How do you get into a saas based company if you have no experience working in one and what are some of the core competencies you need when you are starting out?
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Atlassian Head of Product, Enterprise Strategy and Planning • 3y
Check out my other answer in this AMA to a question asked by someone from a construction industry. You can repurpose the steps I outlined in that answer to your situation...
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HubSpot Director of Product Strategy | Marketing Hub, Content Hub • 7mo
Many talented people want to work in SaaS but feel blocked because they haven’t “done SaaS before.” Here’s the good news: there are SaaS companies that care way more abou...
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Matterport VP of Product • 2y
If you are already in a Product role, there are common skills that apply across SaaS or non-SaaS products. These include strategic thinking, problem solving, customer and...
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Atlassian Director of Product Management (Confluence) | Formerly PayPal, eBay, Intel, Verizon • 3y
Some key tips are: - Research the industry: what are the specific areas within SAAS you are most interested in? Follow newsletters, influencers and publications/conferenc...
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Care Solace Chief Product Officer | Formerly Headspace, Ginger, LinkedIn • 2y
Understand how commercial teams are setup, how products are priced, what's a typical sales cycle and even more top of the funnel - how is marketing run, target customers ...
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Barracuda Networks Sr. Director, Product Management • 2y
To get into a SaaS-based company without prior experience, focus on highlighting transferable skills and demonstrating a strong understanding of the SaaS model and its ma...
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