Loved this post by Brooke🔥
Sharing this because it's true
Selling is one of the few skills that is truly industry agnostic
If you can sell, you can sell almost anything
A potato
Software
Luxury goods
A startup vision
Because selling isn't just about the product
A lot of great products fall flat
It's about:
Persuasion
Education
Building trust
Creating connection
Value Communication
Insights into needs (empathy)
As long as you understand what you're selling and genuinely believe in its value, the skill transfers across industries.
The best salespeople - world class, can switch products/industries seamlessly, hardware or software - are the best dealmakers.
I see too many otherwise talented salespeople get stuck in b2b saas. Plateau their career because they optimize too much for lifestyle or stay too long at an organization because of high total comp package.
I’m deeply inspired by the best dealmakers in art, tech, finance, consumer retail, real estate etc. and my confidence in my ability to be dropshipped in a new environment, figure it out and eat what I kill is an exciting career challenge.
Not everybody wants it.
Life experience matters as much as (if not more than) work experience because the art of dealmaking is understanding people. And requires you to have integrity, directness, and clear values that only comes with time.