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SaaStr 523: How to Succeed as a First-Time VP of Sales or First-Time SaaS VP with SaaStr CEO and Founder, Jason Lemkin

The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors

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How to Hire a B Minus Sales Raps

When you have a dominant brand in your space, can you have some be minus cals raps? No matter what anybody says, of course you can. But those raps fail in the start up. So if you can't hire em, b minuss will not bail you out. Next mistake i see so many first time b ps of sales make is they don't get a mentor. We all need mentors. I still need better mentors self. And unpaid entors are nice, but they're not the same. Some are with a few shares and maybe a few nickels if they want tash. They one person to go the extra yard to really coach you, to

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