First sales hire. Bay Area startup seed-stage.
Was offered 60 base 85 variable and .3% equity. How terrible is this?
Should I even negotiate or just run?
First Sales Hire - Run or Negotiate?
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poweredbycaffeine
WR Lieutenant
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โ๏ธ
Negotiate for market-rate and at least a figure before the decimal, or walk away.
InQ5WeTrust
Arsonist
0
No marketing, mayo isn't an MQL
^This X 1000.ย
Explain why your value should be market rate/upper end of market end.ย
Explain why your value should be market rate/upper end of market end.ย
paddy
WR Officer
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Director of Business Development
Is living on a 60k base in the bay area even possible...?
thewhyguy
Politicker
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Bi-curious SDR
Currently doing this and the answer is no.
I'm doing more laughing and loving than living right now.
I'm doing more laughing and loving than living right now.
InQ5WeTrust
Arsonist
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No marketing, mayo isn't an MQL
I hear the rent inside one of your intern cupboards is cheap.ย
Wellss
Tycoon
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Channel sales
You can always negotiate. The worst they can say is no & then you can run
Gyro25
Notorious Answer
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Account Executive
BDR or AE role? I'd look at the Betts average salary report for 2021 in the bay area, repvue and glassfoor for average salaries for the role.ย
FattySnacks
Politicker
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Senior Account Executive
Kinda hard to answer this without knowing more detailsย
Hotlead
Politicker
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Producer
Might as well negotiate.. worse case they say no and you still get hiredย
LordBusiness
Politicker
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Chief Revenue Officer
In the Bay Area? Are you living in your car?
CuriousFox
WR Officer
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๐ฆ
This seems low for the Bay area?ย
Diablo
Politicker
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Sr. AE
First thing first, how much are you excepting?ย
SADNES5
Politicker
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down voters are marketing spies
2% minimum base raise annually. 1.3% equity with an increase to 1.5% after 6 months based on metrics met.ย
I would honestly go for a bit more base... it seems very low for bay area.ย
I would honestly go for a bit more base... it seems very low for bay area.ย
softwaresails
Politicker
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Sales Manager
Yeah I feel like we'd need more info on the role / company / competition to really tell you if it's good / bad / horrible.
Wg223
Old School Bravo
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AE
If you donโt negotiate, you donโt get to prob how good at sales you are ๐
Counter them with an extreme anchor north and hope they meet in the middle when you make their numbers seem so small
bamageorge
Celebrated Contributor
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International Sales Director
Always negotiate.
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