Dear SaaStr: What’s The One Trait You Look for When Assessing an Inside Sales Candidate?

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Dear SaaStr: What’s The One Trait You Look for When Assessing an Inside Sales Candidate? I break it into two stages: In the early days, when you as founder/CEO are recruiting and managing the salesperson yourself, then the #1 most important criterion is that you would buy your product yourself, from them. In the beginning,... Continue Reading

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