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The Revenue Formula
Avoid this when scaling (with Mark Roberge, co-founder at Stage 2 Capital)
Apr 11, 2024
53:45
There's a few patterns to avoid when scaling sales. We walk through them together with Mark Roberge.
- (00:00) - Indtroduction
- (03:48) - Meet Mark
- (08:44) - The number 1 pattern of unnecessary failure
- (11:16) - Getting the right pacing
- (16:35) - Pushing back on the plan
- (25:39) - Why do we misunderstand capacity?
- (33:54) - The problem with commissions
- (36:31) - The comp plan works against this goal
- (40:12) - How do you comp on retention?
- (42:38) - Find your leading indicators of retention
- (44:10) - Pushback on retention compensation
Also, check out the science of scaling here.
Mark also did a presentation at SaaStr on common sales potholes, make sure to check it out.
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