The Revenue Formula

Avoid this when scaling (with Mark Roberge, co-founder at Stage 2 Capital)


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There's a few patterns to avoid when scaling sales. We walk through them together with Mark Roberge.

  • (00:00) - Indtroduction
  • (03:48) - Meet Mark
  • (08:44) - The number 1 pattern of unnecessary failure
  • (11:16) - Getting the right pacing
  • (16:35) - Pushing back on the plan
  • (25:39) - Why do we misunderstand capacity?
  • (33:54) - The problem with commissions
  • (36:31) - The comp plan works against this goal
  • (40:12) - How do you comp on retention?
  • (42:38) - Find your leading indicators of retention
  • (44:10) - Pushback on retention compensation

  • Also, check out the science of scaling here.

    Mark also did a presentation at SaaStr on common sales potholes, make sure to check it out.

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    This episode is brought to you by Growblocks. Finding and fixing problems in your GTM shouldn't take weeks. It should happen instantly.


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