
sales-leader
Strategic sales leadership guidance for B2B SaaS and enterprise software companies. Covers sales strategy, team building, pipeline management, enterprise selling, discovery calls, demos, proposals, negotiations, and sales operations. Use when building sales teams, designing sales processes, improving win rates, or scaling revenue operations. Use for "sales strategy", "sales process", "pipeline review", "deal strategy", "sales hiring", "quota planning".
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Install
Works with every agent the skills CLI supports.
npx skills add https://github.com/ncklrs/startup-os-skills --skill sales-leader- 01
Install
Run the command in your project. The CLI asks which agents to install for.
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Describe the task
Ask your agent for something this skill covers. It loads sales-leader automatically when relevant.
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Review the result
The agent follows the SKILL.md steps, scripts and references bundled with the skill.
SKILL.md
The instructions your agent reads when the skill is triggered.
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:
- Qualify ruthlessly — Time is your scarcest resource
- Sell outcomes, not features — ROI beats specifications
- Build repeatable processes — Champions create playbooks, not chaos
- 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 operationsaccount-executive— Full-cycle enterprise salesdiscovery-caller— Discovery calls and qualificationdemo-specialist— Product demonstrationsproposal-writer— Proposals and business casessales-negotiator— Negotiation and closingsales-enablement— Training and enablement programssales-ops-analyst— Sales operations and analytics
FAQ
What does the sales-leader skill do?
Strategic sales leadership guidance for B2B SaaS and enterprise software companies. Covers sales strategy, team building, pipeline management, enterprise selling, discovery calls, demos, proposals, negotiations, and sales operations. Use when building sales teams, designing sales processes, improving win rates, or scaling revenue operations. Use for "sales strategy", "sales process", "pipeline review", "deal strategy", "sales hiring", "quota planning".
How do I install sales-leader?
Run npx skills add https://github.com/ncklrs/startup-os-skills --skill sales-leader in your project. The skills CLI detects the agents you use and copies the skill into the right folder. For Claude Code you can also place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/sales-leader/ (personal) or .claude/skills/sales-leader/ (project).
Which AI agents can use sales-leader?
Any agent that supports the open Agent Skills format (a folder with a SKILL.md file), including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Cline, OpenCode and more.
Is sales-leader safe to install?
No partner security audit is available yet. Skills can run commands and scripts, so read the SKILL.md and any bundled files before installing.
Who maintains sales-leader?
It is published by ncklrs in ncklrs/startup-os-skills. It has 329 recorded installs.
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