We kick off our Thursday operator series with the VP of Sales at Snyk, Ethan Schechter. He and CJ get into how finance and sales can work together to set and achieve revenue goals, how to create a winning culture within your sales team, SPIFFs, PIPs, and much more. If you’re looking for an ERP platform, check out our sponsor, NetSuite: https://netsuite.com/metrics
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TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) Episode Preview
(01:09) Start of interview
(02:37) How finance and sales can work together to set and achieve revenue goals
(05:36) How to create a winning culture within your sales team
(11:06) On ramping up and lead times
(13:29) Are sales people ever the victim of their own success?
(14:55) Sponsor: NetSuite
(17:21) On discounts and getting quick wins
(21:58) On SPIFFs: when to use them, structure, etc.
(27:23) Where should sales ops sit?
(30:54) When should you bring in sales enablement?
(31:42) How to think about PIPs
(36:31) SEGMENT: Long-ass Lightning Round
(39:06) SEGMENT: Rep Yo Stack - Sponsored by Tropic
(40:58) Craziest things a salesperson has tried to expense

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