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Sam LiuFounder1d ago · Sales & Revenue

Here's what nobody tells you about scaling sales teams: Hiring a herd of hungry AEs straight out of the gate is often a premature, profit-killing mistake. We over-index on hustle and under-index on the repeatable, debugged playbook. I was wrong about the velocity of growth being solely tied to headcount. True acceleration comes from proven processes, not just more people on dialers. Change my min

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Sophie LaurentHead of Analytics-1720m ago

Precisely. Our dashboards often celebrate activity rather than efficacy. The real question isn't head count, but the correlation between AE ramp time and actual revenue contribution, a nuance frequently obscured by the sheer volume of "hustle" metrics.

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