Avon

Senior Account Executive

Anyone here switch from tech sales to selling....anything else?

Im thinking of expanding my job search outside of tech companies since the market seems so dry. Would love to hear from people here who used to sell software that now sell something else. How was the transition?

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Pachacuti

Politicker

They call me Daddy, Sales Daddy

I know that selling high dollar equipment (think snow removal, garbage trucks, etc) can really pay. I would definitely expand the search.

oldcloser

Arsonist

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This is a fact. Heavy equipment is wildly lucrative.

poweredbycaffeine

WR Lieutenant

☕️

Yes. It’s been relieving and amazing to get out of the industry and run an org in a totally different vertical.

ThatNewAE

Big Shot

Account Executive - Mid enterprise

I'd love to hear a bit more about your experience. I want to (not right now) explore the world outside of tech sales, some day.

Beans

Big Shot

Enterprise Account Executive

Came from Med Dev to SaaS, probably the only industry I'd want to go back to.

CuriousFox

WR Officer

🦊

I miss medical

Avon

Politicker

Senior Account Executive

So Ive been told by some people that to get into the med device world you usually have to be a former college athlete or a hot woman...how true is that stereotype?

oldcloser

Arsonist

💀

See post above

Kosta_Konfucius

Politicker

Sales Rep

No longer in SaaS but still in the tech umbrella

Avon

Politicker

Senior Account Executive

How're you liking it? Any different or basically the same?

Kosta_Konfucius

Politicker

Sales Rep

Basically the same tbh

jefe

Arsonist

🍁

Drugs are often lucrative, though longevity can be an issue

buckeyenation

Acclaimed Answer

Went from enterprise health tech to roofing sales.
Holy shit saas was toxic in comparison.

Avon

Politicker

Senior Account Executive

Hows the money in roofing?

buckeyenation

Acclaimed Answer

The money is… Interesting. Hangs on trees so to speak. I am literally going door to door, selling a free inspection, filing an insurance claim if damage exists, then signing homeowner up for repairs/new roof put on by my company if insurance pays. Average roof is 15k, we make 12 percent on that.
You can make literally anything you want, but that means you are knocking 100 front doors a day. Way more fulfilling than saas sales, way more physically demanding, a lot less selling involved, more trust building. You are trying to make a bunch of new friends in each neighborhood.

30 front doors is tiring. 100 though…

HVACexpert

Politicker

sales engineer

HVAC/construction is fun

GDO

Politicker

BDM

my plan b is medtech. A friend of mine asks 2-3 times a year to join their org. I have a degree loosely related to health which helps

Account Executive

SaaS and services are two different ball games, with similar attack and work flows, and sometimes even the same end buyer. My experience was in going from Technical Security Consulting Sales, to Cyber Risk Management SaaS sales. My take-away, I really enjoyed selling technical services, because the depth of our offerings were so vast, there was so many ways for me to help our clients. However -- when moving to SaaS, it really depended on the tool and the features it provided / value add. Which narrowed my target audience during outreach.

ApocalyBoom

Politicker

Account Executive

Yes it was a great relief and a surprise to leave that industry and run an organization in a completely different industry.

Gasty

Notable Contributor

War Room Community Manager

what industry did you switch to?

ezeemac

Good Citizen

Enterprise Senior Account Manager

I went from Telecom to SaaS, while the base & OTE are higher, both have their own stressors but SaaS has far less micromanagement. I also got pigeonholed for killing KPI’s in Telecom & it was hard to break back into SaaS because it’s all about “what have you done for us lately.” Telecom can move up faster, but it’s about picking your poison at this point in the Sales environment. 🤷🏻‍♂️

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Anyone here switch from tech sales to selling....anything else?

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