What's your framework to prioritizing needs/deliverables when you're the first sales leader at a company establishing the function?
AlphaSense Senior Director, Strategic Sales • 3y
When you are the first sales leader at a company establishing the function, you're going to constantly battle the demands on your time. Personally, I tend to use a mixure...
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Vanta Head Of Sales • 2y
As the first GTM hire and sales leader at Vanta, hitting our weekly revenue target was the absolute most important thing that I could do for myself, for the company, and ...
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Ironclad Senior Global Director, Revenue Enablement • 8mo
Fantastic question. As the first sales leader at a company, you’re essentially laying the foundation while also focusing on driving growth...which means prioritization is...
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Zip Sr. Director of Sales • 8mo
This is a good one! Many ways to answer this one. You have to ask yourself:How important is this to the business, my team or myself? Who will benefit the most - business ...
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Glide VP of Sales • 2y
#1 Need = REVENUE. Never forget that. Do everything in your power to exceed your number, everything comes after that. When you're the first sales leader at a company you'...
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HubSpot GTM Leader | Building Products that help Sales teams win | Formerly Clari, CallidusCloud (SAP), Selectica CPQ, Cacheflow • 1y
When you’re the first sales leader at a company, establishing the function from scratch can be daunting. Here’s how I approach prioritizing needs and deliverables:Leverag...
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Freshworks VP Partnerships • 2y
When establishing the sales function as the first sales leader at a company, it's essential to prioritise needs and deliverables effectively to lay a strong foundation fo...
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