Revops people - advice needed
First time poster here looking to connect with people in the RevOps space 😄
Background: I currently have 5 years SaaS sales experience as an AE, selling workflow based solutions to businesses day to day. I'm in these systems and tools constantly as an end user, and understand the need well. Most importantly, however I'm confident in my ability to quantify and sell on the impact of having bad systems.
Right now I speak to clients every day who are being tasked with increasing efficiency without adding headcount and to do "more with less". The AI efficiency conversation is coming up in literally every call I'm on right now, and quite frankly most teams don't have a clue where to start
Here's my honest gap up front: my background is in selling. I could go and transition into a RevOps role at a startup and build from the ground up - but I'm exploring whether there's a smarter way of going about this which I can scale better.
What I'm exploring: building a fractional RevOps consultancy targeting early stage companies - going in and helping set up CRMs, auditing current workflows, implementing repeatable sales processes and advising on AI strategy as a layer on top.
Why do I think this could work?
- Targeting companies that are considering hiring their first junior RevOps person and selling on the cost savings of going fractional instead.
- People are already doing this and generating repeatable MRR - the business model works and from what I can gather the market is growing.
- The AI efficiency conversation is happening everywhere right now. teams everywhere are being tasked with this and genuinely don't know where to start (I am literally having this conversation nearly daily)
What I'm looking for:
Firstly - if you're reading this and have hands on knowledge in this space (HubSpot setup and maintenance, Make.com, n8n, data and sales intelligence tools, AI automations) I'd love to connect. Whether that's exploring a potential partnership, a quick chat to learn more about how you do what you do, or just pointing me in the right direction that would be super helpful.
Secondly - if you're running a similar setup I would genuinely love to hear your experience. Where you are, how you got there, what you wished you'd learned sooner.
Thirdly - If you have a particular project that you are working but are unsure on the best way to bring it to market, I would also be happpy to help. Honest pushback is very welcome. If you think my time is better spent going back cold calling for the man and let me know. open to all feedback 😄