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CEOs of Zapier, Walkme and Dialpad: How to Build Your First Management Team (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

As a founder/CEO, building your first management team is something that you often lose sleep over. Which role should you hire for first? How can you recognize that a VP is great, not just good? Obviously, I can’t imagine a chief executive not having loss of sleep over building a management team. And for good reason.

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2021 in conversation: Learnings from the podcast

Intercom, Inc.

With that in mind, before we welcome the new year and all the good things to come, we’ve gathered our favorite insights and nuggets of wisdom from 2021 in a special wrap-up episode. Farhan Virji , Vice President of Customer Happiness at Later. Farhan Virji , Vice President of Customer Happiness at Later.

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Making the jump from Customer Success to CEO with FranConnect’s Gabby Wong

ChurnZero

” Twenty years ago, COOs accounted for 76% of CEO promotions in the S&P 500. Today, division leaders who run market-facing GTM functions account for 36% of CEO appointments. More and more people are hiring leaders, not for past experience, but for capability and capacity. But my path was more of a meandering path.”.

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30+ Incredible New Speakers for 2021 SaaStr Annual

SaaStr

Brian Peterson, CTO @ Dialpad. Carla Erlick Senior Vice President, ISV Channel @Paysafe. Dave Walters, CTO, Hired. Christa Diaz, Senior Director, Customer Success, Hired. Amy Pisano, CRO, Hired. Jenn Knight, Co-Founder, CTO, AgentSync. Kimara Moodley Senior Account Executive @Demostack.

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Top 30 SaaS Influencers to Follow in 2022

SmartKarrot

Leveraging the power of cloud technology, SaaS has re-engineered the way we look at modern technology and software. Know the best strategies to enhance your SaaS career Make use of key insights from leaders, companies, and communities Engineer your SaaS marketing strategy based on their expertise. Aaron Levie. Alexander Theuma.

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“The “Dos & Don’ts” of Building Winning SaaS Companies with G2 Crowd (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

And my education, I went to MIT to study mechanical engineering, and I think I would have thought I was going to go into the pump business like my father. I remember when I was in business school the internet was brand new and back then the hero was Jerry Yang. Want to see more content like this session? Join us for SaaStr Annual 2020.

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SaaStr Podcast #214: Erica Schultz, CRO @ New Relic on What It Takes To Successfully Scale Into Enterprise

SaaStr

Erica Schultz is Chief Revenue Officer @ New Relic, the company that gives you the real time insights your software driven business needs to innovate faster. Prior to their IPO, New Relic raised over $214m in funding from some of the best in the business including Benchmark, Insight Venture Partners and Blackrock, to name a few.

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