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6 Key Signs a VP of Sales Can’t Scale Beyond $5m-$10m ARR
Jun 27, 2025
https://twitter.com/jasonlk/status/1878890006661529920 It's a bit of a bummer that oftentimes, once you finally hire a few great VPs at $1m, $2m, $3m ARR ... and they do a great job ... that they then don't scale. They don't turn out to be the right folks for the...
The Great AI Talent Grab: The Latest 20VC with Jason, Harry and Rory
Jun 26, 2025
The latest episode of 20VC with Jason Lemkin, Harry Stebbings, and Rory O'Driscoll revealed a Silicon Valley in the midst of its most dramatic talent migration since the early days of the internet. But beneath the headline-grabbing acquisition numbers lies a more...
AI Won’t Replace Sales Reps So Much as ‘Deflect’ Them: What Support’s 70% Deflection Rates Tell Us About Sales’ Future
Jun 26, 2025
The AI Account Executive Is Arriving. Here's What Support -- Which is 18+ Months Ahead -- Teaches Us About What Comes Next. Customer support cracked the deflection code with AI. Companies are routinely achieving 60%+ deflection rates - meaning AI handles 6 out of 10...
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6 Key Signs a VP of Sales Can’t Scale Beyond $5m-$10m ARR
By Jason Lemkin | June 27, 2025
The best VPs can recruit in ways I barely understand You need someone for a key role? They somehow have 2-3 strong candidates in a week or two This is so, so hard But the very best VPs make it somehow look almost effortless It's also the only way to scale — Jason ✨👾SaaStr.Ai✨ Lemkin…
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The Great AI Talent Grab: The Latest 20VC with Jason, Harry and Rory
By Jason Lemkin | June 26, 2025
The latest episode of 20VC with Jason Lemkin, Harry Stebbings, and Rory O’Driscoll revealed a Silicon Valley in the midst of its most dramatic talent migration since the early days of the internet. But beneath the headline-grabbing acquisition numbers lies a more fundamental question: Are we witnessing the birth of a new economic paradigm, or…
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AI Won’t Replace Sales Reps So Much as ‘Deflect’ Them: What Support’s 70% Deflection Rates Tell Us About Sales’ Future
By Jason Lemkin | June 26, 2025
The AI Account Executive Is Arriving. Here’s What Support — Which is 18+ Months Ahead — Teaches Us About What Comes Next. Customer support cracked the deflection code with AI. Companies are routinely achieving 60%+ deflection rates – meaning AI handles 6 out of 10 (or more) support tickets before a human agent ever gets…
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