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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Avoid this when scaling (with Mark Roberge, co-founder at Stage 2 Capital)