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Chris Balestras
Chris Balestras

Inside the GTM Playbooks at Twilio & Vanta w/ Stevie Case, CRO @ Vanta

The Crew Podcast: a weekly podcast where we interview the top GTM leaders @ the fastest-growing AI-natives on all things sales + AI + startups

Chris Balestras
Aug 19, 2026
Inside the GTM Playbooks at Twilio & Vanta w/ Stevie Case, CRO @ Vanta

The First Sales Hire Mistakes That Sink Startups w/ Rafa Jara Simkin, Partner @ Theory Ventures

The Crew Podcast: a weekly podcast where we interview the top GTM leaders @ the fastest-growing AI-natives on all things sales + AI + startups

Chris Balestras
Aug 13, 2026
The First Sales Hire Mistakes That Sink Startups w/ Rafa Jara Simkin, Partner @ Theory Ventures

12 Things Top GTM Interviewers Are Doing In 2026 To Land Offers

From response speed to negotiation mistakes - what's actually landing (and killing) GTM offers at the hottest AI-natives

Chris Balestras
Aug 11, 2026
12 Things Top GTM Interviewers Are Doing In 2026 To Land Offers

How We're Scaling Vercel's GTM Motion Through A 9B Valuation w/ Nick Bogaty, CRO @ Vercel

The Crew Podcast: a weekly podcast where we interview the top GTM leaders @ the fastest-growing AI-natives on all things sales + AI + startups

Chris Balestras
Aug 5, 2026
How We're Scaling Vercel's GTM Motion Through A 9B Valuation w/ Nick Bogaty, CRO @ Vercel

How Clay Built the GTM Team Behind a $5B Valuation w/ Becca Lindquist, Head of Sales @ Clay

The Crew Podcast: a weekly podcast where we interview the top GTM leaders @ the fastest-growing AI-natives on all things sales + AI + startups

Chris Balestras
Jul 30, 2026
How Clay Built the GTM Team Behind a $5B Valuation w/ Becca Lindquist, Head of Sales @ Clay

You Should Lower Your Hiring Bar

Our findings from the enterprise AE market right now

Chris Balestras
Jul 27, 2026
You Should Lower Your Hiring Bar

Why Product Love Doesn't Close Deals w/ Simran Duggal, VP of Sales @ Juicebox

The Crew Podcast: a weekly podcast where we interview the top GTM leaders @ the fastest-growing AI-natives on all things sales + AI + startups

Chris Balestras
Jul 23, 2026
Why Product Love Doesn't Close Deals w/ Simran Duggal, VP of Sales @ Juicebox

Don't Take The Anthropic Sales Job First with Mark Goldberger, VP of Sales @ Metaview

The Crew Podcast: a weekly podcast where we interview the top GTM leaders @ the fastest-growing AI-natives on all things sales + AI + startups

Chris Balestras
Jul 16, 2026
Don't Take The Anthropic Sales Job First with Mark Goldberger, VP of Sales @ Metaview

How To Pick The Right AI Company To Bet On & Operationalize Champion Building w/ Bryan Cox

The Crew Podcast: a weekly podcast where we interview the top GTM leaders @ the fastest-growing AI-natives on all things sales + AI + startups

Chris Balestras
Jul 9, 2026
How To Pick The Right AI Company To Bet On & Operationalize Champion Building w/ Bryan Cox

State of AI GTM Recruiting: 17 Hot Takes On The Market

The patterns showing up across every GTM search we're running right now

Chris Balestras
Jul 3, 2026
State of AI GTM Recruiting: 17 Hot Takes On The Market

Sales Mafias & What Made MongoDB Great w/ Graham Moreno, VP of Worldwide GTM @ Parallel

The Crew Podcast (fka vibescaling podcast): a weekly podcast where we interview the top GTM leaders @ the fastest-growing AI-natives on all things sales + AI + startups

Chris Balestras
Jul 2, 2026
Sales Mafias & What Made MongoDB Great w/ Graham Moreno, VP of Worldwide GTM @ Parallel

How We're Building Granola Into the Most Beloved Product in AI w/ Bardia Shahali, VP of Sales

The Crew Podcast (fka vibescaling podcast): a weekly podcast where we interview the top GTM leaders @ the fastest-growing AI-natives on all things sales + AI + startups

Chris Balestras
Jun 26, 2026
How We're Building Granola Into the Most Beloved Product in AI w/ Bardia Shahali, VP of Sales

How To Hire Sales Reps Like a Moneyball GM W/ Navid Zolfaghari, Chief Sales Officer @ Zapier

The Crew Podcast (fka vibescaling podcast): a weekly podcast where we interview the top GTM leaders @ the fastest-growing AI-natives on all things sales + AI + startups

