If Your VP Sales Isn’t Going to Work Out — You’ll Know in 30 Days
We’ve talked a lot on SaaStr about how to make that critical hire: the VP Sales. I’ve done it right, and I’ve done it wrong. When it’s good … it’s just so good. It all clicks. But when you make a mis-hire, it’s about the worst mis-hire you can make. Because you’ll lose not just […]
A Basic Structure for a VP, Sales Comp Plan: 50/50/25+
One key post I missed on the VP Sales journey was how to pay this critical role. I don’t think it’s necessarily as nuanced and interesting a topic as how to pay and scale the sales team itself, or how to hire for this role. But incentives are critical, and the VP Sales will likely […]
Why It May Take You 12-18 Months to Hire a Great VP, Sales — Period. And What to Do About It.
We’ve talked a lot about hiring a VP, Sales. It’s just such a critical accelerate-or-decelerate decision for a post-Initial Traction SaaS company. We’ve talked about the 48 Different Types of VP Sales, What a VP Sales Really Does, and a Script to Use When Interviewing a VP Sales. But even armed with all that, I’ve gotta admit, I’ve […]
Should Your VP Sales Start Off as a Player-Coach?
The moment comes when it’s time to hire your first VP Sales. We’ve talked in the past about the 48 Different Types of VP Sales, What a VP Sales Really Does, and even given you a Script to Use When Interviewing a VP Sales. So then that time comes. Probably, unless you have a ton […]
