Sell me this pen.....is stupid inside sales leadership sales startups

"Sell me this pen"

is the most galactically ridiculous

interview question. Here's why:

Sometimes, salespeople are better at INTERVIEWING for the job

than...

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I fired myself inside sales leadership sales startups

And this one time... on the sales floor....

I fired myself.  

When leading sales teams, things aren't always Unicorns and Roses.

At one of the...

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Drunk Sales Leader inside sales leadership sales startups

And this one time... on the sales floor....

A sales leader was drunk at a sales event.

This sales leader thought that it was their job to be the one...

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Hired a Lingerie Salesperson inside sales leadership sales startups

And this one time... on the sales floor....

My rep laughed when she got hung up on.

I hired this rep whose only previous sales experience was selling...

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Turning down a VP of Sales Promotion inside sales leadership sales startups

And this one time... on the sales floor....

I turned down a VP of Sales promotion. #WTF?

I observed that my boss, the current VP of Sales, was working...

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Scott fell asleep on day 1 of sales training inside sales leadership sales startups

And this one time... on the sales floor....

Scott fell asleep on day 1 of sales training.

When you're a sales leader at a start up, you're responsible for...

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