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EPISODE · Feb 1, 2025 · 1H 9M

Lesley Young: Fractional CRO on Growing Vimeo & Sourcegraph

from Venture with Grace · host Grace Gong

Lesley Young is the fractional CRO of Vimeo and Sourcegraph. She is an LP at Stage 2 Capital. Prior to that, she was the CRO of Gem and VP at Segment. She is a creative, visionary, and decisive leader with a track record of integrating and elevating go-to-market strategies that drive revenue and customer growth while steering through economic uncertainties and growth periods. Combines business and technical acumen to swiftly identify and execute pivotal priorities, fostering new customer acquisition and expansion. Acknowledged for deploying efficient and repeatable growth strategies tailored to specific market segments, consistently surpassing multi-million $ revenue targets, delivering exceptional YoY growth, and ensuring long-term company durability. Track record includes participation in successful IPOs and exits, including $3.2. Billion acquisition of Segment Inc. by Twilio in 2020, the successful 2015 IPO of Box at a valuation of $2.3 billion, and the $1 billion acquisition of MySQL by Sun Microsystems in 2008. Topics: The Role of a Fractional CRO Adapting Growth Strategies Across Different Business Models Building High-Performance Revenue Teams #GrowthEndurance #RevOps #GTMStrategy #B2BSaaS #SalesLeadership

Lesley Young is the fractional CRO of Vimeo and Sourcegraph. She is an LP at Stage 2 Capital. Prior to that, she was the CRO of Gem and VP at Segment. She is a creative, visionary, and decisive leader with a track record of integrating and elevating go-to-market strategies that drive revenue and customer growth while steering through economic uncertainties and growth periods. Combines business and technical acumen to swiftly identify and execute pivotal priorities, fostering new customer acquisition and expansion. Acknowledged for deploying efficient and repeatable growth strategies tailored to specific market segments, consistently surpassing multi-million $ revenue targets, delivering exceptional YoY growth, and ensuring long-term company durability. Track record includes participation in successful IPOs and exits, including $3.2. Billion acquisition of Segment Inc. by Twilio in 2020, the successful 2015 IPO of Box at a valuation of $2.3 billion, and the $1 billion acquisition of MySQL by Sun Microsystems in 2008. Topics: The Role of a Fractional CRO Adapting Growth Strategies Across Different Business Models Building High-Performance Revenue Teams #GrowthEndurance #RevOps #GTMStrategy #B2BSaaS #SalesLeadership

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