Hi - I work in HR and have lots of experience designing and implementing commission schemes for a range of sales roles. Happy to support with some more information - to determine the best commission structure you need to be clear on what behaviour or result you want to motivate, and also take i...
I'd highly recommend that you read http://saastr.quora.com/. Jason has written extensively on this subject and knows of what he speaks.
You need a CRM system that manages incoming leads. I am a beta tester for Salesformics.com and Stewart there will give you an awesome walk-through.
Work with your Tax Preparer. I'd suggest H&R Block Executive Tax Services to ensure all your filings are correct.
So the real issue isn't whether a marketing person should come from sales - it's whether the marketing person understands that their job is to actually help sell things. My definition of marketing is "profitably solving customer problems" so - baked in there - is understanding the customer and ge...
There are good approaches for Elance/Upwork/oDesk if you approach the job req. correctly. There are also private agencies. I've hired account reps more often via virtual assistant agencies directly than from Elance and it's ilk, but many times I'll use that platform to isolate good candidates and...
I've worked with over 50 B2B companies to help them generate, nurture and close your leads. I think the question you asked is premature. B2B Saas startups usually goes through 4 stages discovery, validation, efficiency, and scale. Validation from one customer is a start but is not enough vali...
Hi there, That's quite a loaded question, and so I would have a few questions to clarify more. How big are your potential clients? e.g. 0-100, 100-250, 250-1000, 1000+? Do you have any early successes/clients? Are you looking for a low (automated) or high touch sales approach? Be happy to ch...
These might be useful: https://flippa.com https://exitround.com And for selling websites: https://empireflippers.com https://feinternational.com best of luck
In my experience, VC's always want to know GAAP revenue because it's a way to compare apples to apples. We both know it's not perfect in that regard, and that cash is king, and they know that too, but that's the primary, standard metric. The good ones want to see both, so they really understand...