Direct Sales Force

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the a16z Podcast 20VC

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20VC Insight
Biswas: Single-location sales hiring at scale forces lowering the talent bar
“We'd probably start lowering our talent bar if you're trying to hire such a big direct sales force in one location.”
Sanjit Biswas Dec 8, 2023 ▶ 35:57 Sanjit Biswas: Samsara's $18BN Market Cap & $1BN in ARR in 8 Years | E1092 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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Casado: Direct sales teams maximize ACV for bottom-up software companies
“Does it still make sense to build a direct sales force? As in, will it increase the unit economics if you do? I think our experience here with Slack and with GitHub and with many companies is, It's definitely yes, right? Yeah, the answer is yes. Because that's…”
Martin Casado Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 9:56 a16z Podcast | When Organic Growth Goes Enterprise
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Casado: Enterprise software sales faces a $30k to $150k 'valley of death'
“In direct enterprise software sales, it seems to be this valley of death between like, say, 30 K and a 150. If you're 20 K or below, you know, it, you can call somebody up and they can pay for it. And let's say if you're 200 K and above, then you have a hopes …”
Martin Casado Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 16:14 a16z Podcast | Monetizing Open Source (Or, All Enterprise Software)
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Cranney: Deal sizes must be large enough to fund direct enterprise sales
“If it's something that requires you to come in high and move left and right and be agile in the organization as well as up and down, and because of the complexity is, that typically means there's also going to be a big outlay, either cap, capital and or Operat…”
Mark Craney Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 32:14 a16z Podcast | Pricing, Pricing, Pricing
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Jerry Chen: Low-priced products cannot sustain complex direct sales forces
“If you have kind of a small unit value, that's low price point and have a complex direct sales force, the economics would never work out no matter how hard you try.”
Jerry Chen Apr 2, 2018 ▶ 17:23 20VC: Greylock's Jerry Chen on The 2 Fundamentals To Assessing Startup Risk, Why Good Investors Have To Be Optimistic & Why VCs Get In Trouble When They Move Outside Their "Strike Zone"

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