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The Double-Stretch Hire Rarely Works Out

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The biggest mistake folks make when they go to hire a VP of Sales is hiring a top AE that's never really built a team. But it does not remotely prepare you to be a VP of Sales on its own. They are pretty good and each worth a read: If You are Going to Hire a Stretch VP — Do It Early.

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The SaaS Org Chart Live with David Sacks (Podcast #491 and Video)

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You’ll need to hire aggressively to get to the next level and continue that rapid growth. But what roles should you hire for, and what will your org chart look like at each stage? David’s first foray into SaaS was in 1999 when he joined a startup that would become PayPal, starting as the product leader and later as the COO.

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A Look Back: Slack at $30,000,000 in ARR

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And we ended the day with an incredible combo of the hottest app at that time (and one of the hottest ever), Slack, who likely was around $30m ARR or so … and hadn’t yet added a sales team! I’m like, “Where can I talk to a sales rep?” Can you get to $100 million without a sales team, do you think?

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Thanks to Demandwell, Rattle, Panther, Chargebee, and Globalization Partners for Sponsoring SaaStr Annual!

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Rattle is building a magical combination between Salesforce and Slack that lets the sales team track and update Salesforce all while sitting in Slack. Panther helps remote startups hire anyone, anywhere, in just a click. Chargebee integrates with the leading payment gateways like Stripe, Braintree, PayPal etc.

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Top Lessons in Building Great Teams from Khosla Ventures (Video + Transcript)

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Keith began his career in the industry as a senior executive at PayPal and subsequently served in influential roles at LinkedIn and as chief operating officer of Square. Early teams of PayPal, LinkedIn, Square, and now GP at Khosla Ventures. And you’ve been on the early teams at several companies now: LinkedIn, PayPal, Square-.

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Top 25 SaaStr Podcast Episodes from 2020

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In this episode, David Skok , General Partner @ Matrix Partners , uncovers the crucial step missing when it comes to finding product-market fit for B2B companies, how to set-up your sales team for success early on, and what metrics really matter when it comes to a payback period. Finding the right VP of Sales can be an especially hard task.

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22 Reasons to Come to 2022 SaaStr Annual Sep 13-15!! From Duke Dumont to Mailchimp, from YCombinator to Atlassian, And So Much More!

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We’ve have 1000+ 1:1, 1:2, 1:4, 1:16 and 1:24 sessions with top revenue, sales, and product leaders, and subject matter experts. Find That Great VP You Need to Hire — and Meet a Great VP So You Know Who To Hire. . Maybe you’ll hire one! Along with 100s of VCs on Monday Day, Sep 15.

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