Counteroffers are a horrible way to retain your best people.

Why Counteroffers are a Horrible Retention Strategy (And What to Do Instead)

Amy Volas
14 min readDec 4, 2021

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During a recent conversation I had with a colleague and VC powerhouse, I heard something that seriously blew my mind:

In just the last month, five accepted job offers with established start dates were on the table with their portfolio companies for VP’s of Sales. And they all blew up in the 11th hour due to counteroffers from the…

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Amy Volas

Helping SaaS startups hire executive Sales and CS leaders without the cringe ⋆ Personally closed $100MM+ ⋆ Founder/CEO ⋆ 2 Exits ⋆ LP ⋆ Sharing lessons here