Impossible. Possible. Probable.
Founder-led sales that stopped scaling. First AE hires that aren't hitting quota. A pipeline that looks good until you actually look at it. We've seen this exact stage — and we know what to fix.
Early-stage tech sales is brutal because everything is ambiguous: ICP isn't locked in, pricing is half-guessed, the product keeps changing, and the founder is the best closer on the team. Hiring AEs too early breaks the numbers. Waiting too long breaks the founder. Most consultants don't understand the math of this stage.
BOOST for startups is a different engagement than BOOST for scale-ups. We lock ICP, rebuild the founder's playbook into something coachable, and install the first sales system your AEs can run. Equity or performance-based terms are possible for the right fit.
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Book Your Free Call →Every startup engagement is scoped to stage. Pre-seed through Series B. Here's the typical work when you've got a working product and 1-5 early reps.
Most teams see close-rate movement inside 60 days and ramp-time movement inside one quarter. Bigger forecast improvements typically show up in the second quarter as the playbook compounds across the pipeline.
Both. For early-stage we usually install a lighter version focused on founder-led selling, first AE hires, and ICP discipline. For scale-ups we do the full BOOST CSO engagement with performance-based terms.
Both — and that's the point. Roughly 80% of rep performance is driven by managers. Every engagement includes manager coaching so the skill work actually sticks after the program ends.
Yes. The majority of engagements run fully remote via Zoom with optional in-person kickoff. Remote-first tech teams get the same outcomes as in-person teams — the system doesn't care where your reps sit.
30-minute call. We'll walk through your pipeline, your ICP, and your first AE hires. If it's not the right stage for consulting, we'll tell you that too.
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