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Dear SaaStr: When Should You Make Your First Finance Hire?

SaaStr

Dear SaaStr: When Should You Make Your First Finance Hire? Even with all the great AI and other tools out there in finance now — if you are growing quickly, you should make your first finance hire earlier than most founders think. A Director of Finance can handle all of this and set up scalable processes for growth.

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The Powerful Linkage between DISC and Team Buying

Sales Pop!

As a result, the selling team absolutely must know and strategize for the buying team composition in every major pursuit. For example, would finance or accounting prefer compliance-oriented solutions while marketing would opt for more creative choices? How about the procurement and finance? What you dont know can hurt you.

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Measuring marketing’s impact: From metrics to growth

Martech

While finance sees marketing’s greatest impact on revenue growth, sales values its ability to deliver leads. It’s a strategic powerhouse intersecting with every aspect of the business. Marketing, at its best, is the strategic intelligence fueling sales growth,” said Allen Richey, Chief Operating Officer at PacTech. “By

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How marketing leaders can transform marketing from a support function to a growth driver

Martech

In his words, marketing leaders must evolve into strategic contributors whose insights drive core business results. As a result, many marketers struggle to elevate their focus from these operational concerns to the larger strategic priorities of their organization. Here are several steps to guide this transformation.

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How to make the jump from product-market fit to platform-market fit

Martech

These strategic alliances help the platform penetrate new markets efficiently while increasing credibility in different verticals. It isn’t just a roadmap — it’s the strategic fuel to power the tech stack and support platform expansion. Jason needs a martech stack that can handle a growing platform.

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Strategic Finance in Today’s Market: A Tactical Guide to Building & Scaling Your Team with IVP

SaaStr

The role of finance in SaaS is changing. No longer are finance teams the traditional “bean counters” of ages past. Instead, due to a decade-long exodus from Wall Street, the strategic CFO has burst onto the tech scene. SaaStr Workshop Wednesdays are LIVE every Wednesday. SaaStr Workshop Wednesdays are LIVE every Wednesday.

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The Top 10 Important Finance Mistakes First Time Founders Make

SaaStr

Take a read if you are still running finance yourself, or just have an part-time outsourced resource. In the old days, we didn’t have to worry about finance too much. SaaS accounting and finance has gotten pretty complicated, and the impacts of getting it wrong have gone up substantially. Accounting and Finance.

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