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How Windsurf / Codeium Built a Billion-Dollar AI Company and a Winning Sales Machine

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5 Key Learnings from Scaling from 3 to 75 Go-To-Market Team Members in Less Than 12 Months The latest SaaStr CRO Confidential is out and Sam Blond did a great deep dive with Graham Mareno, VP of Worldwide Sales at Codeium. I really liked this one and wanted to write up a few more learnings. Codeium has emerged as one of the hottest AI startups, growing from 30 to 150 employees in just one year, with a valuation already exceeding $1 billion.

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George Foreman’s Masterclass on Resilience (Money Monday)

Sales Gravy

George Foreman, gave us a masterclass in resilience, on never giving up. His pivots and comebacks from defeat were legendary. He was a force of nature and one of the greatest boxers, salesmen and personalities the world has ever known.His inspirational story matters to us because one of the most critical mental disciplines for sales professionals is resilience.

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Dear SaaStr: What “Quotas” Should My VP of Customer Success and VP of Product Have?

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Dear SaaStr: What “Quotas” Should My VP of Customer Success and VP of Product Have? For a VP of Customer Success (VPCS), their “quota” or ownership should revolve around two key metrics: Net Revenue Retention (NRR) and Gross Retention Rate (GRR). NRR is the North Star metric for customer successit measures how much revenue youre retaining and expanding from your existing customer base.

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Top SaaStr Posts and Pods of The Week: Windsurf’s VP Sales, Rippling’s CRO, Selling for Billions with Founder Collective, and More!

SaaStr

Top Posts: #1: 70% of Pipeline from Marketing Comes From Just 4 Things #2. Redpoint: 31% of All VC Money Last Year Went Into Just 20 Deals #3. The Y Combinator Guide to Perfectly Pitching Your Seed Stage Startup with Michael Seibel #4. How Much of Customer Support Will AI Replace? Gartner Says 80% #5. Dear SaaStr: Whats a Fair Amount of Founder Secondary in a Series B VC funding round?

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.