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In-House vs. Outsourced Sales: A Case for NOT Hiring SDRs

Sales Hacker

Early in my career, I saw firsthand how a $20M funded company went from startup to NASDAQ IPO to being delisted in the span of three years due to frivolous spending (but that’s a story for another day). My cost-conscious lens (plus our proven outbound sales program) has served my company, Leadium, well. Salary and benefits costs.

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Only 7% of You Have Really Gotten Outsourced SDRs to Work

SaaStr

So a recent SaaS survey confirmed what I’ve experienced over the year: outsourced SDRs are tough to make work. It would be so great if we could all outsource sales, sales development, sales operations, and more. I’ve invested in 2 startups that micromanaged outsourced SDR teams to some success.

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How to Sell SaaS: 9 Tips for Startup Sales Success

CloseSaaS

an outsourced sales solution for Silicon Valley startups. After we developed Close for internal use, we pivoted and began to sell our inside sales software to SaaS sales teams. At Close, we know how to sell SaaS. We began as Elastic, Inc.,

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Should you outsource sales?

CloseSaaS

As the CEO or founder of a startup, you'll someday make a decision to either grow an internal outbound sales team, or outsource it. Outsourcing sales to people who really know how to do outbound sales is a good choice. but only if the time is right!

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GTM 109: Behind the Scenes on Building Braze From 0 to IPO and Incubating 2 Companies with Mark Ghermezian

Sales Hacker

He is a serial entrepreneur and successful investor with 20+ years of experience in founding, building, and investing in early-stage SaaS startups. Building a strong internal BDR team versus outsourcing sales efforts. Discussed in this Episode: Learnings from growing Braze from 0 to IPO.

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Lean startup experiments: Hiring humans instead of building technology

CloseSaaS

Back in the days when we ran our sales consultancy and sales outsourcing company, we did a lot of cold calling for Silicon Valley technology companies. One of our clients was selling software directly to doctors. And the main challenge we had with this was that doctors are really hard to reach.

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Founders: Before You Hire a Sales Team, Consider These Options

Sales Hacker

Running a startup is easier said than done, especially when you have a tight budget and limited resources. It’s hard to know when you’re ready to hire a sales team — and the consequences can make or break your startup. In addition, approximately 35% of startups fail because there is no market need for their products or services.