Pros
My goal here is to provide insight for those considering a role at Clearslide. Best if done from a career perspective: ***If it's your first or second job out of college: - Rarely will you have the opportunity to manage a full sales cycle in the SaaS space in such a short period of time with little to no experience. - Excellent access to leadership individuals with extensive backgrounds in sales as mentors. These folks know what their doing and have shown success day in day out. - You will never have to search for another sales job in the valley again. You come to Clearslide, you work hard, you show 2nd to top quartile success over a minimum period of 6 months and any company needing a sales rep will choose you over most no matter where you go. Our reputation as top sales professionals has been earned. - You'll never fear prospecting again. Ever (if you do now). ***If you are a seasoned sales rep (3 to 7 years): - You'll have the opportunity to define your own market and your own customer base. - You will have little to no push back on strategy and flavor. If it works for you, get it done. - If you are top quartile, your base + commission will have you above most other valley SaaS sales roles at this stage. ***If you are a career sales professional (7 + Years, with a history of preforming at or exceeding quota): - The enterprise sales base + commission is both generous and aggressive. The goal is to close business and when business is closed, the juice is worth the squeeze. - Excellent leadership with fantastic in the room and out of the room sales guidance. You will be reporting to players that have crushed their goals time and time again and are in the business of it.
Cons
1 - The reality is that Clearslide is defining an industry. We have no one to copy a strategy or business model from. There are and will be an infinitesimal amount of issues that arise from this fact alone. It is important to come in with a mind set that prepares you for the peaks and valley's. The difference being that this is a place that will make careers in years to come and set the tone for sales leadership in silicon valley for the next 20 years. 2 - No bean bag chairs. 3 - Not yet an industry standard or name. Hunting is still the name of the sales game and building value within a customers perspective is the only way to win. You can not bank on brand, Yet. 4 - There is NO company that has Clearslide as a budgeted line item product at the beginning of the fiscal year. You will have to carve out that line item and show them the value. 5 - No red bull.