SaaStr 286: The Biggest Sales Hiring Mistakes and Lessons From Them, How To Win At Hosting B2B Events & How To Apply True Customer Segmentation and Focus To Your Customer Base with Allie Janoch, Founder & CEO @ Mapistry

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Allie Janoch is the Founder & CEO @ Mapistry, the startup that makes environmental compliance simple. As for Allie, prior to founding Mapistry she started her career in MIT’s Lincoln Lab before joining IQ Engines (acquired by Yahoo). Post acquisition, Allie integrated the technology built at IQ Engines into Flickr search.

In Today’s Episode We Discuss:

• How Allie made her way from the world of Yahoo to founding the game changer of environmental compliance in Mapistry? Having had both big company, small startup and founding experience, what would Allie advise new graduates entering the workforce today?
• What were the biggest mistakes that Allie made when it comes to sales hiring? What were the learnings from those mistakes? How does Allie advise other founders on scaling sales teams? How does Allie think about sales rep payback period? How can one determine the effectiveness of a sales rep when they are engaging in 9-12 month sales cycles?
• How does Allie think about the importance of focus applied to customer segmentation today? How does Allie measure true customer success? NPS? Churn? Product analytics? How does Allie explain the macro market size to VCs when they initially see the small customer segment?
• Why did Allie start doing their own events with Mapistry? How should startups think about whether events are the right strategy for them or not? How should founders think about resource allocation and budget when it comes to events? How does Allie measure the ROI of events?

Allie’s 60 Second SaaStr:

1. What does Allie know now that she wishes she had known at the beginning?
2. What would Allie most like to change about the world of tech and Silicon Valley?
3. What is the biggest challenge for Allie today with Mapistry?

Read the transcript on our blog.

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