Technically is hiring a salesperson
March 8th, 2021
Hiring
TL;DR
I'm hiring a part-time salesperson to help me sell Technically and make more money.
- Technically explains technical concepts to non-technical people
- I need someone to sell it into financial institutions and tech companies
- The basic job is emailing and selling: via the existing audience and new opportunities
- This is a contract position that's paid entirely through commission
Read more below. If you dare.
More about Technically
Technically started in January of 2020 as a newsletter that breaks down software and hardware concepts for people who aren't software engineers. Since then, we've grown the audience to ~8,000 free subscribers and several hundred paid subscribers.
Technically gets published twice a month - one free post, and one paid post. Paid subscribers get company breakdowns (what does Stripe do?) and detail dives (the details: ETL), while free subscribers generally get landscape breakdowns and basics on individual concepts.
Technically subscribers span top financial institutions (GS, JPM, BoFA), boutique banks (Evercore, PWP), hedge funds (DE Shaw, WCM, Two Sigma), VC funds (Sequoia, Benchmark, Thrive, Kleiner Perkins), and consulting firms (Bain, EY), and well as top tech companies (Salesforce, Google, Amazon, Facebook) and fast growing startups (Airtable, Notion, Algolia, Auth0).
What we need
There are more than 8,000 people who need to understand how technology works. I'm looking for someone to help grow that number – with a specific focus on paid subscribers – through growing existing accounts and selling into new ones.
This is a pretty straightforward job:
- Email existing subscribers to expand accounts and offer group deals to teams
- Run an outbound process with target accounts at banks, tech companies, etc. to sign new customers
That's it. Just don't be pushy, measure your progress, keep me updated, and you're gold.
Compensation structure
I'm expecting 10-15 hours per week (whenever you want to do them), and you'll get paid purely on commission:
- $20 (25% of $80) for every yearly subscriber you sign up
- $16 (2x $8) for every monthly subscriber you sign up
- $8 for every 100 free subscribers you sign up
And that's it. There is no pay per hour, and this is purely an incentive driven outfit over here. If you work out group deals, we can figure out the economics.
Who I'm looking for
I don't care what college you went to (or if you went to college), what companies you've worked at, how old you are, or if you were on the rowing team. All I care about is that you can sell things - importantly, without destroying brand and credibility, which is top of mind.
I also don't care where you live, or what timezone you're on.
How to apply
Send me an email (justin at technically dot dev) introducing yourself and include a couple of sentences on how you'd approach growing Technically through this role.