Jordan Van Horn

6 statements across 2 episodes · 3 bullish · 1 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Aug 17, 2022 by Jordan Van Horn · across every show →

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Aug 17, 2022 positive
Insight
Asking 'what was hard about it?' reveals a salesperson's actual skills
“There's like a key question that I think gets to all skill set that has been the most powerful question that I ask. It's what was hard about it? Because that question gets to the root of what that person actually did and why their skills are relevant to your c…”
Jordan Van Horn Aug 17, 2022 ▶ 30:19 Jordan Van Horn: 3 Reasons Salespeople Fail; How to Make a Sales Playbook | 20VC #918 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Aug 17, 2022 positive
Disclosure
Van Horn starts sales interviews by listing Monte Carlo's operational flaws
“I start every first interview, I don't know if it's a good iron practice or a bad one, but I say like, oh man, we have problems. Like, let me walk you through all of the things that are wrong at Monte Carlo and all the things that we need to fix in the next si…”
Jordan Van Horn Aug 17, 2022 ▶ 28:11 Jordan Van Horn: 3 Reasons Salespeople Fail; How to Make a Sales Playbook | 20VC #918 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Aug 17, 2022 positive
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Sales hiring committees should be kept under six people
“Getting really clear about what the person that you need in this organization, and then keeping that decision-making group to less than six is the third thing that's just so important.”
Jordan Van Horn Aug 17, 2022 ▶ 38:08 Jordan Van Horn: 3 Reasons Salespeople Fail; How to Make a Sales Playbook | 20VC #918 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Aug 17, 2022 negative
Disclosure
Van Horn has tried to eliminate pitch presentation interviews for seven years
“I've been trying to kill the pitch presentation interview for like seven years and my sales leaders just won't let me do it.”
Jordan Van Horn Aug 17, 2022 ▶ 31:46 Jordan Van Horn: 3 Reasons Salespeople Fail; How to Make a Sales Playbook | 20VC #918 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Nov 16, 2022
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Van Horn: Sales leaders should determine new hire fit within 30 days
“You should know within 30 days about whether someone's gonna be a fit or not.”
Jordan Van Horn Nov 16, 2022 ▶ 10:52 20 Sales: The Ultimate Guide to Sales Onboarding for New Sales Reps and Sales Leaders, The Biggest Red Flags in the First 30 Days & What Can Be Done to Set Them Up for Success with Leaders from Figma, Dropbox, Miro and more.
Nov 16, 2022
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Van Horn: Managers should spend one-third of time supporting month-one hires
“It's incumbent on the manager to go spend a third of their time with new hires in the first month.”
Jordan Van Horn Nov 16, 2022 ▶ 10:06 20 Sales: The Ultimate Guide to Sales Onboarding for New Sales Reps and Sales Leaders, The Biggest Red Flags in the First 30 Days & What Can Be Done to Set Them Up for Success with Leaders from Figma, Dropbox, Miro and more.
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