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The New Career Path: Joining a 0% Grower. Maybe For Many, It’s Better.
Sep 21, 2026
So there's a new option for seasoned B2B execs now: join something growing … 0%. Ok maybe 0%-10%, let's call it. This sounds a little wacky described as a career choice. But it's something some execs have always quietly done, and there are more and more of these roles...
The #1 Hack To Making Sure a VP of Sales or Top AE Will Work Out
Sep 21, 2026
We've talked a ton on SaaStr over the years on how to make sure your CRO / VP of Sales and top hires really work out. That they are the right ones. We can pretty much summarize a lot of it into the following: Your VP of Sales should have lots of experience selling at...
Focus Your Marketing Efforts on What Your CMO / VP Marketing is Good At
Sep 21, 2026
I've re-learned something about marketing every year working on the SaaStr AI Annual for 10+ years. And that thing I've learned is that you can take two brutally competitive products, that are very similar, give each a booth at SaaStr AI Annual, London or at one of...
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The New Career Path: Joining a 0% Grower. Maybe For Many, It’s Better.
By Jason Lemkin | September 21, 2026
So there’s a new option for seasoned B2B execs now: join something growing … 0%. Ok maybe 0%-10%, let’s call it. This sounds a little wacky described as a career choice. But it’s something some execs have always quietly done, and there are more and more of these roles every quarter. Depending on who’s counting,…
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Blog Posts, Growth, Leadership, Sales, Sales
The #1 Hack To Making Sure a VP of Sales or Top AE Will Work Out
By Jason Lemkin | September 21, 2026
We’ve talked a ton on SaaStr over the years on how to make sure your CRO / VP of Sales and top hires really work out. That they are the right ones. We can pretty much summarize a lot of it into the following: Your VP of Sales should have lots of experience selling at…
Continue Reading
Blog Posts, Growth, Marketing, Marketing
Focus Your Marketing Efforts on What Your CMO / VP Marketing is Good At
By Jason Lemkin | September 21, 2026
I’ve re-learned something about marketing every year working on the SaaStr AI Annual for 10+ years. And that thing I’ve learned is that you can take two brutally competitive products, that are very similar, give each a booth at SaaStr AI Annual, London or at one of our digital events… or each can try a…
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Schmoozing Is Dead, Agents Are Hitting 120% of Humans, and Growth Is the Only Thing That Matters: 10 Things From the Closing Q&A at SaaStr AI Annual 2026
May 17, 2026
We just wrapped SaaStr AI Annual 2026, and the closing Q&A on Day 3 ended up being one of the most engaged of the whole gathering. No script, no prepared deck, just an hour-and-a-half of questions from the audience on the topics most on their mind....
Dear SaaStr: What Was the Toughest Rejection You Ever Had in Sales?
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Dear SaaStr: What Was the Toughest Rejection You Ever Had in Sales? The hardest rejection I’ve had in sales was around renewals. Especially ones I thought we really had earned. But still lost. In particular, in the early days of EchoSign / Adobe Sign, we had a...
Dear SaaStr: What Is the Playbook for a Successful Customer Success Team?
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Dear SaaStr: What Is the Playbook for a Successful Customer Success Team? A good playbook for customer success is all about driving retention, expansion, and customer happiness while making it scalable: Hire Truly Product-Savvy Customer Success Managers at First Focus...
AI at Scale: 8 Learnings from monday.com Co-Founder and Co-Ceo Eran Zinman
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monday.com Co-CEO and Co-Founder Eran Zinman recently sat down with SaaStr CEO and Founder Jason Lemkin to share his insights on their journey, including how they’ve leveraged AI, maintained growth, and expanded into multiple product lines.
The 2025 SaaS Vibe Check: What Founders Need to Know Right Now with SaaStr CEO and Founder Jason Lemkin
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SaaStr CEO and Founder Jason Lemkin did a vibe check into the state of SaaS, AI, venture funding, and the rollercoaster of building a business in 2025.
Dear SaaStr: Can an Entrepreneur Back Out of a Signed Term Sheet Without Damaging Their Reputation?
Dec 9, 2024
Dear SaaStr: Can an entrepreneur back out of a signed term sheet without damaging their reputation? In my experience — Yes, probably. As a founder, you can back out of a term sheet if something is off, or even if you just get another offer you prefer. There is a lot...


