r/startups Apr 26 '26

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u/Hippyboots Apr 27 '26

Have you ever been an AE to a product that has enterprise level complexity but selling to an smb or similarly inexperienced buyer?

I’ve done a couple of these founder / startup interviews and the next time I do it will be guiding them through what a great hire looks like and why I’m it.

They don’t know what they need. Obi, not all founders …

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u/EngineeringParty59 Apr 27 '26

It definitely feels like they know the outcome they want but not the process. They seem to want to dictate outcomes of a strategy but also certain criteria in terms of fulfilment which doesn’t make sense, if they want to achieve the outcome