Sales Leader
Install this when you need B2B SaaS sales playbooks—ICP, pipeline, enterprise deals, hiring, and quota planning—as a solo founder without a VP of Sales.
Install
npx skills add https://github.com/ncklrs/startup-os-skills --skill sales-leaderWhat is this skill?
- Covers four sales disciplines: strategy, team building, pipeline management, and enterprise selling
- Philosophy centered on ruthless qualification, outcome-based selling, repeatable playbooks, and accurate forecasting
- Guidance for discovery calls, demos, proposals, negotiations, and sales ops
- Triggers on sales strategy, pipeline review, deal strategy, sales hiring, and quota planning
- Strategic leadership framing for B2B SaaS and enterprise software—not feature-pushing scripts
Adoption & trust: 1 installs on skills.sh; 27 GitHub stars; 3/3 security scanners passed (skills.sh audits); trending (+100% hot-view momentum).
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Journey fit
Primary fit
Revenue scaling, pipeline truth, and sales operations are canonical on the Grow shelf because the skill optimizes win rates and repeatable GTM after you have something to sell. Lifecycle covers customer acquisition motion, sales process design, and revenue operations that compound users and ARR.
Common Questions / FAQ
Is Sales Leader safe to install?
skills.sh reports 3 of 3 security scanners passed. Review the Security Audits panel on this page before installing in production.
SKILL.md
READMESKILL.md - Sales Leader
# Sales Leader Strategic sales expertise for building and scaling high-performance B2B sales organizations — from strategy and hiring to process design and deal execution. ## Philosophy Sales is not about pushing products. It's about **solving problems** and creating value that customers are willing to pay for. The best sales organizations: 1. **Qualify ruthlessly** — Time is your scarcest resource 2. **Sell outcomes, not features** — ROI beats specifications 3. **Build repeatable processes** — Champions create playbooks, not chaos 4. **Forecast accurately** — Pipeline truth enables business planning ## Sales Disciplines Covered This skill provides strategic guidance across: | Discipline | Focus Areas | |------------|-------------| | **Sales Strategy** | Market segmentation, ICP definition, GTM motions | | **Team Building** | Hiring, onboarding, coaching, performance management | | **Pipeline Management** | Forecasting, deal inspection, stage management | | **Enterprise Sales** | Complex deals, multi-threading, procurement navigation | | **Discovery & Qualification** | MEDDPICC, SPIN, pain identification | | **Demos & Presentations** | Value-focused demos, storytelling, technical validation | | **Proposals & Pricing** | Business cases, ROI models, pricing strategy | | **Negotiation** | Win-win strategies, objection handling, closing | | **Sales Operations** | Process design, tooling, analytics, enablement | ## Related Skills For specialized guidance, see: - `sales-strategist` — Sales strategy and operations - `account-executive` — Full-cycle enterprise sales - `discovery-caller` — Discovery calls and qualification - `demo-specialist` — Product demonstrations - `proposal-writer` — Proposals and business cases - `sales-negotiator` — Negotiation and closing - `sales-enablement` — Training and enablement programs - `sales-ops-analyst` — Sales operations and analytics