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A players

also referred to as: a player

3 statements across 3 episodes · 2 bullish · 1 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Jul 3, 2019 by Matt Schatz · across every show →

Everything said about A players, oldest first

Jul 3, 2019 negative
Insight
Schatz: Top sales performers will quit if managers do not challenge them
“If that's the conversation that you're having with an A player, that A player should fundamentally quit your organization. If you're not challenging them, they will quit, they should quit.”
Matt Schatz Jul 3, 2019 ▶ 14:43 Building a $100M ARR Sales Team the Second Time Around with WP Engine
Sep 15, 2022 positive
Insight
Briggs: Expanding markets requires waiting for an A-player hire
“One B player in a team can lead to a lot of C players quite rapidly and making those calls early, and keeping the bar high, and only entering a market once you've found that A player, I think is probably key to their expansion.”
Harry Briggs Sep 15, 2022 ▶ 30:03 Successful Scaling Across Markets, From a Founder Turned VC | OMERS Ventures MP Harry Briggs
Nov 21, 2025 bullish
Opinion
Ibarra: AI Lets Companies Clone A-Players and Make Them S-Tier
“I think there is now, I think, a clear path to where I'm seeing in these platforms. You can clone all your best A players, right? Take all the best A players on your team across marketing, sales, CS, sales, rev ops, and make them S tier with AI. I truly believ…”
Amelia Ibarra Nov 21, 2025 ▶ 7:36 6 Months Later, How Our AI SDRs Actually Work as AI Runs GTM with SaaStr's CEO and Chief AI Officer
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