sales enablement

7 statements across 7 episodes · 1 bullish · 0 bearish · 6 people on the record · first statement Feb 2, 2022 by Dannie Herzberg · across every show →

Everything said about sales enablement, oldest first

Feb 2, 2022
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Herzberg: Founders wait too long to hire revenue ops and sales enablement
“They wait way too long to hire revenue ops and sales enablement teams to make the team successful. So they invest all this time and money Into hiring a sales leader, maybe some sales reps, and they don't have the support systems to set them up to thrive and sc…”
Dannie Herzberg Feb 2, 2022 ▶ 40:11 20 Sales: How To Build Sales Teams with a Product-Led-Growth GTM, What is a Sales Hiring Scorecard and How To Construct Yours & How To Structure the Onboarding Process for all New Sales Hires with Dannie Herzberg, Partner @ Sequoia Capital
Sep 14, 2022
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Dorfman: Startups hire RevOps and sales enablement too late
“I always think people hire rev ops too late and sales enablement too late because you can't hire it once you need it. You got to hire it before you need it.”
Eleanor Dorfman Sep 14, 2022 ▶ 38:03 Eleanor Dorfman: How We Scaled Retool to $50M ARR; Red Flags for Sales Hires | 20VC #925 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Apr 24, 2024 positive
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Zaparde: Sales confidence stems from enablement and repetition rather than pep talks
“No, it's better enablement, more at-bats right? It's like when you're in this type of situation, You know what to say. And you can say it with confidence. Like you can say that, yes, this thing, yes, our, like our product does that and does it really well. Her…”
Rujul Zaparde Apr 24, 2024 ▶ 24:58 Rujul Zaparde: Why Hiring Inexperienced People is Better | E1144 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Aug 2, 2024
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Fiechtner: Early startups should prioritize manager feedback over formal sales enablement
“If I am a good FLM, and if I am empowered and accountable to drive all of the micro moments, and we say, Harry, We just got off this call. Here's the three things you could do better. Help me understand what I could have done better. Like, and actually create …”
Ben Fiechtner Aug 2, 2024 ▶ 32:58 Ben Fiechtner: 12-Week Step-by-Step Framework to Crush Every Sales Quarter | E1185 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Aug 23, 2024
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Startups need dedicated sales enablement at 30 to 40 reps
“So at 10 reps, do you need an enablement person? Probably not. And each circumstance clearly is unique, but at 30 to 40, yeah, you better start to think about it.”
Chad Peets Aug 23, 2024 ▶ 27:31 Chad Peets: Why Most Sales Reps Underperform & Remote Reps Ignore Development | E1193 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Jan 24, 2025
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Delay Formal Sales Enablement Until Closing 10 to 20 Customers
“For a founder at a, you know, let's say a series, a company, I would get some really smart, hardworking you know, enthusiastic individual contributors and go build it. And you won't, and you'll be able to build your enablement after you've closed, you know, 10…”
Carlos Delatorre Jan 24, 2025 ▶ 44:57 Carlos Delatorre, CRO @Harness: Why Every Sales Rep Should Do Pipeline Generation | E1251 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Nov 7, 2025
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Dedicated Sales Enablement Is Needed at 30 to 40 Reps
“So at 10 reps, do you need an enablement person? Probably not. And each circumstance clearly is unique, but at 30 to 40, yeah, you better start to think about it.”
Chad Peets Nov 7, 2025 ▶ 28:38 20Sales: Why You Need a CRO Pre-Product | Why Remote Sales Teams Do Not Work | How Snowflake Built a Sales Machine with Chad Peets
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