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Top-down vs bottom-up quota models. Historical attainment, market growth assumptions, ramp periods, territory complexity.
Designs how sales quotas are derived for a team or company - top-down vs bottom-up reconciliation, ramp-adjusted capacity modeling (Ramped Rep Equivalents), over-assignment cushion, territory-weighted fair-share allocation, ramp relief policy, and validation against current attainment benchmarks. A macro planning exercise for VP Sales, CRO, and sales ops, covering B2B and B2C. Use whenever the user mentions quotas, targets, attainment, ramping new hires, annual planning, or "how much quota should an AE carry", even without the word quota. Do NOT use for pipeline coverage math (mbfinotti/sales-skills@sales-pipeline-coverage-modeling) or the comp plan that pays against it (mbfinotti/sales-skills@sales-comp-design).
Estimates TAM, SAM, and SOM for a market or sub-segment to ground sales capacity, territory, and quota planning - top-down, bottom-up on named accounts or population math, value theory, triangulation, a capacity-based SOM ceiling, and a per-layer refresh cadence. A macro planning exercise for sales leadership and RevOps, covering B2B and B2C. Use whenever the user mentions TAM, SAM, SOM, market size, addressable market, "how big is this market", or the number behind next year's quota, even without those acronyms. Sizes for planning, not pitching. Do NOT use for defining the ICP (mbfinotti/sales-skills@sales-icp-definition) or turning SOM into quotas (mbfinotti/sales-skills@sales-quota-setting).
Models how much pipeline a team needs relative to quota - coverage ratios derived from win rates (raw multiplier, stage-weighted, conversion-inversion), segment-level coverage targets, in-quarter timing and the point of no return, seasonality indexing, and pipeline-gap math that turns a ratio into new-pipeline-required. A macro modeling exercise for sales leadership and RevOps, covering B2B and high-velocity/B2C motions. Use whenever the user mentions pipeline coverage, 3x pipeline, a pipeline gap, forecast shortfall, or "we missed quota with 4x coverage", even without the word coverage. Do NOT use for deriving the quota itself (mbfinotti/sales-skills@sales-quota-setting) or inspecting one deal (mbfinotti/sales-skills@deal-red-flags).
Designs a sales organization's structure for its current stage - role mix (SDR, AE, AM/CS), topology (island, assembly line, pod, hybrid), SDR-to-AE ratio, hunter/farmer split, span of control, and specialization by segment. A macro org-design exercise for a VP Sales, CRO, or founder scaling past founder-led selling, covering B2B and B2C. Use whenever the user mentions restructuring the sales team, pods vs assembly line, reps per manager, splitting SDRs from AEs, or hunters vs farmers, even without the words org structure. Do NOT use for hiring into the seats (mbfinotti/sales-skills@sales-hiring), choosing the motion (mbfinotti/sales-skills@sales-motion), or setting quotas (mbfinotti/sales-skills@sales-quota-setting).
Chooses and designs the company-level sales motion at VP Sales / CRO altitude - product-led growth (PLG), sales-led, hybrid product-led sales, developer-led/open-source, or channel/partner-led - plus the transitions between them (exiting founder-led sales, layering sales onto self-serve, moving upmarket, adding channel), mapped to ACV, time-to-value, buyer-vs-user separation, TAM shape and procurement friction. Covers B2B SaaS and consumer self-serve motions. Use whenever the user mentions PLG vs sales-led, hiring the first salesperson, going upmarket, self-serve vs demo, or adding partners, even without the word motion. Do NOT use for org topology (mbfinotti/sales-skills@sales-org-structure) or quotas (mbfinotti/sales-skills@sales-quota-setting).
Designs the sales compensation plan structure - pay mix (base/variable split) set by role influence, performance measures under the rule of three, accelerator and decelerator curves, SPIF overlays, draws, and role plans for SDR, AE, manager, overlay, and CSM seats. A macro annual exercise for sales leadership, RevOps, and finance, covering B2B SaaS and commission-heavy B2C. Use whenever the user mentions commission plans, OTE, accelerators, clawbacks, SPIFs, capping commissions, or "how should we pay our reps", even without the words comp design. Do NOT use for deriving the quota the plan pays against (mbfinotti/sales-skills@sales-quota-setting) or structuring the org (mbfinotti/sales-skills@sales-org-structure).