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Founders: Before You Hire a Sales Team, Consider These Options

Sales Hacker

I’ll talk you through figuring out if you’re ready to hire salespeople, and make my pitch for why a founder-led sales strategy makes sense for early B2B startups. Pro tip on cold pitching for founders: Cold pitching in our current environment is a zero-sum game. How do you know you’re ready to hire a sales team? Virtually zero.

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The Ultimate Guide to Startup Accelerators

Hubspot

Do you have a minimum viable product (MVP)? Some accelerators work with marketing technology companies, while others specialize in finance technology. Look for a program that aligns with your product and business as the education and mentorship resources will follow suit. Can you articulate your challenges?

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SaaStr Podcast #218: Twilio Founder, Jeff Lawson & SendGrid CEO, Sameer Dholakia on Why Developer First Is A Maturation In The Supply Chain Of Software

SaaStr

You build something quickly, a minimum viable product. And I think that’s the general arc of technology and that is now happening for the developers [00:15:09]. Find a niche, get rich. Find a niche, get rich. And every time that happened, I said, well, this is insane. Jeff Lawson: You know, software.