OK lets break this down –
I’ve been offered a new sales job for a startup. It’s more money than I’m on now base salary and if they do what they’ve said they’re going to do from a turnover stand point, it should be great on the commish too!
BUT they made it very clear that they have no budget for “fancy ass tools and software” and so I’d be selling with my noggin and ability.
You don’t sound very confident that they’re going to deliver on what they’ve promised you.
Is there anyone there you can ask off the record what they’re earning and how the sales position is like?
I’ve been offered a new sales job for a startup. It’s more money than I’m on now base salary and if they do what they’ve said they’re going to do from a turnover stand point, it should be great on the commish too!
BUT they made it very clear that they have no budget for “fancy ass tools and software” and so I’d be selling with my noggin and ability.
So I guess what I’m trying to ask is along the lines of is it possible to win new business in 2021 without a stack of software to support you?
No fancy software isn’t unreasonable. As long as they’ve given you the basics which at this point I consider –
– Email, phone etc
– LinkedIn Sales Navigator
– If you’re booking your own meetings, some form of email automation
– Calendly or similar to automate booking meetings
Even if they haven’t given you all that, you can probably pay for it yourself for $100 or so a month.
