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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.

Level All Breaking into GTM Doing the work Leading a GTM team How the best do 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 ... Breaking into GTM 5 resources → 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, ... Breaking into GTM 4 resources →
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