Tyler Will

AMA: Intercom VP, Revenue Operations, Tyler Will on Building a Revenue Ops Team

February 4 @ 10:00AM PT
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Tyler Will
Intercom VP, Revenue Operations | Formerly LinkedIn2mo
If you're the first RevOps hire at your company, you are going to need to do a few things quickly to make your life manageable.Get very clear with your boss on the scope ...
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What are the key skillsets you see as a requirement in the best RevOps organization?
How do you way technical vs functional skillsets in RevOps for scaling companies?
Tyler Will
Intercom VP, Revenue Operations | Formerly LinkedIn2mo
At Intercom we defined four characteristics of a best-in-class RevOps organization:Operational Excellence: we deliver a high-integrity system for the revenue teams that p...
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Tyler Will
Intercom VP, Revenue Operations | Formerly LinkedIn2mo
It's great you're even thinking about this because it's the first step to providing structure and the ability to make a case for more resources down the road. The exact a...
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Tyler Will
Intercom VP, Revenue Operations | Formerly LinkedIn2mo
I don't spend much time talking to the rest of the company about RevOps updates and activities. There is typically much more focus and interest in the performance of the ...
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Tyler Will
Intercom VP, Revenue Operations | Formerly LinkedIn2mo
The key processes will depend on the nature of your company to some extent, but here are some things I'd think about.Daily operating processesSome checklist of whatever n...
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Tyler Will
Intercom VP, Revenue Operations | Formerly LinkedIn2mo
My RevOps org structure is aligned around our key stakeholders (i.e., it mirrors our Sales and Success/Solutions orgs) and then has a few specialist functions. I have fiv...
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Tyler Will
Intercom VP, Revenue Operations | Formerly LinkedIn2mo
I think whether you're the first hire or joining a larger, existing team, there are two categories of work to think about. First comes the foundational needs of the busin...
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Tyler Will
Intercom VP, Revenue Operations | Formerly LinkedIn2mo
I answered a similar question earlier in the AMA, but I'll try to add some nuance for the existing business specifics. Most of this, however, is the same if you're the fi...
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Tyler Will
Intercom VP, Revenue Operations | Formerly LinkedIn2mo
When you start to build out a RevOps team, I think the first place to spend time is defining what the new people are going to do and then developing your hiring strategy ...
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Tyler Will
Intercom VP, Revenue Operations | Formerly LinkedIn2mo
This is a good question and I don't think there's a single "right" answer to it. The most important thing is that you agree about how you will divide the work up so there...
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