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Should an equity owner get a venture capital funding commission?

Ben Corrado Custom Product Design with Rigado LLC

October 31st, 2013

We are on the verge of getting some angel funding for our company.  One of our founders (who owns 9% of the company) was brought onto the team to... More

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Compensating Introductions

Josh Bohls Founder at Inkscreen

February 19th, 2014

My company is launching a new service and I asked a long time friend (20+ years) to help by introducing us to some of his contacts that we identified... More

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How do you bootstrap a sales team?

James Daniels Entrepreneur, Hacker, TechStars alumn, and Mobile Device Management guru

October 17th, 2014

Hey FDers,I have a bootstrapped company, KPIs are strong; 4 figure CLTV (5 in some cohorts), 3% m/m customer churn, negative revenue churn, and awesome... More

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Should a SaaS company pay bonus to sales reps on clients' renewals?

Felipe Goettems Co-founder at Singularities Capital

August 10th, 2015

Let's assume a SaaS company pays 20% of ACV to sales reps. The average length of a contract lasts for 12 months.Should the company pay the sales rep... More

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How do you structure equity distribution to sales folks while in beta and pre-funding mode?

AJAY BAM Ceo and Co-founder at Vyrill Inc

October 25th, 2013

All,We are moving to beta mode and will launch our first customer soon. We provide a SAAS solution to brands in consumer electronics and  appliance... More

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Commission based web/marketing development.

Daniel Coyle Founder/Instructor at Coyle Outdoors

November 13th, 2013

I am currently taking on a guy I like who is young and excited to work in an arrangement that is for a percentage of revenue generated by internet... More

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I need advice on structuring commission for an external sales person?

Laurence Nathanson ►►I help PROFESSIONALS & STARTUPS acquire local CLIENTS using Video on Google & Social Media.

August 19th, 2016

I run a Direct Response Digital Video Marketing Agency. I am negotiating with an independent contractor who will take over sales in a given territory,... More

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Which is a fair % for a commission only sales person?

Juan Giorello Android developer especialist

Last updated on November 7th, 2018

We are about to hire an external sales person and one of the business model we are considering is offering commission only. We are a small mobile... More

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How much commission should I pay for funds raised?

Alex McLintock Techie, Software Dev, Contractor, Big Data

June 19th, 2017

In the sales industry it is quite acceptable to pay no salary, but commission only on making a sale. I have someone willing to do the same for fundraising... More

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What does a great comp plan look like for a digital agency sales team?

Aaron Ellsworth

September 16th, 2014

I'd love any insight regarding how you've seen digital agency sales comp plans structured. I'm in a digital agency startup where our product is influencers... More

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