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Fractional CRO for SaaS

SaaS lives and dies on a repeatable motion. I build and own it: ICP, pricing, pipeline, the team and the number, without a full-time CRO salary.

Why SaaS needs this

Most SaaS companies have a product and a few referral deals, then stall because there is no repeatable motion and nobody senior owns the number. A great product does not sell itself, especially into technical, skeptical buyers. I have sold SaaS to the hardest rooms there are, from AI startups to scientific software bought by universities, labs and pharma.

What I own for a SaaS company

  • ICP, positioning and pricing built for how SaaS actually gets bought
  • The outbound and inbound motion, the playbook and the CRM and pipeline
  • Hiring, training and managing SDRs and AEs who can sell technical SaaS
  • The forecast and the number, owned end to end

Done before, in real SaaS

At KanduAI I came in as fractional VP of Sales from day one, defined the ICP, built the outbound motion from zero and rebuilt it through two pivots. For Synergix I sold scientific SaaS into universities, research labs and pharma, writing the scripts and playbook the reps actually ran. Different products, same discipline.

Common questions

What does a fractional CRO do for a SaaS company?

Owns the revenue motion end to end: ICP and pricing, the outbound and inbound playbook, the CRM and pipeline, hiring and managing the reps, and the forecast, all without a full-time CRO salary.

Do you sell technical or scientific SaaS?

Yes. I have sold SaaS into universities, research labs and pharma, and built the motion for AI SaaS startups from zero. Technical, skeptical buyers are exactly where most reps stall and where a real playbook wins.

How much does a fractional CRO for SaaS cost?

Engagements run $6,000 to $22,000 a month depending on how many hours a day you need, far below a $250,000-plus full-time CRO hire, billed monthly with no lock-in.

Tell me where revenue stalled. I'll tell you why.

A 15-minute call, no pitch. You will leave with at least one concrete thing to fix, whether or not we work together.

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