The Latest From SaaStr: The Benefits of Hiring a Stretch VP of Sales (and The Risks)

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By Brendon Cassidy · Saturday, October 23, 2021
 
     
 

  …………………. Hiring a VP of Sales in a startup is an incredibly hard thing. It requires good instincts, luck, timing, and plenty of other things to work.  Even if...
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By Jason Lemkin · Friday, October 22, 2021
 
     
 

Expensify: Founded in 2008 … 13 years ago A long, tenacious path to $100m ARR, and then … Boom!! * 60% growth in Year 13 at $140m+ ARR!!* 119% NRR...
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By Matt Harney · Friday, October 22, 2021
 
     
 

Product Led Growth (“PLG”) is one of the dominant themes of the SaaS marketplace today. Unsurprisingly, Product Led Growth was one of the most popular discussion topics at SaaStr Annual 2021. If you missed out on attending SaaStr Annual 2021, or just want to understand PLG better, here are 6 sessions to study:

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By Jason Lemkin · Friday, October 22, 2021
 
     
 

We’ve talked a lot on SaaStr about how to get from $1m to $10m, $2m to $5m, $10m to $30m, etc. etc. One area we haven’t talked as much about...
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By Jason Lemkin · Thursday, October 21, 2021
 
     
 

Casey Renner, partner at Openview, grabbed 3 of our great speakers from 2021 SaaStr Annual to do 3 fun, short walks-and-talks.  All 3 are worth a watch!  CEO of Algolia,...
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By Jason Lemkin · Thursday, October 21, 2021
 
     
 

Everyone today wants to start a SaaS startup.  They have an idea they are passionate about.  They’ve worked under a great CEO and they’re ready — they think — to...
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 According to Forrester, more than 17% of the $13 trillion in B2B spend is expected to flow through the clouds within the next two years, and Cloud Marketplaces like AWS, Azure, and GCP are leading the way for sellers to tap into that spend. Whether you sell to seed-stage or Fortune 500 companies, Tackle will help you meet your buyers where they already have a growing budget to unlock a new revenue channel.

 
 
 

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The Latest From SaaStr: Dear SaaStr: What Do The Top 1% of Sales Reps Do … That The Other 99% Don’t?

Thursday, October 21, 2021

To view this email as a web page, click here Dear SaaStr: What Do The Top 1% of Sales Reps Do … That The Other 99% Don't? By Jason Lemkin · Wednesday, October 20, 2021 Q: Dear SaaStr: What Do The

Early Bird Tickets Are Here for SaaStr Annual 2022

Wednesday, October 20, 2021

SaaStr Annual 2022, Sept 13-15 in the SF Bay Area To view this email as a web page, click here saastr annual 2022 Early Bird Tickets Are Here! We can't wait to see you SaaStr Annual 2022, Sept 13-

The Latest From SaaStr: At the Top SaaS Companies, Founder-CEOs Own ~15% at IPO. And Most Co-Founders Are Not Equal (And That’s OK).

Tuesday, October 19, 2021

To view this email as a web page, click here At the Top SaaS Companies, Founder-CEOs Own ~15% at IPO. And Most Co-Founders Are Not Equal (And That's OK). By Jason Lemkin · Monday, October 18, 2021

Why It’s Never the User’s Fault; Plus Weekly SaaS News and Updates

Sunday, October 17, 2021

The latest SaaStr articles and Cloud news To view this email as a web page, click here SaaStr Weekly.logo_img.png Hey SaaStr Community, I know as founders you know this, but perhaps the rest of the

The Latest From SaaStr: 5 Tips To Minimize “Churn and Burn” Behavior in Your Sales Team

Saturday, October 16, 2021

To view this email as a web page, click here 5 Tips To Minimize “Churn and Burn” Behavior in Your Sales Team By Jason Lemkin · Saturday, October 16, 2021 As you scale your salesteam, unless you are

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