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Adam Sandman

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
453 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Founder Hits $13m Revenue with No VC Raised selling SaaS to Defense Firms

We're not hiring a bio person.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Founder Hits $13m Revenue with No VC Raised selling SaaS to Defense Firms

We have somebody who knows these kinds of products is really good, good at communication, good at closing, good at following through.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Founder Hits $13m Revenue with No VC Raised selling SaaS to Defense Firms

And then they'll learn the industry stuff.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Founder Hits $13m Revenue with No VC Raised selling SaaS to Defense Firms

I see.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Founder Hits $13m Revenue with No VC Raised selling SaaS to Defense Firms

How many folks are full time today?

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Founder Hits $13m Revenue with No VC Raised selling SaaS to Defense Firms

Uh, right now about 50, 55, I think.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Founder Hits $13m Revenue with No VC Raised selling SaaS to Defense Firms

How many carry a quota?

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Founder Hits $13m Revenue with No VC Raised selling SaaS to Defense Firms

We don't carry individual quotas.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Founder Hits $13m Revenue with No VC Raised selling SaaS to Defense Firms

We have a company quota and everyone's paid salary.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Founder Hits $13m Revenue with No VC Raised selling SaaS to Defense Firms

We don't do any commissions.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Founder Hits $13m Revenue with No VC Raised selling SaaS to Defense Firms

So how many are on the sales team?

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Founder Hits $13m Revenue with No VC Raised selling SaaS to Defense Firms

Uh, 55, including if you exclude customer success and you exclude partnerships, I think it's about 15.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Founder Hits $13m Revenue with No VC Raised selling SaaS to Defense Firms

Oh, sorry.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Founder Hits $13m Revenue with No VC Raised selling SaaS to Defense Firms

Um, team size across both the two platforms.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Founder Hits $13m Revenue with No VC Raised selling SaaS to Defense Firms

That's five plus five, 15, about 20, 20.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Founder Hits $13m Revenue with No VC Raised selling SaaS to Defense Firms

Five is on product one, and there is another 10 on the other core product, and there's another five that do add-ons, extensions, and the... But you let them specialize in that same product.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Founder Hits $13m Revenue with No VC Raised selling SaaS to Defense Firms

They don't switch between products once in a while.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Founder Hits $13m Revenue with No VC Raised selling SaaS to Defense Firms

Yes, that's correct.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Founder Hits $13m Revenue with No VC Raised selling SaaS to Defense Firms

That's correct, 100%.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Founder Hits $13m Revenue with No VC Raised selling SaaS to Defense Firms

Very interesting.