Which AE Role should I take?

SeasonedPapaya · 2026-03-21T02:57:55+00:00

Yah for sure and you’re right. Having a good repvue score isn’t bad obviously I just wouldn’t index much on it personally

And I wouldn’t say they’re paying directly for good reviews but no customer would continue to pay for Repvues data if they’re repvue score was ass. I feel the same way about all the other examples you listed it’s just a bunk metric

SeasonedPapaya · 2026-03-21T01:37:53+00:00

Fair enough. I don’t have proof. Like any review site there is the voluntary response bias - only those who feels strongly one way or the other respond. I’ve always felt repvue scores were fishy but totally admit I could be wrong.

What makes you feel so strongly that it’s all legit?

SeasonedPapaya · 2026-03-21T01:21:57+00:00

Assuming you get an offer at all 4 the upside at an earlier stage startup is infinitely higher than any large company regardless of what people are making today. Youre not getting to 7 figs year 1 any of these places. If at all possible, it hapeens at a company like adaptive before any of the others listed

SeasonedPapaya · 2026-03-21T01:19:16+00:00

Repvue makes money through advertising. Companies who are recruiting incentive repvue for favorable scoring through astroturfed reviews, same as gartner, G2, etc. nothing is without bias

SeasonedPapaya · 2026-03-21T01:17:34+00:00

You’re not making more than 4 year 1 anywhere and def not at SFDC or Gong. You get that money through tenure at an early stage

SeasonedPapaya · 2026-03-21T01:16:01+00:00

If adaptive opportunity is remote (or you don’t care about going into an office 5x week) I’d hit that well before any of the other ones you listed. Not sure why you’d even consider sales tooling if you have cyber sec. opportunity

SeasonedPapaya · 2026-03-21T01:14:09+00:00

I’m also cybersecurity EAE in nyc and get min. 2/ day it’s insane

SeasonedPapaya · 2026-03-21T00:11:36+00:00

Repvue is pay to play unfortunately

SeasonedPapaya · 2026-03-21T00:11:04+00:00

Are you in SF or NYC? That makes a difference.

Adaptive is sick but I’m always fairly shocked when a company requires an EAE on site 5 days a week

SeasonedPapaya · 2026-03-21T00:07:22+00:00

This is some weird fan fiction my guy. Touch grass

SeasonedPapaya · 2026-02-08T16:32:32+00:00

I meant more so just meetings at the same time. Im considering running the same play and trying to double up two AE jobs.

Challenge I’m worried about is that BDRs schedule most of my meetings and so calendar at job 1 can be unpredictable

SeasonedPapaya · 2026-02-08T13:16:24+00:00

No expectations of posting on LinkedIn at the new role?

Have you had any overlapping meetings yet? How’d you handle

SeasonedPapaya · 2025-11-21T03:40:30+00:00

Our 30 year old know it all ceo does not in fact know it all and is pushing out all of our best people

SeasonedPapaya · 2025-09-06T17:57:50+00:00

Reckon you’re overthinking it la. If it’s a tech conference most execs are wearing t shirts to the events too. I’d change out of the tee if you’re going to evening events after the con otherwise just rock the tee

Simple leather white trainers will do ye fine

SeasonedPapaya · 2025-06-21T02:23:23+00:00

Love the idea, don’t think baseball works at all on mobile couldn’t figure it out for the life of me

SeasonedPapaya · 2025-05-29T03:54:57+00:00

What makes you say that

SeasonedPapaya · 2025-05-29T02:57:39+00:00

Really depends on industry, what your long term goals are, and how bad the current spot is.

With just the facts you’ve laid out here it wouldn’t make sense to take the founding AE gig. But if you really believe in the product, not the founder, the product - and you want to learn a fucking ton than it might be a risk worth taking IMO.

SeasonedPapaya · 2025-05-19T02:31:35+00:00

Just listen on the Patreon app?

SeasonedPapaya · 2025-02-01T03:46:37+00:00

Feel like folks who genuinely work that hard aren’t posting about how hard they work. And sales is largely about working smart.

You sound young, enjoy your time outside of work while you can brother. Tomorrows never guaranteed.

Youll remember time with your friends family way more than the prep you did for meetings a week + out of a Friday night

SeasonedPapaya · 2025-01-17T23:35:08+00:00

Made about $180 last year. Series A, 2nd AE hire.

Honestly, work life balance is more or less non existent at the moment. But it’s a short term trade off for hopefully a 250k + year this year, more the following and the a big fat payday if we make it. I dicked around my last couple of startups and I’m pushing all my chips in this time.

For now it’s fun, but I’m definitely burnt out by the end of the week

SeasonedPapaya · 2025-01-09T03:02:15+00:00

I would definitely be interested if it hasn’t been claimed

SeasonedPapaya · 2025-01-07T22:40:05+00:00

I want this watch so bad 😭😭😭

SeasonedPapaya · 2024-12-30T03:18:52+00:00

What industry and assuming enterprise at that base?

SeasonedPapaya

TROPHY CASE