Chris Balestras
Jun 18, 2026
How To Hire Sales Reps Like a Moneyball GM W/ Navid Zolfaghari, Chief Sales Officer @ Zapier

3 Takeaways From Our "Agents in GTM" Event in SF on 5/14/26

Plus latest updates w/ Crew + what are some of the more common talking points from folks in the GTM community

Chris Balestras
Jun 17, 2026
3 Takeaways From Our "Agents in GTM" Event in SF on 5/14/26

How The Best Salespeople Are Building Agents in GTM w/ Roy Mathew, Head of Sales @ Gumloop

The Crew Podcast (fka vibescaling podcast): a weekly podcast where we interview the top GTM leaders @ the fastest-growing AI-natives on all things sales + AI + startups

Chris Balestras
Jun 12, 2026
How The Best Salespeople Are Building Agents in GTM w/ Roy Mathew, Head of Sales @ Gumloop

Every Startup Is Lying to You, So Here's How to Pick the Right One w/ Glenn Rachlin, VP of Worldwide GTM @ Blockaid

The Crew Podcast (fka vibescaling podcast): a weekly podcast where we interview the top GTM leaders @ the fastest-growing AI-natives on all things sales + AI + startups

Chris Balestras
Jun 5, 2026
Every Startup Is Lying to You, So Here's How to Pick the Right One w/ Glenn Rachlin, VP of Worldwide GTM @ Blockaid

Why Join - Listen Labs

Why you should join the AI-native customer research platform that grew 15x in 9 months and is replacing Qualtrics and the traditional research agencies from underneath, coming off a $69M Series B led by Ribbit Capital at a reported $500M valuation.

Chris Balestras
Jun 2, 2026
Why Join - Listen Labs

How Harvey Scaled GTM to an 11B Valuation w/ Rob Saliterman, VP of Sales @ Harvey

The Crew Podcast (fka vibescaling podcast): a weekly podcast where we interview the top GTM leaders @ the fastest-growing AI-natives on all things GTM + AI + startups

Chris Balestras
May 28, 2026
How Harvey Scaled GTM to an 11B Valuation w/ Rob Saliterman, VP of Sales @ Harvey

5 Takeaways From Our Spring NYC GTM Mixer On 5/12/26

PMF is binary - are you pushing the horse uphill or is it dragging you?

Chris Balestras
May 26, 2026
5 Takeaways From Our Spring NYC GTM Mixer On 5/12/26

Why The Best Sales Rep You Interview Is Probably Your Worst Hire w/ Mike Heller, Partner @ Floodgate

The Crew Podcast (fka vibescaling podcast): a weekly podcast where we interview the top GTM leaders @ the fastest-growing AI-natives on all things GTM + AI + startups

Chris Balestras
May 22, 2026
Why The Best Sales Rep You Interview Is Probably Your Worst Hire w/ Mike Heller, Partner @ Floodgate

Goodbye Vibescaling, Hello Crew

A quick note on our new name change + future outlook of our business

Chris Balestras
May 21, 2026
Goodbye Vibescaling, Hello Crew

How We Built Profound’s GTM Motion To A $1B+ Valuation w/ Mark Ebert, SVP of Revenue @ Profound

The Vibescaling Podcast: a weekly podcast where we interview the top GTM leaders @ the fastest-growing AI-natives on all things GTM + AI + startups

Chris Balestras
May 15, 2026
How We Built Profound’s GTM Motion To A $1B+ Valuation  w/ Mark Ebert, SVP of Revenue @ Profound

4 Takeaways From Our GTM Leadership Event in SF on 5/6/26

typing = thing of the past

Chris Balestras
May 13, 2026
4 Takeaways From Our GTM Leadership Event in SF on 5/6/26

Why "AI for Finance" Is Meaningless & Why Bankers Make the Best Sellers W/ James White, VP of Sales @ Rogo

The Vibescaling Podcast: a weekly podcast where we interview the top GTM leaders @ the fastest-growing AI-natives on all things GTM + AI + startups

Chris Balestras
May 8, 2026
Why "AI for Finance" Is Meaningless & Why Bankers Make the Best Sellers W/ James White, VP of Sales @ Rogo

The Old Sales Playbook Is Dead: Hiring + Selling In The AI Era w/ Jacquelyn Goldberg, VP of Sales @ Unframe

The Vibescaling Podcast: a weekly podcast where we interview the top GTM leaders @ the fastest-growing AI-natives on all things GTM + AI + startups

Chris Balestras
May 1, 2026
The Old Sales Playbook Is Dead: Hiring + Selling In The AI Era w/ Jacquelyn Goldberg, VP of Sales @ Unframe
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