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The Ultimate Checklist Before Your First Sales Hire

Imagine you are the founder, owner, or CEO of a young, ambitious company. You have developed a great new product. You have taken it to some potential clients. And some of those clients were so impressed by the product that they purchased from you.  You are now ready to go to market. 

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Do Not Hire Your First VP of Sales – A Case for the Interim Executive

The founder has taken the product to potential clients, hired a couple of salespeople, and sold it a few times. At this point do not HIRE your first VP of Sales! The executive recruiting process is going to take 6 months, cost $50-70k, and you will fire the person after 12-18 months and start over.

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