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Solving the problem of finding bad fits for sales roles

by william.brah | Jun 16, 2015 | Focus On Founders, General, Hiring, Innovation, Internships, Marketing and Selling, Startups

For venture-backed SaaS companies in the Boston area, it seems that the only real limitation to their growth is the speed at which they can hire. Not just hire software engineers and the like, but entry-level business development reps. Without them, quarterly targets...
Fast-growing tech companies find a solution to filling sales jobs

Fast-growing tech companies find a solution to filling sales jobs

by william.brah | Apr 9, 2015 | Focus On Founders, General, Hiring, Incubators, Innovation, Marketing and Selling, Startups

Sasanka Atapattu, of LaunchSource, left MassTLC’s Sales & Marketing Summit on April 7, 2015 at UMass Boston with a pocketful of business cards. It’s no wonder why. Growing venture-backed tech companies are struggling to fill entry-level sales jobs, and...
VDC Mentor Spotlight: John Hamilton

VDC Mentor Spotlight: John Hamilton

by edelfreitas | Jan 14, 2015 | Incubators, Innovation, Mentoring, Startups

“Paint them a picture of nirvana; of how beautiful it is going to be and how their problems will be solved.”  – John Hamilton Recently, I got the opportunity to sit down with accomplished sales executive and Venture Development Center (VDC) Entrepreneur in...

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