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  1. K

    How long is 4 hours of sleep sustainable?

    HEALTH 
    dude, i believe it ages you. quickly! I used to work with a lot of guys who were ex investment bankers. They quit in their mid 30s, but during their 20s- mid 30s were regularly working 2-3am back in the office 8am. 6-7 days a week. All looked at least 10-15 years older than they were. Just...
  2. K

    If You Could Start a Charity What Would It Be and Why?

    OFF-TOPIC 
    Great topic. My thoughts have recently evolved on this after a friend of mine wrote a book about his experiences starting up a charity https://www.redundantcharities.com/ Id want to ensure that I was crystal.clear on what problem we were trying to solve, is our solution the correct solution...
  3. K

    Advice on hiring sales person

    MARKETING 
    To all those reading, @ZCP Is a legend and loved speaking with him. There are a lot of people on here who want to help you and I'll be sure to pay it forward
  4. K

    Any advice for a 19 Year old trying to escape the rat race from a third world country ?

    INTRO 
    Hey there brother, I dont have a lot of advice but do wish you genuine success. For me, I needed to go through the slowlane for a long time to wake up. You on the other hand are enlighteded and many years ahead of others! Keep up that hunger mindset.
  5. K

    Advice on hiring sales person

    MARKETING 
    Thanks @Andy Black, quietly chuffed that you've responded to my post! There are some great episodes on that website, thanks for sharing, hope fellow fastlaners take a look. My new listening while at the gym :playful:
  6. K

    Advice on hiring sales person

    MARKETING 
    Thanks for the advice, book has been purchased and it will be my commute reading this week!
  7. K

    Advice on hiring sales person

    MARKETING 
    Thanks for taking the time @Beijing - my thinking has changed and is very much aligned to this approach.
  8. K

    Advice on hiring sales person

    MARKETING 
    Thank you, great advice. Certainly thinking of a trial period with achievable yet stretch targets and see how they go (3 months). I'm actually considering as part of the interview stage, putting together a case study - something like a 1 page briefing on the business and then ask them how they...
  9. K

    Advice on hiring sales person

    MARKETING 
    That is a terrific help, thank you very much! Hope that also helps other members of the forum in assessing sales capability for their business!
  10. K

    Advice on hiring sales person

    MARKETING 
    Thanks @BizyDad, your answer in itself has given me a lot of confidence, always felt like this might be a hard role to fill. Gonna get my a$$ into action next week and start searching activly. Q: In your experience, how do you test for sales capability? People can sound great, interview well...
  11. K

    Advice on hiring sales person

    MARKETING 
    Hey ZCP, thanks - Revenue ~US$2m, gross margin ~70-80%... Sales cycle differs - In some instances, we used some affiliates we know to do intros, we have done discovery and then if successful, we have shared revenue with the affilitates. More recently, we've been receiving a lot of direct...
  12. K

    Advice on hiring sales person

    MARKETING 
    Hi Folks Thanks to all who have contributed, I'm a long time lurker and have read many of your posts but never really posted myself! We started a business 5 years ago that sells high end training to banks and financial institutions (B2B). We are ex bankers ourselves, and found the quality of...
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