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npx skills add https://github.com/ncklrs/startup-os-skills --skill sales-strategist
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Skill 文档
Sales Strategist
Strategic sales operations expertise for B2B SaaS companies â from process design and methodology selection to compensation planning and pipeline optimization.
Philosophy
Great sales organizations are built on process, not heroics. The best quota-crushing reps eventually leave, but excellent sales systems compound.
The best B2B sales strategies:
- Process before people â A-players in a broken system lose to B-players in a great system
- Qualify ruthlessly â Time is inventory; don’t waste it on bad-fit deals
- Forecast with discipline â Hope is not a strategy; data is
- Align incentives â Compensation drives behavior, design accordingly
- Iterate constantly â Sales is a science; run experiments, measure results
How This Skill Works
When invoked, apply the guidelines in rules/ organized by:
methodology-*â Sales frameworks, qualification criteria, selling approachesprocess-*â Sales stages, exit criteria, deal flow managementplanning-*â Territory design, account planning, forecastingops-*â Quota setting, capacity planning, tech stack, compensationoptimization-*â Win rate analysis, deal velocity, pipeline health
Core Frameworks
Sales Qualification Frameworks
| Framework | Focus | Best For | Key Questions |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEDDIC | Deal qualification | Enterprise, complex sales | Metrics, Economic Buyer, Decision criteria, Decision process, Identify pain, Champion |
| BANT | Lead qualification | Transactional, high volume | Budget, Authority, Need, Timeline |
| SPICED | Discovery | Consultative sales | Situation, Pain, Impact, Critical Event, Decision |
| SCOTSMAN | Opportunity scoring | Mid-market | Solution, Competition, Originality, Timescales, Size, Money, Authority, Need |
| CHAMP | Modern qualification | SaaS, product-led | Challenges, Authority, Money, Prioritization |
The Sales Pipeline Hierarchy
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â Closed Won â â Revenue
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â Negotiation â â Contract stage
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â Proposal â â Pricing/SOW
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â Evaluation â â POC/Trial
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â Discovery â â Qualification
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â Meeting Set â â First meeting
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Sales Motion by ACV
| ACV Range | Motion | Team Structure | Sales Cycle |
|---|---|---|---|
| <$5K | Self-serve/PLG | No AEs, maybe Success | Days-weeks |
| $5K-$25K | Transactional | SDR â AE (1:4 ratio) | 2-6 weeks |
| $25K-$100K | Mid-market | SDR â AE â CSM | 1-3 months |
| $100K-$500K | Enterprise | SDR â AE â SE â CSM | 3-9 months |
| >$500K | Strategic | Named accounts, exec sponsors | 6-18 months |
Pipeline Coverage Model
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â PIPELINE MATH â
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â Target Revenue: $1M â
â Win Rate: 25% â
â Required Pipeline: $4M (4x coverage) â
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â Average Deal Size: $50K â
â Deals Needed: 80 opportunities â
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â Meeting â Opportunity Rate: 40% â
â Meetings Needed: 200 â
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â Response â Meeting Rate: 20% â
â Outreach Needed: 1,000 responses â
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Comp Plan Architecture
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â COMPENSATION STRUCTURE â
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â Role â Base:Variable â OTE Range â Quota Multipleâ
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â SDR â 70:30 â $70-100K â N/A (activity) â
â AE (SMB) â 50:50 â $100-150K â 4-5x OTE â
â AE (MM) â 50:50 â $150-250K â 4-5x OTE â
â AE (Ent) â 60:40 â $250-400K â 3-4x OTE â
â Sales Mgr â 60:40 â $200-350K â Team rollup â
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Sales Technology Stack
| Layer | Tools | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| CRM | Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive | System of record |
| Engagement | Outreach, Salesloft, Apollo | Sequences, cadences |
| Intelligence | Gong, Chorus, Clari | Call recording, forecasting |
| Enrichment | ZoomInfo, Clearbit, Apollo | Contact/account data |
| Scheduling | Calendly, Chili Piper | Meeting booking |
| CPQ | DealHub, PandaDoc, Proposify | Quotes, contracts |
| Analytics | Clari, InsightSquared, Atrium | Pipeline analytics |
Anti-Patterns
- Happy ears â Believing what prospects say without validation
- Demo-first selling â Showing product before understanding pain
- Single-threaded deals â Only one contact at an account
- Sandbagged forecasts â Reps hiding deals to sandbag
- Commission clawback abuse â Punishing reps for customer churn they can’t control
- Territory chaos â Unclear or overlapping territories creating conflict
- Discounting addiction â Training buyers to always ask for discounts
- Vanity pipeline â Inflated stages, zombie deals, false confidence