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Are you a SaaS startup looking to make your first AE hire? Getting it right is crucial for setting the stage for rapid growth and success. Here are some bold steps to ensure you find the perfect fit: - Define Your Ideal Candidate - Prioritize Sales Experience - Assess Cultural Fit - Emphasize Growth Opportunities - Offer Competitive Compensation - Invest in Onboarding and Training - Seek References and Conduct Interviews - Trust Your Instincts By following these steps, you'll be well on your way to hiring a rockstar founding AE who will drive your startup's growth and success. Remember, culture matters! Find someone who not only has the right skills but also shares your startup's vision and values. Emphasize growth opportunities and offer competitive compensation to attract top talent. Don't underestimate the power of intuition when making your final decision. Happy hiring! #SaaS #startup #hiringtips #growth #success

I'm surprised VC firms don't hire a Platform Growth role. Someone who has experience building and scaling initial traction channels for early startups. Most early growth efforts should be done by the founders themselves, but growth, especially from zero, can be rough. They help founders with things like: ➡️ Advice on what traction channels to focus on ➡️ How to quickly build and test traction channels ➡️ Strategy feedback and affirmation ➡️ Hiring help ➡️ Product marketing (positioning, GTM, etc.) ➡️ Identifying and fixing funnel holes, etc. Someone like this could genuinely change the trajectory of portfolio companies.

How to Scale Your Sales Team: Hiring Strategies for Startups Learn valuable advice on hiring for your sales team, including the ideal level and seniority of your first two hires. Discover the importance of having two sales reps hitting quota before hiring a manager, and how to find the right candidates to drive your startup's growth. #SalesTeamScaling #StartupHiring #SalesRepHiring #SalesManager #SalesGrowth #StartupAdvice #HiringStrategies #SalesRepQuota #SalesTeamManagement #StartupGrowth

Efficient hiring isn't just about speed—it's about finding the right talent quickly to drive your business forward. Discover why it matters and how INSHARO can help. https://lnkd.in/dQh_As5x #EfficientHiring #TalentManagement

🚀 🚀 I AM HIRING!!! 🚀 🚀 The growth at Liminal continues, and it is time to expand our go-to-market team. On a personal note, I could not be more excited by this next chapter because I get to lead the team of Sales, Partner and CS folks that are going to crush it. How do you know your CEO and co-founder (looking at you Steven Walchek!) is serious about leveraging an ecosystem approach to build a truly unique company? He believes in your mantra that if partner is actually important to your B2B SaaS business, and you really mean it... partner leaders and orgs don't report or dotted line into heads of sales, the sales team and supporting GTM teams report into the partner leader. An ecosystem approach from day one is THE fabric of our go-to-market strategy at Liminal. There are so many examples of how our company is taking a critical look at "how it has always been done" and asking "how can we do this better" and this is one of them. So... who knows some folks with overachieving quota carrying experience in a startup, preferably with enterprise security in their background that wants to join us on this adventure? Job links in the comments. 🚀 Tagging my friends in the Partnership Leaders community for reach.

Can we be really honest about VC backed startups in sales & marketing? So much of it is based on hype and frankly BS. Talk to any well known Growth advisor behind closed doors and they’ll tell you the same. Look at how many startups have raised hundreds of millions of dollars in the category only to dwindle away or get bought for pennies on the dollar to PE firms. Andrew Chen posted about this recently, so many high growth high churn products have disappeared. Where are the companies who are actually helping educate their buyers for the long term? Helping them build foundations for GTM that will stand the test of time? If building something that lasts resonates with you, we’re hiring at ExactBuyer. My DMs are open.

In a startup, we're all salespeople. Yes, even the tech team and product managers. Why? Because in an early stage seed startup, everyone plays a crucial role in selling the vision. We're not just talking about selling a product or service. We're talking about selling an idea, a dream, a future. Product managers, you're selling the functionality and benefits of our product. Tech team, you're selling the reliability and innovation of our technology. And yes, even the HR and finance teams are selling - the culture, the stability, the growth potential. In a startup, we're all in this together. We're all part of the sales team. Because selling isn't just about transactions. It's about passion, belief, and vision. It's about convincing others to believe in what we believe. To invest in our dream, our future. Because in a startup, we're not just employees. We're ambassadors. And every interaction is a sales opportunity. 

A couple of weeks ago, I announced the launch of Hyphen Talent, and talented AAPI leaders looking for new roles have been pouring in. Leaders who are looking to become the heroes of their own story and not just supporting characters. We have been super excited to see candidates who are leading teams from companies like Chime, Affirm, Meta, Kraken, and Airbnb start their job hunt with us. We help top startups hire executives (C-Suite) and strategic leaders (Directors, Heads of, VPs) across product, operations, marketing, and more. The best part? We already have our first cohort of awesome startups ready to hire them. Interested in hiring from the Hyphen community? Click “start hiring” here: https://hyphen.pallet.com/

'It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a Sales Director in possession of a good SaaS product, must be in want of a new AE.' Translation, for non-Austen fans: Rippling is hiring a Mid-Market AE! 🥳 👉🏻 Sales Director is James Demetrios. 👉🏻 APAC leader is Matt Loop. 👉🏻 Recruiter is yours truly 💁🏼♀️ 🔗Job ad link is in comments 🤩 Pic of Mr Darcy coming out lake also in comments, felt wrong not to given the quote. #applynow #midmarket #hiring #littleripplers #rippling #sydneyjobs

Hiring for your startup? Here is the the most overlooked 💎 of finding talent: talent.startmate.com 🔥 🆓 tool to search and filter 2,025 ambitious people who WANT to work in your startup The best part: - 312 engineers - 258 designers - 345 marketing - 195 customer success people on there. Hiring right now? Comment with JD to get some more eyes on your job ad 👀👀👀