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The #1 Reason CMOs Fail
Jul 1, 2026
https://twitter.com/jasonlk/status/1858833096570712497?s=61&t=ZWlHxY1IQMwjLHbJx9Z4OA To many of you, "CMO" will seem like an almost silly title. At, say, $2m in ARR, when you're just figuring out demand gen, SDRs and BDRs, and all that ... why would you need a...
Dear SaaStr: What Are Your Top Tips to Building Your First Sales Team?
Jul 1, 2026
Dear SaaStr: What Are Your Top Tips to Building A First Sales Team? When it comes to sales hires, the key is to approach it methodically and avoid common pitfalls. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhBzs0U3J08 Here’s how I’d break it down: Hire Two Reps to Start. You...
The Agent Playbooks from Salesforce, Snowflake, Databricks, Harvey, and Lovable: Inside SaaStr AI 2026
Jun 30, 2026
The main stage at SaaStr AI 2026 in San Mateo ran end to end on agents. Agents in production, carrying quota, writing to systems of record, and reshaping how companies are built. Below is a session-by-session recap of maintage on our biggest day, with every speaker...
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The #1 Reason CMOs Fail
By Jason Lemkin | July 1, 2026
"Too many CMOs and CROs come into a new role and just run the playbook that worked at their last role. You have to start by improving the playbook that's currently working. Not running your prior one." with @kippbodnar pic.twitter.com/Sf0nAyIbyI — Jason ✨👾SaaStr.Ai✨ Lemkin (@jasonlk) November 19, 2024 To many of you, “CMO” will seem…
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Dear SaaStr: What Are Your Top Tips to Building Your First Sales Team?
By Jason Lemkin | July 1, 2026
Dear SaaStr: What Are Your Top Tips to Building A First Sales Team? When it comes to sales hires, the key is to approach it methodically and avoid common pitfalls. Here’s how I’d break it down: Hire Two Reps to Start. You have to A/B test it.: Always hire at least two sales reps initially….
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The Agent Playbooks from Salesforce, Snowflake, Databricks, Harvey, and Lovable: Inside SaaStr AI 2026
By Jason Lemkin | June 30, 2026
The main stage at SaaStr AI 2026 in San Mateo ran end to end on agents. Agents in production, carrying quota, writing to systems of record, and reshaping how companies are built. Below is a session-by-session recap of maintage on our biggest day, with every speaker and their title, followed by the themes that showed…
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