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I pivoted tomorrow sales engineering for 8 years, then a technical BD role, then back to SW engineering. You get to talk worth a bunch of people in sales and s
by jnwatson 6y ago
I pivoted tomorrow sales engineering for 8 years, then a technical BD role, then back to SW engineering.
You get to talk worth a bunch of people in sales and still exercise your problem solving skills.
- seattletech 6y agoSales engineering is a great place for being able to tinker, interact with a wide range of clients/prospects, and plus being a revenue center...
- EVdotIO 6y agoHow does one break into this? I've tried getting into the sales side of things, but it seems to elude me.
- seattletech 6y agoFind a smaller enterprise system integrator in the field you're familiar with. Titles such as Sales Engineer, SE, Solutions Architect. Usually the compensation plan is a 70/30 or 65/35 split between base and commission. Once you cut your teeth and are building out your professional network, then looks for an ISV to be on direct sales...
- jnwatson 6y agoYikes. Apologize for the autocorrect.