Smajic: Elite Sales Leaders Bring Their Existing Teams When Hired
Samir Smajic · How we built a successful sales team and scaled to +$10m ARR · Jul 18, 2023 · at 4:50
GetAccept CEO Samir Smajic explains the strategic value of hiring top sales leaders during the two to ten million dollar ARR scaling stage.
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“What you need is, you need someone who's really kickass at hiring, and what I learned from Silicon Valley is that if you get that person in, they will also bring their team with them. So they're up and running directly. And, yeah, here you can save a lot of time.”
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