I’m in my first year as an SDR in SaaS and I’m debating whether to stay put and push for AE internally or jump to a smaller startup where I could move faster. When candidates are at this early stage, what tends to be better for long-term tech sales careers: stability at a big name or faster promotion at a riskier company?

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Staying put and earning an internal AE promotion at a known SaaS logo is a very solid long‑term asset, but it can be slower. Smaller startups sometimes promote faster and give you more scope, but they’re riskier (layoffs, comp changes, no enablement), so a lot of people do 1–2 years at a reputable company to learn the craft and then go smaller once they’ve got that foundation

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Stay and get the promotion. Startups are super rocky right now, depending on the size ofc. Internal promotion shows you accomplished your goals and performed at a high level.

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Being at a company where that is even possible, reason enough to stay and work on the internal transfer. If you aren’t at a company that does that, learn all you can and jump to something else with a better title.

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