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The Supreme Guide to Sales Compensation in 2023 (With Plan Examples) 

AIHR

Compensation structures establish clear goals, determine the right mix of fixed and variable pay , and create benchmarks that motivate salespeople to achieve targets and contribute to business growth. Sales compensation is a critical aspect of B2B organizations. Contents What is sales compensation? Identify specific sales objectives.

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Required reading for marketplace startups: The 20 best essays

Andrew Chen

Andrei Brasovean (Accel) gives a comprehensive list of Marketplace metrics. Angela Tran Kingyens (VersionOne) on a Marketplace metrics dashboard. GMV, revenue, Seller/supply metrics (engagement/overall), Buyer metrics (engagement/overall). Gives a sense on why B2B marketplaces often don’t work: [link].

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What to look for when you’re hiring a Head of Growth

Andrew Chen

Network effects emerge when products, like marketplaces, social apps, B2B collaboration tools, and so on, get more useful the more users that are on them.In I often use benchmarks like D30 >20% or projecting out M12 to be >30% to try to assess this. Direct sales and product-led viral growth for most B2B collaboration apps.

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The Power User Curve: The best way to understand your most engaged users

Andrew Chen

While DAU/MAU — dividing daily active users (DAUs) by monthly active users (MAUs or monthly actives) — is a common metric for measuring engagement, it has its shortcomings. B2B SaaS products will often find it useful to show this version, as they want to drive usage during the work week.

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My top essays/tweetstorms in 2019 on product/market fit, investing, KPIs, YouTubers, and more

Andrew Chen

I did a Q&A on Quora about investing, growth channels, metrics, and life as a startup CEO — it was fun, and some of the answers ended up getting a million views! The internet culture supply chain works like this: Asia US teens Adults B2B. Want to know what B2B communication/collaboration will look like in 5 years?

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My top essays/tweetstorms in 2019 on product/market fit, investing, KPIs, YouTubers, and more

Andrew Chen

I did a Q&A on Quora about investing, growth channels, metrics, and life as a startup CEO — it was fun, and some of the answers ended up getting a million views! The internet culture supply chain works like this: Asia US teens Adults B2B. Want to know what B2B communication/collaboration will look like in 5 years?