Show HN: Sales for Founders
Slightly tangential: Does anyone get fed up by sales people? Especially aggresive and pushy sales reps? When a car dealership a fun thing to go to?<p>As a consumer, sales people bother me to no end. I was in Delhi last year, went to buy a silk saree and people were going around left and right trying to sell this and that. I prefer going to a store in Paris and skip this noise.<p>IMO - I could be completely and utterly wrong&#x2F;naive in terms of the actual effectiveness of hiring sales people, but personally &amp; emotionally want to rally the world to end the traditional sales model. Sell to me in the right context and without intervention and attention seeking. Sales representatives are pop-up ads for the real world - I want an adblock and block all these people.<p>So, we wanted to buy Solidworks CAD license for our company. I go on their website: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.solidworks.com&#x2F;how-to-buy" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.solidworks.com&#x2F;how-to-buy</a> -&gt; I fill out the stupid form, then some asshole calls my cell, tells me to schedule a meeting to &quot;understand my needs&quot;, we setup a meeting in person at our company. Got a conference room booked and he starts his dog and pony show. I wish I can get rid of him. He was probably a nice person but the situation is getting in my way of the goal - As a consumer, I am <i>willing</i> to pay for this software but I can&#x27;t without these hurdles. That makes it painful. We decided to go with Autodesk&#x27;s Inventor license because it does everything we want it to do - and their prices are transparent. No need to call any one. Just click, buy and we&#x27;re done in about 10 mins: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.autodesk.com&#x2F;products&#x2F;inventor&#x2F;overview" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.autodesk.com&#x2F;products&#x2F;inventor&#x2F;overview</a><p>Fuck sales, I am sorry but that&#x27;s how I feel. Sell your products in a &quot;pull&quot; model than &quot;push&quot; model. Don&#x27;t piss off your customers. Ofcourse, I am ignoring the other side - what would I do if I were running a business. Not sure, and not the consumer&#x27;s problem.