Your Top Job For 2027: Hire 1-2 Execs Who Can Take the Load, Not Just Do the Work
SaaStr suggests hiring 1-2 executives who can take the load, not just do the work. This matters for B2B companies at scale.
Original reporting · saastr.com
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How this was written. Voyager Commercial wrote this article with a language model from SaaStr’s reporting (model: @cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast); it describes that reporting rather than adding to it. The original, linked above, is the full story.
Key points from SaaStr’s report
- SaaStr recommends hiring 1-2 executives who can take the load, not just do the work.
- Ex-founder CEOs have superpowers that cannot be trained into others.
- B2B companies at scale should have 1 to 3 ex-founder CEOs on the team.
SaaStr reported that a great B2B CEO with $100M+ ARR and fast growth discussed hiring ex-founders. The CEO met with SaaStr to talk about this topic.
The conversation centered around the benefits of having ex-founder CEOs on the team. SaaStr is a huge proponent of this approach, according to the publication.
SaaStr believes every B2B company at scale should have 1 to 3 ex-founder CEOs on the team. These individuals have superpowers that cannot be trained into others, making them valuable assets.
Questions and answers
What type of executives should B2B companies hire?
SaaStr suggests hiring ex-founder CEOs.
Why are ex-founder CEOs valuable?
They have superpowers that cannot be trained into others.
