Tom Tunguz

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

The most consistent sales leader I’ve worked with hit plan 27 consecutive quarters. How can a sales leader develop similar repeatability? Each business’s PQR funnel will differ depending on their sales cycle, ACVs, and overall motion. Will the sales leader attain plan? Demo/meeting: sales meeting.

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Predictable Revenue

APRIL 3, 2024

Collin, dives deep with Josh Schwartz from Bregal Sagemount, into the intricacies of startup sales, from the foundational steps to success. The post Process Development for Sales Success with Josh Schwartz appeared first on Predictable Revenue.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

and Lenny asked us to join his podcast to talk about building a sales team — from the perspective of a product-first founder or exec. It was a pretty strong conversation and we took a lot of our learnings over the years and focused on how to learn to do sales right if you come from a product-first background: It’s good.

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Dear SaaStr: What’s the #1 Mistake New Sales Leaders Make? Let me just summarize my #1 observation here: the top mistake first-time sales managers make is recruiting. It is incredibly hard to figure out how to replicate the magic of the first 1 or 2 sales reps that work closely with the CEO. In that — they can’t do it.

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SaaStr

APRIL 4, 2024

The post The Top 8 SaaStr Tips to Building an Effective First Sales Team (per Perplexity) appeared first on SaaStr. I think it did a pretty good job The summaries we do might be better, but this is a great place to start.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Most of you are, in fact: According to our latest unscientific but directionally correct survey of over 2,000 SaaS execs, 64% of you are growing your sales team in 2024. And so many of you in fact are, well … hiring. And 22% of you are growing the team 50% or more. On why you’d truly crush it there, for real.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 19, 2023

So the other day Colin Cadmus, who was VP of Sales at Aircall, summarized a career question I’ve thought about many times over the past 10+ years. If you are a great AE, a great sales exec … I know you might want “more” … but is it really better to be a VP of Sales? VP of Sales is a tough job.

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SaaStr

APRIL 5, 2024

I’m not that great at sales myself (not really), but I am a student of it. A few things I’ve observed about human behavior, negotiation, and good and bad sales processes in SaaS: Customers that expect a discount really expect a discount. One of the top ways to drive up sales is to increase the % of deals that close.

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The Daily Egg

AUGUST 1, 2022

The right sales tool can be the crucial factor in whether your business’s growth will reach the goals you’ve set for it. The post Best Sales Tools Compared appeared first on The Daily Egg.

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Predictable Revenue

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Learn about outbound vs. inbound sales, including the definition of both, how they can benefit your company, and more. The post Inbound vs Outbound Sales appeared first on Predictable Revenue.

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Predictable Revenue

JULY 11, 2022

Learn what makes business to business sales (B2B sales) distinct from B2C, how to maximize your business sales process, and make the most of industry trends. The post What is B2B sales? appeared first on Predictable Revenue.

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Predictable Revenue

APRIL 11, 2022

Learn the difference between sales training and sales coaching, the unique benefits, and why you should be using a combination of both in your organization. The post Sales Training vs. Sales Coaching: What’s the Difference appeared first on Predictable Revenue.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Meghan Gill, SVP of Sales Ops and Sales Dev at MongoDB, shares different consumption-based compensation models that drive the right behaviors. They reoriented their sales team and de-incentivized reps from making deals upfront. It was creating friction in the sales cycle. This is MongoDB’s approach.

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Predictable Revenue

AUGUST 22, 2022

What is consultative sales and how can it help you win more business? The post Consultative Sales Approach Strategies appeared first on Predictable Revenue. These 7 consultative selling strategies will help you stand out from the competition.

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SaaStr

MAY 23, 2023

So leading growth stage VC Iconiq has published its latest and very detailed Definitive Guide to Sales Compensation here. Corners were cut in the boom times of 2021, but we are back to sane sales models. Renewals, if they are done by sales, are paid out at about 40% of an initial commission. Everyone should have a read.

