm of Procore for over two decades, a rare feat in an industry where leadership transitions are common. From surviving economic downturns to scaling into a multi-product enterprise serving millions, Procores story is a masterclass in vertical SaaS excellence. Whats kept him going?

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Encouraging Innovation in an Established Product Culture

Speaker: Richard Cardran, Chief Creative Officer and VP Strategy, HIA Technologies

Innovation and Leadership go hand in hand. We'll examine the importance of UX and user-centric feature analysis, the adaptation of Agile Methodologies to the creative process, as well as a way to drive successful culture change for setting expectations and winning approvals with cross-functional stakeholders.

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The Mindset of An Investor Today with Minnie Ingersoll

What are some examples of companies and leadership that has impressed you? What sectors (e.g. ecommerce) are gaining traction in this new world? Can you provide business metrics you are prioritizing now more than you were a few months ago? What is something surprising/inspiring that you learned during COVID-19?

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The Mindset of An Investor Today with Ben Narasin

Speaker: Peter Cowen, Managing Director, Sutton Capital Partners & Ben Narasin, Venture Partner, NEA

What are some examples of companies and leadership that has impressed you? What sectors (e.g. ecommerce) are gaining traction in this new world? Can you provide business metrics you are prioritizing now more than you were a few months ago? What is something surprising/inspiring that you learned during COVID-19?

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The Mindset of An Investor Today - Arlan Hamilton

What are some examples of companies and leadership that has impressed you? What sectors (e.g. ecommerce) are gaining traction in this new world? Can you provide business metrics you are prioritizing now more than you were a few months ago? What is something surprising/inspiring that you learned during COVID-19?

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From Whims to Wins: How a Customer-Centric Portfolio Transforms Product Strategy

Speaker: John Mansour - President, Product Management University

You’ve come up with a winning product strategy, everyone’s on board and energized, and you’re halfway down the path to execution only to have it submarined by something someone convinced your leadership was more strategic!

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The State of Product Leadership Report 2021

This is just one of the findings in this year’s State of Product Leadership report. Delivery is the top success metric for product leaders. But should it be? Download the report to discover more ways product management is changing in 2021.

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Roadmap Personas: The Best Way to Set Expectations for Teams, Clients, and Leadership

Speaker: Johanna Rothman - Management Consultant, Rothman Consulting Group

When was the last time you trusted a roadmap to show you where the product could go and how the teams might get there? Because most roadmaps are at least five years long, teams are frequently unable to see the next set of essential features. Can your customers rely on your roadmaps to find out when new features will be released?

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Driving Discovery and Experimentation in your Organization

Speaker: Teresa Torres, Product Discovery Coach, Product Talk, David Bland, Founder and CEO, Precoil, and Hope Gurion, Product Coach and Advisor, Fearless Product LLC

How to build leadership support for a culture of experimentation, no matter how mature your organization is. We'll cover: Why discovery and experimentation are important. How to accept and mitigate risk. June 4, 2019 9:30 AM PDT, 12:30 PM EDT, 5:30 PM BST