03Month 3 · Structure

Sales Planning & Structure

Decide who sells, what they sell, where, and to whom, before you hire anyone.

The question this month answers

If I hired someone tomorrow, could I hand them a territory, a comp plan, and a clear definition of what success looks like in 90 days?

The six months
  • Design the commercial structure before recruiting starts, not while it starts
  • Define territory logic, comp philosophy, and role scope with enough clarity to hire against it
  • Build the CRM and pipeline framework that will track what great looks like from day one
  1. 1Territory Design ModelTool + video
  2. 2Compensation Plan & Rep Decision FrameworkTool + video
  3. 3CRM Selection ScorecardTool + video
  4. 4Lean CRM Stage FrameworkVideo

Step 1

Territory Design Model

Interactive tool

A live US heat map ranking metro areas for your first 10 sales hires, built on public data.

Step 2

Compensation Plan & Rep Decision Framework

Interactive tool

Direct vs. independent rep economics, fully loaded compensation, and breakeven modeling in one linked model.

Step 3

CRM Selection Scorecard

Interactive tool

Compare CRM platforms on cost, contact management, pipeline, and integrations.

Step 4

Lean CRM Stage Framework

Video walkthrough

Collapse a 19-stage pipeline into 7 and define what great looks like at each one. The interactive tool is on its way; the walkthrough covers the framework now.

Interactive tool coming soon