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Hiring and ramping GTM people
Your first sales hire, the interview loop, the ramp plan, and knowing early when someone is not going to make it.
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What does a good first sales hire actually look like, and what should I not fall for?
You want someone who will do their own button clicking. The single most common mistake is overshooting seniority: hiring a person whose last three ...
I have been offered the first sales hire job at a startup. What should I check before I say yes?
Ask how many customers the founder closed personally and what the last five deals looked like. If the answer is under ten, you are the experiment, ...