FeaturedOctober 5, 2026•3 min readScooter raises from AJVC to fix sales hiring On a bike, what makes you go fast isn't how you pedal. It's the chain that turns that effort into motion. When one link is weak, the chain slips off the gear,…Written by Kartik Mandrekar and Saumya Seth7Read blog →
Sales Craft & MethodologyJuly 27, 2026•4 min readThe Best Salespeople Are Reading Books That Have Nothing to Do With SalesAsk any sales leader for a reading list and you'll get the same five titles. Good books, every one. But if everyone on the floor has read them, they stop being…Written by Saumya Seth0Read blog
Sales Hiring for FoundersJuly 24, 2026•2 min readWhy Scooter?People often ask me why I called the company Scooter, usually once a conversation has gone from relative strangers to something more comfortable. Do you want t…Written by Kartik Mandrekar2Read blog
Evaluating Sales TalentJuly 20, 2026•3 min readWhy "Culture Fit" Is Often Just Bias in a Nice OutfitEvery hiring debrief I've ever sat in has, at some point, someone say some version of "I just don't know if they're a culture fit." It's said with total sincer…Written by Saumya Seth0Read blog
Customer StoriesJuly 13, 2026•2 min readCase Study -B2B Design Collaboration Tool · Founding SDR HireThe challenge: This company had closed 10-12 enterprise logos over the prior four to five months, entirely through a founder-led, product-led-growth motion — t…Written by Kartik Mandrekar2Read blog
July 10, 2026•4 min readLemons and PeachesWe were on a call about the website, and someone helping us with the redesign asked, almost in passing, where the logo had come from. I think they expected a s…Written by Kartik Mandrekar1Read blog
Customer StoriesJuly 6, 2026•1 min readCase Study - Hospitality & Cross-Border B2B Sales · Inside Sales HireThe Challenge This company wasn't looking for a generic sales hire. The role needed someone who could sell in the India-to-US corridor, ideally with hospitalit…Written by Kartik Mandrekar1Read blog
Customer StoriesJuly 3, 2026•1 min readCase Study - Digital & MarTech Agency · Senior Growth Leadership HireThe Challenge This agency runs enterprise engagements in the Adobe Digital Experience ecosystem, selling multi-crore, multi-quarter deals into BFSI and large c…Written by Kartik Mandrekar1Read blog
Sales Recruitment IndiaOctober 5, 2026•3 min readScooter raises from AJVC to fix sales hiring On a bike, what makes you go fast isn't how you pedal. It's the chain that turns that effort into motion. When one link is weak, the chain slips off the gear,…Written by Kartik Mandrekar and Saumya Seth7Read blog
Sales Hiring for FoundersJuly 24, 2026•2 min readWhy Scooter?People often ask me why I called the company Scooter, usually once a conversation has gone from relative strangers to something more comfortable. Do you want t…Written by Kartik Mandrekar2Read blog
Sales Craft & MethodologyJuly 27, 2026•4 min readThe Best Salespeople Are Reading Books That Have Nothing to Do With SalesAsk any sales leader for a reading list and you'll get the same five titles. Good books, every one. But if everyone on the floor has read them, they stop being…Written by Saumya Seth0Read blog
May 18, 2026•3 min readCan This Person Sell My Product?Every sales hiring decision comes down to one real question: can this person sell my product? But most hiring processes never actually test that. Instead, they…Written by Kartik Mandrekar0Read blog
Sales Recruitment IndiaJune 5, 2026•2 min readSales Compensation Benchmarks in India, by Role (2026)Across roughly 2,500 India-based sales candidates in Scooter's own hiring data, current compensation sits at a median of ₹12L, with candidates expecting a medi…Written by Kartik Mandrekar0Read blog
Customer StoriesJuly 13, 2026•2 min readCase Study -B2B Design Collaboration Tool · Founding SDR HireThe challenge: This company had closed 10-12 enterprise logos over the prior four to five months, entirely through a founder-led, product-led-growth motion — t…Written by Kartik Mandrekar2Read blog
