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The 48 Types of VP Sales.  Make Deadly Sure You Hire the Right One.

The 48 Types of VP Sales. Make Deadly Sure You Hire the Right One.

By Jason M. Lemkin on April 2, 2013

Oy, the VP of Sales.  The toughest hire.  Such a high failure rate.  I want to help. So this is the third in our series.  The first post is What a Great VP of Sales Actually Does.  So you expect the right things, and hire your rockstar at the right time to do the right […]

Posted in Business, Entrepreneurship, Featured Posts | Tagged Entrepreneurship, saas, startups, vpsales

10 Great Questions to Ask a VP Sales During an Interview

10 Great Questions to Ask a VP Sales During an Interview

By Jason M. Lemkin on February 26, 2013

Ready to hire your first VP Sales?  But haven’t done it before? Let me give you a partial interview script that may help a bit.  You’ll have to vary it for different types of SaaS businesses — a bit.  But it will basically work for all SaaS companies from say $200k in ARR to $10m […]

Posted in Entrepreneurship, Featured Posts | Tagged Entrepreneurship, saas, sales, startups, vpsales

What a Great VP Sales Actually Does.  Where The Magic Is.  And When to Hire One.

What a Great VP Sales Actually Does. Where The Magic Is. And When to Hire One.

By Jason M. Lemkin on February 12, 2013

In SaaS, #1 most common mishire, with a bullet, is the VP/head of sales.  In fact, there a VC saying that I used to really hate.  It goes something like “You’ve Got to Get Past the Carcass of Your First VP of Sales” or “It’s The Second VP of Sales When You Really Start Selling” […]

Posted in Entrepreneurship, Featured Posts | Tagged Entrepreneurship, hiring, saas, sales, startups, vpsales | 1 Response

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