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Yes, Your CRO / VP of Sales Also Has to Be a Great Salesperson Themselves
Oct 8, 2026
A mistake many founders make is hiring a CRO / VP of Sales who has many strengths -- but is not great at selling themselves per se. In fact, I'd say the majority of B2B CEOs make this mistake when they hire a CRO at they truly begin scaling. That seasoned CRO with the...
Dear SaaStr: What Should I Look For In My Very First Sales Rep?
Oct 8, 2026
Dear SaaStr: What Should I Look For In My Very First Sales Rep? The first thing to understand is that hiring your first sales rep is one of the most critical decisions you’ll make. It’s not just about finding someone who can sell—it’s about finding someone who can...
We Run Monaco, Agentforce and Artisan for Outbound. Why We Still Also Built Our Own “AI ABM” Tool for Our Top Accounts
Oct 7, 2026
At SaaStr AI we are aggressive users of AI outbound tools: Monaco runs cold outbound. It booked a meeting for us with the right buyer at Anthropic on Day 1. That says it all. Artisan runs warm outbound. It has for over a year and booked millions of closed won for us....
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Yes, Your CRO / VP of Sales Also Has to Be a Great Salesperson Themselves
By Jason Lemkin | October 8, 2026
A mistake many founders make is hiring a CRO / VP of Sales who has many strengths — but is not great at selling themselves per se. In fact, I’d say the majority of B2B CEOs make this mistake when they hire a CRO at they truly begin scaling. That seasoned CRO with the great…
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Dear SaaStr: What Should I Look For In My Very First Sales Rep?
By Jason Lemkin | October 8, 2026
Dear SaaStr: What Should I Look For In My Very First Sales Rep? The first thing to understand is that hiring your first sales rep is one of the most critical decisions you’ll make. It’s not just about finding someone who can sell—it’s about finding someone who can sell *your product* in the stage your…
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We Run Monaco, Agentforce and Artisan for Outbound. Why We Still Also Built Our Own “AI ABM” Tool for Our Top Accounts
By Jason Lemkin | October 7, 2026
At SaaStr AI we are aggressive users of AI outbound tools: Monaco runs cold outbound. It booked a meeting for us with the right buyer at Anthropic on Day 1. That says it all. Artisan runs warm outbound. It has for over a year and booked millions of closed won for us. It’s where we…
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Schmoozing Is Dead, Agents Are Hitting 120% of Humans, and Growth Is the Only Thing That Matters: 10 Things From the Closing Q&A at SaaStr AI Annual 2026
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We just wrapped SaaStr AI Annual 2026, and the closing Q&A on Day 3 ended up being one of the most engaged of the whole gathering. No script, no prepared deck, just an hour-and-a-half of questions from the audience on the topics most on their mind....
Dear SaaStr: What Was the Toughest Rejection You Ever Had in Sales?
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Dear SaaStr: What Was the Toughest Rejection You Ever Had in Sales? The hardest rejection I’ve had in sales was around renewals. Especially ones I thought we really had earned. But still lost. In particular, in the early days of EchoSign / Adobe Sign, we had a...
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Dear SaaStr: Can an Entrepreneur Back Out of a Signed Term Sheet Without Damaging Their Reputation?
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Dear SaaStr: Can an entrepreneur back out of a signed term sheet without damaging their reputation? In my experience — Yes, probably. As a founder, you can back out of a term sheet if something is off, or even if you just get another offer you prefer. There is a lot...


