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Dear SaaStr: How Do I Make Sure My First 1-2 Sales Reps Are Strong?

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Dear SaaStr: How Do I Hire a Great First 1-2 Sales Reps? Hiring your first AE (Account Executive) is a pivotal moment for your startup. It’s not just about finding someone who can sell—it’s about finding someone who can sell  your product  in the messy, unstructured environment of an early-stage company. "Never, ever hire a VP of Sales until you have 2 individual sales reps really closing.

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MCP and The Fight Over Whose Data it is: The Coming Enterprise Software Revolt

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MCP and The Fight Over Whose Data it is: The Coming Enterprise Software Revolt The walls are closing in on data silos. The rise of ChatGPT as the front-end to our AI world is pushing them to open.  And legacy B2B and SaaS vendors are about to learn a painful lesson about who really owns customer data.  Albeit not without some battles. Fight it like Salesforce + Slack?

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