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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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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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Hiring a Senior Vice President of Engineering

Andreessen Horowitz

Note: engineering leaders’ titles tend to be inconsistent across companies. It’s common for founders to assume the role of chief technology officer (CTO), who either runs the day-to-day work of engineering or focuses on a long-term technological vision.

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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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How to Hire A Great VP Sales: The Full Video and Transcript

SaaStr

One of the first what How to Hire a Great VP of Sales at the New York Enterprise Tech Meet-Up (thank you to John Lehr and Work-Bench for setting this up). The Number One Thing You Can Do to Accelerate Your Business Post-Initial Traction is Hiring a Great VP of Sales. SaaStr is Turning 10! That’s my background. More power to you.

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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.