The Answers to Scaling, Hiring, and Everything Else: A SaaStr Europa AMA with SaaStr CEO Jason Lemkin
As SaaStr Europa 2022 drew to a close, attendees took one more opportunity to ask Jason questions about topics like how to navigate the current market, the future of work, playing in a crowded space, and hiring your first VP of Sales. Podcast episode 585 is an excerpt...
More Than Revenue: Why Choosing Your First Customers Matters More Than You Think with Pigment Co-Founder & Co-CEO Eléonore Crespo (Pod 584 + Video)
When software startups are in their early stages, most rely on their ARR as their primary indicator of success. However, according to Eléonore Crespo, co-founder of Pigment, it’s not all about ARR. Founders should give an adequate amount of focus to picking their...
Whatever You Do, Avoid the Desperation VP Hire
So, we’ve talked a lot over the years on SaaStr on how to avoid a mis-hire for a key VP role: We’ve talked here about the 48 Types of VPs of Sales, and making sure you hire the right type We’ve talked here about how to hire the right VP of Marketing,...
Scaling Faster, Part 2: An AMA with SaaStr Founder & CEO Jason Lemkin (Pod 583)
Jason recently opened up an AMA on Twitter Spaces to answer questions about how to scale faster. Episode 583 of the podcast is an excerpt from the recording, and you can find the full transcript below. Jason Lemkin: Super interesting times this week! There’s so much...
Going from Series A to Unicorn in Less Than 12 Months with Payhawk Co-Founder/CEO Hristo Borisov and VP of Marketing Désirée Schildt (Video)
Knowing how to get funding as a start-up is an invaluable skill. You have the vision, but you need to communicate it effectively for investors to believe in it and provide you with the capital needed to bring it to life. Payhawk’s CEO, Hristo Borisov, and VP of...
No, You Don’t Actually Want Your Dream VP Candidate
You want to hire that VP you saw at an event, that was a VP at that hot company, that did it all there But first, they probably didn't do it all And second, if they did, they probably don't want to do it >all< again It's probably a mirage —...
Finding Opportunities in Every Challenge: From Humble Beginnings to 30 Million Users with Miro Founder and CEO Andrey Khusid, and ICONIQ Growth General Partner Matthew Jacobson (Pod 580 + Video)
In this SaaStr Europa 2022 session, Matt Jacobson, General Partner at ICONIQ Growth, interviews Miro’s Founder & CEO, Andrey Khusid, to get insight into how he was able to grow the company so successfully.
From Newcomer to Market Leader: What Worked and What Didn’t with Red Points CEO Laura Urquizu (Video)
The developed world revolves around e-commerce. In a crowded field, how can SaaS companies prove themselves and shift from being completely irrelevant to their markets to delivering services their market and buyer personas value? If you are a founder, you know this...
Scaling Faster, An AMA with SaaStr Founder & CEO Jason Lemkin (Pod 577)
Jason recently opened up an AMA on Twitter Spaces to answer questions about how to scale faster. Episode 577 of the podcast is an excerpt from the recording, and you can find the full transcript below. Jason Lemkin: Okay. Let’s get it going!! Times are good....
7 Secrets to a Successful SMB Go-To-Market Strategy with PayFit Co-Founder and CEO Firmin Zocchetto and Accel Partner Philippe Botteri (Pod 576 + Video)
At the SaaStr Europa 2022 event, Accel Partner Philippe Botteri interviewed PayFit CEO & Co-Founder Firmin Zocchetto to ask about his GTM strategy.
8 Signs a New VP Won’t Work Out. And 3 Things Not to Worry So Much About.
8 Signs a New VP Won’t Work Out. And 3 Things Not to Worry So Much About. Hiring a VP that doesn’t work out is tough. As hard as it is to really find even 1 great VP candidate you believe in … when in doubt, slow it down. Because you know what’s even...
The Top 5 Scale-Up Mistakes for Startups with Dave Kellogg, Balderton Capital Executive-In-Residence (Pod 574 + Video)
As start-ups begin to accumulate success and generate momentum, they will inevitably need to scale up. The conditions at which this desire begins are pretty predictable. A company has sold from $2 million to $10 million in ARR and wants to keep growing. You’ve...
“What Do You Mean They Quit?!” Don’t Give Your Engineers a Reason to Leave with Notion’s Head of Engineering: Michael Manapat, Change.org’s CTO: Elaine Zhou, and Plato’s CEO: Quang Hoang (Video)
Discover the pillars that helped build long-lasting employee satisfaction at Change.org and Notion.
How to Hire A Great VP Sales: The Full Video and Transcript
SaaStr is Now 10 Years Old! As part of that, we wanted to look back at some of our most iconic content and sessions. 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...
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