I want to move to tech sales. Are entry-level tech sales jobs easy to get or accessible to people from more traditional sales backgrounds? I've heard most wash out in the first few years. How did you prevent that from happening?

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SaaS sales for 11 years here, many will hire out of industry but you will most likely start off in a SMB or current customer upselling role vs a major markets AE. I’d look for those types of opportunities. Highly recommend reaching out to current employees in those types of roles for companies you’re interested in via LinkedIn. Most are willing to help you out. Put in a few years and prove yourself in a SMB, inside sales, or current customer upsell role and the advancement opportunities will be there for movement into a major market AE. Good luck!

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Get really good at prospecting, follow‑up, and using a CRM, and choose companies with real onboarding and coaching instead of “sink or swim.” You prevent washing out by focusing on consistent daily activity more than just the month‑end number. At least imo.

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