Anastasiia Yuvchyk
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May 27, 2025
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The "passion over pedigree" principle: How Simon O'Kane scaled 4 unicorns without hiring "perfect" candidates
Join Yokoy CRO Simon O'Kane as he shares hard-won insights from building revenue teams at four unicorns, including Salesforce's early days when "nobody had heard of us." Discover why he rejects "genius" candidates in favor of passion, builds cookie-cutter processes across continents, and believes AI will enhance rather than replace human sales skills. From the birth of SaaS to post-merger integration mastery, Simon reveals the contrarian strategies that have consistently turned disruptive startups into category leaders.