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# SaaStr

**Type:** organization  
## Related Articles

- [Dear SaaStr: Our VC Is Encouraging Us to Hire Aggressively and Increase the Burn Rate. Should We Listen to Them?](https://stuffthatspins.com/spin/dear-saastr-our-vc-is-encouraging-us-to-hire-aggressively-and-increase-the-burn-rate-should-we-listen-to-them) — July 9, 2026
- [Dear SaaStr: What’s The One Trait You Look for When Assessing an Inside Sales Candidate?](https://stuffthatspins.com/spin/dear-saastr-whats-the-one-trait-you-look-for-when-assessing-an-inside-sales-candidate) — January 22, 2018

## Related Claims

- In my experience, about 66–70% of the time [VC encouragement to hire aggressively and increase burn rate] is bad advice, especially if it is coming from a Very Large VC.
- The #1 most important criterion when hiring an inside sales candidate in the early days is that you would buy your product yourself, from them.

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