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Negotiate. Because ‘mo money means…….‘mo money.

When thinking about salary negotiation, your first instinct might be to think about your base and OTE. It is critical to understand where you want to fall on the spectrum in the current market landscape, and where you want to fall on the spectrum. But don’t overlook equity (and how to factor in startup equity vs. that from a larger company!).


Head to Bravado Academy for tips on how to think about your comp package and how to negotiate for the payday you’re looking for. 💰

https://bravado.co/academy/negotiating-sales-comp
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SADNESSLieutenant
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Don't forget to ask about

-quota attainment
-management style to coaching situations
-promotion tracks
-techstack

Because mo money is nice.... but if you can't thrive in that situation thats NO money
looper1010
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Everything above and sales cycle, attrition rate, and what onboarding is like.  
playerone
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Techstack is a big one. I’m having to build one out for myself right now
SADNESSLieutenant
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+1
SADNESSLieutenant
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shitty tech stack will make or break your process. learning that the hard way rn
playerone
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Yeah I was given dynamics for crm and sales navigator. A couple other resources that are industry specific but not great for my role. The crm I can make work, but whoever is in charge of its administration doesn’t know what they’re doing. I’ve been asking for crm write back from sales Nav for a month and nothing. It could be a great tool but they don’t know how to use it. I independently created an Apollo account because we don’t have zoom info. I am making it work. They are just tools and I’ve sold without them
SADNESSLieutenant
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im in charge of my CRM's admin lol
playerone
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I would love that control, but glad I don’t because I’d seriously lose focus for a bit
CuriousFox
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I'm learning more about start ups each day in here ❤
bandabanda
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ComE JoIN uSSS. We'Re aLl fInE heRe!
TennisandSales
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discussing equity at at start up vs lager/public company is very very different. 

be sure to really understand what kind of equity you are getting when your at a startup. Like the article says "dont plan to buy an island with them" 

many ppl just believe if they have "shares" they will get money if the company is sold or goes public. 

Thats not always the case. 
bandabanda
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I'm a noob with this. All your comments about equity/stock are helpful!
TennisandSales
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awesome! I dont know anything but happy to answer any questions you have and see if I can help out in anyway. 
playerone
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Also ask about 401k match and benefits. I’m happy with my jump, but I didn’t give enough credit to my former employer on their total package. I had a lot of benefits I wasn’t as grateful for while I had them
SirCloseAlot23
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Great Post
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✌️😎
Sticky
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More offers = more money is important. Have another offer and allude to it in your discussion. Make this company believe you’re undoubtedly the right person and you want to join them, but you have to consider this other offer because it’s 20% more with similar benefits.

They will want someone that believes the financial box has been checked and can be all in.