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Hey SaaS Fans

When I catch up with founders on the march from $1m to $10m in ARR, the number one topic has always shifted to recruiting.

Where do i find a great VP of Sales, Marketing, Engineering, Product, Customer Success, etc.? Sometimes, it seems like simply building a management team is all you have time for. But it’s not. It can’t be. It has to just be the start of a journey together.

Once you finally build out your first management team, the last thing you want to do is lose it. Or more subtly, for your team not to perform as well as they could. The question I always ask founders here is: Do you do regular, scheduled 1-on-1s with your VPs and direct reports? I’d guess 90% do not. Most of us end up with once a week staff meetings. That’s OK.

But it’s not a substitute for a 1-on-1 with your VPs. Ultimately, I’d suggest the following cadence: Daily meetings with your co-founder. A quick catch up, if you are both in town. If you guys don’t want to do this — that’s a sign of trouble. I did this every single day with my co-founder of my first start-up. It was a highlight of every day for both of us. We just got together at 6pm every day, and talked for 15 minutes about our days.

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- Jason