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milkyway

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Any advice for the new guy?

New guy here - joined today. Why did I join? Some recent LI posts from Sahil were really engaging and thought provoking, so I started following and reading more content.


This morning I listened to the Not so Boring podcast and decided to join the Bravado community!  


(btw, I really enjoyed the signup process, Bravado team. Well done!)


Fellow Bravadoians, What advice would you give a new guy on this platform?


I'm now going into my 8th year in software sales. Previously in financial services (insurance/investments) for almost six years.

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ADudeBeingAGuy
Politicker
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Account Executive
How much did they pay you to write this?
milkyway
Contributor
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Account Executive
Who is "they"?
braintank
Politicker
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Enterprise Account Executive
Don't play Sahil, we know it's you
sahil
Notable Contributor
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Deepak Chopra of Sales
No this is definitely not me, Sahil!!

... wait which account am I signed into?
Gasty
Notable Contributor
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War Room Community Manager
Advice from a relatively new guy: Call the Bravadoians, SAVAGES next time. 
milkyway
Contributor
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Account Executive
one love 
CuriousFox
WR Officer
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🦊
Hi welcome to the War Room. We are here to help. Could you please be more specific as to what advice you seek?
milkyway
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Account Executive
Hey there!  Thanks for the question.  Anything related to the platform or sales related for this WFH dad of two small children!    Any good resources or posts I should check out?
I'm getting the sense the platform is like LI?
braintank
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Enterprise Account Executive
More reddit than LinkedIn. In fact we drag LinkedIn "influencers" regularly.
milkyway
Contributor
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Account Executive
good stuff, thanks!
jefe
Arsonist
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🍁
Welcome. #1 piece of advice - use the search bar before you post.
saaskicker
Celebrated Contributor
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Enterprise AE
this is the answer. 
milkyway
Contributor
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Account Executive
Good advice. Thanks
sahil
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Deepak Chopra of Sales
Thanks for the kind words and welcome!

3 main ways we try to help sellers in their careers: War Room, Portfolio, Jobs. (More coming soon!)

WR: you've found it. Welcome to the lions den of sales. Or as Ross calls it "the online sales floor". Ask questions, learn, debate, have a good time, don't take yourself too seriously, etc.

Portfolio: Track your closed deals and sales stats, build a public profile if you want to showcase your sales expertise, has a private mode called Performsnce Index where you get quarterly stats on how you stack up vs rest of sales community.

Jobs: pretty straightforward - find a sales job. Small wrinkle is we vet employers to ensure they are high quality places to work.

Welcome again!
milkyway
Contributor
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Account Executive
Whoa! Wasn't expecting the Sahil to respond or even see my post.  

Sounds great, Sahil!  I appreciate you taking a moment to respond.  I look forward to collaborating and contributing to the community and advancing my sales career by being part of Bravado! 

Cheers 
playerone
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Regional Account Executive
I was a fan of the posts regarding tech stack, sequencing, and emails when I was new. Now I just like to pop in to engage with new people
milkyway
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Account Executive
awesome tips!  thanks man!
TennisandSales
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Head Of Sales
ah another former financial professional who found the light! 

I was in financial services for 5 years before joining Saas. 

Did you start out as an SDR in software? or did you find a company that valued your experience. 
milkyway
Contributor
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Account Executive
hey there! 

I started out picking up the mail and shadowing everyone I could. It was founder driven, structure was not valued as much as it is today.  Learned on the fly how to do a little of everything.  From SDR activity to watching the founder demo and close deals.   

Do you play tennis?  

I played some in college and then coached for a number of years after school.

Seems like we shared similar paths!
TennisandSales
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Head Of Sales
so you left financial services to join the founder driven company? how did you get into that? seems like a unique approach. 

and nice! I played tennis in college for 4 years. i only coached little kids in the summer durring college haha. 

Still lucky enough to play now. USTA summer league has started lets gooo
milkyway
Contributor
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Account Executive
Yes! It's a long story.  I love technology and I stayed involved in insurance.

I have a league match this weekend! Good luck this summer!

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