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Don’t Make Anyone “Head of Sales/Marketing/Engineering/Whatever” in SaaS. At Least, Not For Too Long.

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And I gave him an insanely great VP of Sales candidate. But like any candidate, this VP of Sales wasn’t perfect. He said he’d hire him … with a great package … but only as “Head of Sales” Not VP. And this VP Sales candidate met with another CEO I know well. A real gift. That Day.

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Top 10 Reasons SaaStr Annual 2025 Will Be Better Than Ever!! May 13-15 in SF Bay!

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SaaStr Annual has always been the go-to event for SaaS founders, executives, and investors, but 2025 is shaping up to be the best one yet. Heres why this years event is bigger, bolder, and more impactful than ever. It’s 50% about the intersection of AI + B2B, 50% about GTM in 2025+, and … 50% about helping you meet the best of the best!

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5 Top Customer Success Talks at SaaStr Annual 2021

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Customer Success SaaStr Session #3: “Secrets to Driving Customer Success with Human-centric Design with Freshworks’ VP”. Presented By: Mukesh Mirchandani – Vice President, Global Field Solution Engineering – Freshworks. upsell + expansion CAC vs $1.67 Video: Intriguing Session Slides: .

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Check Out the Latest Speakers for SaaStr Scale!!

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Javier Molina, VP of Corporate Sales, MongoDB. Sharon Prosser, VP of Global Sales, Zendesk. Astha Malik, VP of Planning and Enablement, Zendesk. Colleen Kapase, VP of WW Partner & Alliances, Snowflake. Jabari Norton, VP WW Partner and Alliances, Sumo Logic. Sasha Pasulka, Vice President, Marketing, Splash.

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Top SaaStr Content for the Week: Brex CRO, Mapistry VP of Customer Experience, CircleCI CEO, Notion CPO, and More!

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SaaStr 539: The Journey to Building a Successful Customer Advisory Board in the Enterprise with Mapistry VP of Customer Experience Maya Colato. SaaStr 537: How Hybrid is Working in Practice… What the Data Shows with Raise Commercial Real Estate CEO Justin Bedecarre and Felipe Gomez, President @ Raise. Outbound Always Works.

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55+ New Workshops and Braindates for 2023 SaaStr Annual

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Ok we are close!! We’re adding the final batches of Workshops and Braindates for 2023 SaaStr Annual!! Ari Lee Bayme, Managing Director @ Sandfox Advisors See You There!! Ari Lee Bayme, Managing Director @ Sandfox Advisors See You There!! Ari Lee Bayme, Managing Director @ Sandfox Advisors See You There!!

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Who is Eric Yuan | CEO of Zoom

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Who is Eric Yuan | CEO of Zoom Eric Yuan joined WebEx as one of the first several software engineers. He was instrumental in developing the WebEx videoconferencing technology and eventually became Vice President of Engineering. billion, and Yuan continued with the company as their Corporate Vice President of Engineering.