What do you guys think about an SDR role (US) in a cybersecurity space?
SDR ROLE IN CYBERSECURITY
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Wellss
Tycoon
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Channel sales
100% depends on the company. Cybersecurity is not something people take lightly when investing in, so it'd have to be somebody reputable
Notmyrealname
Politicker
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AE
I used to be an SDR in cyber security. A prospect once told me "nobody was ever fired for using mcafee"
revenuegenerator
Praised Answer
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Sales Management
Lolol. I've heard this before from many people. "nobody was ever fired for using X" (insert IBM, Cisco, etc here).
But from now on, I'm going to use your McAfee story as the cautionary tale to side step that objection. "the last person who told me that just watched a Netflix special on their bad decision". Haha.. love it.
Thanks!
But from now on, I'm going to use your McAfee story as the cautionary tale to side step that objection. "the last person who told me that just watched a Netflix special on their bad decision". Haha.. love it.
Thanks!
DungeonsNDemos
Big Shot
1
Rolling 20's all day
McAfee?
braintank
Politicker
3
Enterprise Account Executive
I think now it's changed to Crowdstrike
Gon
Valued Contributor
0
BDR
got it
jefe
Arsonist
5
๐
More info is needed, by far. But if you're starting out and the comp and company are good, then go for it.
CuriousFox
WR Officer
5
๐ฆ
What do you mean what do we think?
Gon
Valued Contributor
0
BDR
what do you mean by "what do you mean"
Kosta_Konfucius
Politicker
3
Sales Rep
Cybersecurity seems to be a great vertical for sales. If you are starting in sales that is a great spot to be in
Gon
Valued Contributor
0
BDR
gotachaa
TennisandSales
Politicker
3
Head Of Sales
would be a great place to start your career for sure
Gon
Valued Contributor
0
BDR
thanks
braintank
Politicker
3
Enterprise Account Executive
Too little details to provide real advice. Cybersecurity is a great industry, but there are plenty of trash companies in the space.
Gon
Valued Contributor
1
BDR
what details do you need? they have a series A of 10M
braintank
Politicker
3
Enterprise Account Executive
Definitely no
Gon
Valued Contributor
1
BDR
Can you tell me why?
braintank
Politicker
3
Enterprise Account Executive
search for "series a" and you'll see lots of reasons. i strongly discourage newer sales folks (e.g. <3 years) to work at them. Too much uncertainty and too little support.
Gon
Valued Contributor
1
BDR
I was reading about that only. Thanks for the heads up!
FinanceEngineer
Politicker
2
Sr Director, sales and partnerships
A great way to break into sales and cyber.
Gon
Valued Contributor
0
BDR
got it
Sunbunny31
Politicker
2
Sr Sales Executive ๐ฐ
Good industry. Need more details about the offer to know if that is good for you specifically.
Gon
Valued Contributor
0
BDR
cool
antiASKHOLE
Tycoon
2
Bravado's Resident Asshole
depends on the company, but it is needed.
Gon
Valued Contributor
0
BDR
It's has series A funding of 10M and has been in the market since 2015, do you need more details?
antiASKHOLE
Tycoon
1
Bravado's Resident Asshole
Ok, now break it down. What is the pay, is it remote, other details like that to give us an understanding of what you are looking at.
tightlines
Politicker
1
Account Executive
Seems to be a very resilient industry
Gon
Valued Contributor
1
BDR
got it
cashmachine
Politicker
1
AE (Account Executive)
canโt say much of anything without any other information.
Gon
Valued Contributor
1
BDR
They have a Series A of 10M and are pretty decent
cashmachine
Politicker
1
AE (Account Executive)
what @braintank said
NotCreativeEnough
Big Shot
0
Professional Day Ruiner
cybersecurity is a booming vertical. its a boardroom issue at companies that no matter how bad things get in the economy, companies won't (and often can't) cut their budget on it. It leaves them way too exposed to risk. Its about as "recession-proof" of a vertical as you can be in. As opposed to generic marketing or recruiting software #1459839459 that is a a "nice to have" and not a "must have" for companies so its the first thing to get cut and the last thing to get purchased when money is tight.
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