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Find the Right Metrics for Your Sales Team

Harvard Business Review

Selling is a performance art, and “making the number” should be the goal of any sales organization, but a closed deal is an outcome and a lagging indicator; it can’t be used by the salesperson or sales manager to improve future outcomes. Deconstruct Your Sales Funnel.

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The Science of Building a Scalable Sales Team

Harvard Business Review

When I came to HubSpot five years ago, I had never run a sales team, so I didn't know the conventional techniques that sales managers use. Most companies screen sales candidates on "gut feel," which does not scale. Five years later, my team is now 200 employees strong. The hiring began.

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