Sun.Oct 13, 2024

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The Biblical Sales Force Part 2 – On Boarding and Coaching Salespeople

Understanding the Sales Force

As I wrote in September, I’m reading the Bible from beginning to end for the first time. I created an analogy for my first article when I wrote about scaling, hiring and firing salespeople , based on what I read in Genesis. Today’s article is about on boarding and coaching salespeople, an analogy I created from what I read so far in Exodus.

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Dear SaaStr: Why did Jason M. Lemkin Change his Point of View on The Value of a COO for Earlier Stage Startups?

SaaStr

Dear SaaStr: Why did Jason M. Lemkin Change his Point of View on The Value of a COO for Earlier Stage Startups? I try to work with (and invest in) CEOs that are better than me. I found, when I was a SaaS CEO, that the CEOs that complained about needing a COO early, that it was too hard (which it is), etc. … they all failed or came up way short. I felt part of your core job as CEO was to assemble a management team, not complain about how you couldn’t get it all done.

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Podcast: Driving Success through Customer Value with Mark Boundy

Membrain

Join us for a conversation with Mark Boundy , Chief Clarity Officer and founder of Boundy Consulting LLC. From his humble beginnings in retail sales to his influential role at WL Gore Associates, Mark has honed a profound understanding of customer perceived value.

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The Top SaaStr Content of the Week: CEO Klaviyo, CRO Slice, CRO Rippling, HyperFunctional SaaS, and So Much More!!

SaaStr

Top SaaStr Posts of the Week: #1. The SaaS Era of 2013-2022 is Over. Welcome to The World of Hyperfunctional SaaS. #2. ChurnZero: 38% More Customer Success Departments Are Reporting to the CRO. FBOW. | #3. 7 Things I Learned from Loren Padelford, CRO of $100m+ ARR Vertical SaaS Leader Slice #4. 4 out of 800 Sales Execs Raised Their Hand. A New Low in SaaS Malaise?

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Smart Tools & Strong Teams: A People-First Approach to AI in Sales

Speaker: Matt Sunshine, CEO at The Center for Sales Strategy

AI isn’t replacing salespeople—it’s empowering them. The most forward-thinking sales organizations are using AI to enhance human performance rather than eliminate it. From coaching and messaging to prospecting and pipeline accountability, artificial intelligence is giving managers and SDRs the new tools they need to work smarter, sell better, and close more.