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SaaStr

AUGUST 8, 2023

So there’s a sort of org chart you’ll probably end up with at least twice as you start scaling in SaaS: The “Headless” Sales Org. It’s a bunch of sales reps without anyone to manage them other than … you. But if you end up not hiring a VP of Sales at that perfect moment in time (and most don’t), you’ll end up headless.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

If a sales exec makes it anything but effortless to schedule a job interview with them, Basically it won't work out — Jason ✨Be Kind✨ Lemkin  ?? At least for sales execs, never hire them if they are slow in the recruiting process. Recruiting is sales. But for in-bound candidates? Probably, even slower.

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Predictable Revenue

JANUARY 19, 2023

Michael Covre joins Collin Stewart on this episode of the Predictable Revenue podcast to discuss how to become a sales leader. The post How to Become a Sales Leader appeared first on Predictable Revenue.

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Tom Tunguz

JULY 10, 2022

Let me tell you a tale of two software sales processes. Take 1: An ambitious account executive engages a sales prospect and hustles to sell the customer a mega contract that consumes nearly the entirety of a budget. Smaller commission check, but a faster sales cycle. In both cases, the vendor is out.

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Predictable Revenue

JULY 25, 2022

What is sales training and why is it so important? Learn about each step in the sales training process and how the right program can improve your win rate. The post What Is Sales Training? appeared first on Predictable Revenue.

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The Daily Egg

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Maybe your sales have started to plateau. The post 7 Easy Steps to Boost Ecommerce Sales appeared first on The Daily Egg. You’re here because you want to grow your ecommerce business. Or maybe you’re just curious.

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SaaStr

JULY 5, 2022

By moving from Freemium to “Contact Me” only (albeit with transparent pricing), sales went way, way up. So many sales leaders get frustrated with Free editions, very low-cost editions … and the Long Tail in general. The Long Tail : Distracts sales , with leads that never closes. Super power, over many years.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

For some, sales is easier these days, at least a bit. It Looks Like It The post In Sales Any Easier So Far in 2024? So 2023 was a strange year, with many of the biggest, public Cloud and SaaS leaders on a tear, from Microsoft to Cloudflare to Palantir, but so many startups and especially those in traditional B2B struggling to grow.

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Predictable Revenue

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Idaliz Ruelas, an Account Strategist at Predictable Revenue, at the forefront of transforming sales processes and improvements into results. The post Process Improvement for Sales Success appeared first on Predictable Revenue.

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SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Back in the day, premium comp for some software sales execs made simple and easy sense. Traditional software had 90% gross margins, and the classic enterprise sales reps, the best ones, could close a million or more dollars a year. Sales reps in low NRR and high churn environments got paid almost the same as enterprise reps.

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Predictable Revenue

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Giulio Segantini, mastermind behind outbound sales training for founders and SDRs, joins the Predictable Revenue Podcast. The post Transformative Sales Coaching with Giulio Segantini appeared first on Predictable Revenue.

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SaaStr

APRIL 21, 2022

Yes, sometimes it’s OK to hire a VP of Sales that everyone loves. At least 9 times out of 10, if everyone on the team loves a VP of Sales, it’s the wrong hire. And this especially matters because I often see CEOs picking between 2 final VP of Sales candidates. Even if they were, how many hired a VP of Sales at your ACV before?

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Predictable Revenue

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Kevin Snow joins the Predictable Revenue podcast to discuss how automating outbound sales can help close deals faster and more efficiently. The post Using Sales Automation to Close Sales Deals Faster appeared first on Predictable Revenue.

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SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Theoretically, the relationship between sales and marketing should be easy –– after all, these teams are responsible for pulling in more business and increasing revenue. Reconciling the Past and Present Experience can be the best teacher, and Passi can draw on his past career as a sales leader at an early-stage company.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Together they share the high-velocity techniques they use to maximize sales, including: Sell to SMBs Use round-robin to assign accounts, but you’re not sure if it’s optimal Are stuck in a world of geographic territories Spend a lot of time manually building territories Gusto thinks of the rev ops capability as the brain center and engine builder.

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