Common mistakes first-time founders make when building enterprise sales teams include hiring a VP of Sales too early before establishing a repeatable sales process.
Founder-led sales should not be skipped as it is crucial for understanding the product and customer needs.
It is important to hire sales reps that founders would personally buy from and not to overvalue big company experience when making hiring decisions.
Other mistakes to avoid include underpaying sales reps, keeping underperformers too long, not building a competitive sales culture, and failing to align sales efforts with marketing and product.