Salesandcoffeedude

Business Development Representative

AE and leave vs. Leave and start over?

I really like my company and team but recently I've been losing faith in the leadership team because they're inconsistent among themselves. Everyone in leadership had a different goal, brand idea, pitch and opinion on where to focus.

Idk if this is normal at startups (Series A to B). I thought I'd get promoted to AE, work for a few months to get some results on my resume and leave cos I know I'd get paid more somewhere else.

Alternatively, I've been thinking about another company as a BDR where I would definitely get paid more and then promote to AE. I don't mind being an SDR again but I'd love it if I didn't have to.

Thoughts?

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CuriousFox

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How long have you been an AE? How long have you been at that company?

Salesandcoffeedude

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Business Development Representative

hoping to get promoted. Still a BDR

Sunbunny31

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You could look at other companies to see what’s out there. When do you expect to be promoted to AE?

Salesandcoffeedude

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Business Development Representative

Within a year

Pachacuti

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They call me Daddy, Sales Daddy

You don’t mention how much time you have in your current position, if it’s your first position in sales, etc.

Start ups are a high risk/high reward situation. You’re dealing with founder egos, a new company no one has heard of, questionable company viability, etc. so anything can happen.

Salesandcoffeedude

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Business Development Representative

fair

antiASKHOLE

Tycoon

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be the change you want to see

Gasty

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Kosta_Konfucius

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Sales Rep

Start interviewing, if you prefer a role as an AE I would go for it

payton_pritchard

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RSM

Very normal for this to be happening, especially in a company at that early of a stage. In my opinion there's a lot of uncertainty in the job/macro market right now and it's not worth making lateral moves that you're unsure about. I would say the best path is to have a honest discussion about with your manager about how realistic a promotion is and what you need to do to get there, then go execute on it

Salesandcoffeedude

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Business Development Representative

thanks - helpful advice!

TennisandSales

Politicker

Head Of Sales

so this is VERY normal for a series A /B to not have clarity on the vision or direction they are going. you may just have to be ok with that. its part of being in a start up.

are you currently an AE or SDR?

Salesandcoffeedude

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Business Development Representative

BDR - As long as its normal. it's all good

TennisandSales

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Head Of Sales

yeah try to ride the wave. if it NEVER gets clear then there is a problem but for the most part going through different iterations of the vision is really common

Gasty

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War Room Community Manager

I’ve seen this before. Where the CEO isn’t able to bring their direct reports on the same page.

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Salesandcoffeedude

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