We're open to having sales people on a commission only basis, but we're not in SV. Maybe not a good fit for you, but if anybody else is interested in such an arrangement, give me a shout. FWIW, we are in NC. Chapel Hill, to be specific.
We will have to pay only on commissions, do you think that we will be able to find an experienced sales professional willing to work only on commissions?
If you have any recommendation on finding/using a part-time sales person, I'm all ears! Dedicated sales would be awesome, but it'll be a while before we can hire this as a F/T position.
No good sales person will work on 100% commission, unless they can make huge money in a market they already know. 100% commission on a product that isn't even fully developed - no way.
I'd gladly pay someone else to do that for me (assuming their commission falls below the cost savings they provide). I have zero tolerance for salespeople and their associated bullshit.
Salesperson for commission is fine. They either work really hard for the LinkedIn credit and don't sell anything or they crush and sell and make money for you and them. I sold a $10,000 deal for a certain comedy adjacent startup because he said a certain vendor could not be closed. When the founder asked me what a fair commission would be I said mail me a t-shirt, sometimes it's just for fun.
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