Maggie Hott, Director of Sales at Webflow and former leader at Slack and Eventbrite, shares her journey from a cold email to a thriving sales career. She emphasizes the importance of hiring junior sales reps over a senior head of sales in the early stages. Maggie dives into the sales playbook, exploring the blend of product-led growth and enterprise strategies. She also discusses the necessity of personalized outreach in outbound sales and offers insights on balancing work-life dynamics as a working mother, linking her experiences to her sales leadership role.

In a special Mother's Day edition, sales leaders who are also mothers share their powerful insights. Maggie Hott, Stevie Case, Lauren Schwartz, Julie Maresca, and Jessica Arnold discuss navigating career growth while raising families. They reveal practical strategies for work-life balance, including the importance of community and mentorship in the workplace. The conversation highlights the necessity of supportive parental leave policies and encourages companies to create family-friendly cultures. Balancing career aspirations with motherhood leads to unique leadership qualities, fostering authenticity and vulnerability.

Leading VC Tomasz Tunguz of Theory Ventures, Jordan Tigani of MotherDuck, Maggie Hott of OpenAI, and Sharon Zhou of Lamini discuss the transformative role of data in building SaaS applications. They explore the impact of AI on application development, democratizing technology with LLMs, using licensed and synthetic images, AI's impact on investment firms and job roles, and the future of AI, education, and scalable domain experts.