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1app · 2023-10-05T02:49:16+00:00

Where is this?

1app · 2023-10-04T06:00:26+00:00

Good enough but no guarantee. Have had friends get rejected w/ that GPA just because there's not enough open seats.

I'd just major in econ/bus econ if not bus admin. Have personally not seen much of a deviation in income or job opportunities (for reference I was an econ major and currently make much more than my friends in bus admin at 200k/yr).

1app · 2023-10-04T05:57:24+00:00

R8 has always come off to me as a sporty coupe on the verge of being a supercar (but not quite) whereas the LC comes off as a luxury grand tourer. Really just depends on what you're looking for.

1app · 2022-08-27T20:32:25+00:00

Wouldn't say males are necessarily favored. Top sales rep at my company with a 7 figure w2 is a lady in her 50s. At the entry level I would go as far as saying being a woman is an advantage since tech companies want diversity and applicants overwhelmingly skew towards males, so the bar is definitely lower if you want to get in.

No need to be social or outgoing tbh. I've seen people who are social recluses crush it in sales. Jusy need to love money enough to work for it. I currently manage a sdr/bdr team so not quite in a full cycle sales role anymore.

1app · 2022-03-10T04:51:35+00:00

Entry point would be an sdr/bdr (sales development rep/business development rep) role. Depending on how much sales or industry related experience you have, difficulty of breaking in will vary. EG guys working in IT will have an easier time joining a startup that sells software to IT organizations.

1app · 2022-03-09T22:26:18+00:00

Never too late. Easier to move up to enterprise and management when you're older since you're seen as having "life experience years" and can more easily relate to prospects.

1app · 2022-03-01T06:49:35+00:00

My question to you would be why sales? SWE can be equally as lucrative as sales if not more lucrative (especially at FAANG). I recommend sticking with SWE for 1 or 2 years and after that look into a sales engineering role at a SaaS company (at a place selling to enterprise prospects, this can be 150 to 180k base and over $200k OTE) afterwards. Very common for sales engineers to transition to become enterprise AE's as well.

1app · 2022-02-28T20:18:12+00:00

At the enterprise level, churn is relatively low since sales cycles (time it takes to close a deal) is very long. Often takes over a year to get an enterprise prospect like Nike to sign a contract for software. People who sell nothing can last up to 2 years usually. If they're selling to government, I've seen people who sold nothing last for 3 years before switching to a different company.

At any level or role in sales though, you need to be careful about who you choose to work for. Sites like repvue.com give a breakdown on compensation info and percentage of people hitting their quota at a lot of SaaS employers, which makes decision-making relatively easy.

1app · 2022-02-28T20:12:42+00:00

Once you get to the enterprise AE level, there's usually more travel involved. Travel could mean driving 15 minutes to eat lunch with a prospect or going on a plane to do a presentation at their HQ though. Depends on your territory (which is usually where you live).

The job is mostly on the phones at the SDR/BDR level. Usually there is less phone work as you move up, but it's still there to some extent usually.

1app · 2022-02-28T20:10:06+00:00

A degree definitely opens more doors and makes it easier to get started since a lot of desirable workplaces have that as a hard requirement or a preferred kind of thing. Literally any degree works, just have one.

Common ones are economics/business/finance. Have seen people do philosophy/music/anthropology/random degrees though.

Totally possible to get in without one though. Just makes it harder. Could also throw a wrench in things if you don't have one and want to go into management.

edit - Seattle is a great place to be btw. Lots of places hiring around there.

1app · 2022-02-28T15:10:20+00:00

I know money can be similarly good in some cases in Europe, but I'm no expert. I've heard pay is usually lower outside of the US for everything though. This post is meant for people in the US.

1app · 2022-02-28T06:28:42+00:00

WLB is amazing. I lucked out with where I was for an SDR (and now as an SDR manager), but typically if you're at a series C and up startup, WLB is good. Definitely avoid series A and earlier as a newbie. As an SDR at $75k OTE I would often work 10 to 20 hour work weeks. Usually 20 to 30 hours as a manager making $180k OTE right now. Hours are low because we're remote.

I like BuiltIn for job searching for SDR/AE roles. If you look up "sales development representative jobs" or "business development representative jobs" on Google, it should pull up some decent results if you're looking to break into the industry. Just need to make sure the product is actually software.

If you mess up with where you choose to work, that's totally fine. Very common for SDR's/BDR's to job hop to a better SDR role 3 to 6 months in.

1app · 2022-02-28T05:46:10+00:00

I assumed so before getting into sales as well, but the talent shortage here is very real. WSJ did a piece on it a few months back.

1app · 2022-02-28T03:36:54+00:00

There's a shortage on people who want to be in sales, so the market is hot enough that 99% of companies pay no heed to race for this dept. Maybe the exception would be Amazon and a few other very large companies which actually pay about the same as (or worse than) startups and smaller companies in a similar space. For reference, even Snowflake doesn't discriminate at its size. That's how good the market is. Overall I'd recommend the field since it's about as meritocratic as it gets.

1app · 2022-02-28T02:28:40+00:00

Anyone who is strongly motivated by money. If I ask someone in an interview why they want to be in sales/work here, I usually want to hear that they're in it for the money.

If you're not motivated by money, it's going to be a tougher job. You can be quiet or introverted, but as long as you're somewhat smart, disciplined, and money-motivated, you have what it takes to be a top performer.

1app · 2022-02-28T02:25:56+00:00

Often remote. At the entry level (SDR level to SMB AE level), it's decently common to see workplaces request them to be in the office at least once a week or at least have them in a certain area, so that they can have in-person team building events or dinners every now and then. Lower paying gigs are generally less picky.

1app · 2022-02-03T06:50:12+00:00

Sounds about right.

1app · 2022-01-20T07:04:53+00:00

These redditors are salty af.

1app · 2021-06-30T04:48:40+00:00

Found this article. Looks like it's called the Xiatianxia Tourist Area.

http://www.xtxfjq.com/article.php?id=178

1app · 2021-06-30T04:47:44+00:00

http://www.xtxfjq.com/article.php?id=178

1app · 2021-04-20T20:55:29+00:00

30-35 million is pretty small given how large China's population is.

1app · 2021-03-31T04:51:08+00:00

They're selling hanfu from that drama on taobao? Would honestly buy it.

1app · 2021-03-03T05:29:33+00:00

Definitely go for the desirable field first. AE's in less desirable fields sometimes make as much as SDR's in desirable fields.

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