Mooney: Mangomint's top two performing AEs have zero prior SaaS experience
Marchelle Mooney · 10 Ways Sales is Different in Vertical SaaS with Mangomint's VP of Sales · Jan 14, 2025 · at 13:52
Marcelle Mooney, VP of Sales at salon software maker Mangomint, explains why domain experience can outperform traditional SaaS sales backgrounds.
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“Among the AE team, Our top two performers have no prior SaaS experience.”
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