{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"GTM Uncensored™","title":"Why a Comp Plan Can Pay Out Clean and Still Miss","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/10efc5f1\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2645,"description":"A comp plan can pay out like a record quarter even when bookings land at 61%.\n\nAJ Bruno, co-founder and CEO of QuotaPath, joins hosts Adam Jay and Dale Zwizinski to work out who is accountable when it does.\n\nThey get into why AJ wants the CEO to sign off on comp, how short CRO tenure changes the picture, and where AI fits when it helps write the plan. AJ also scores Adam's Monday Morning Move.\n\nWe discuss:\nWhy a rep at 70% of target can still be paid 85% of OTE\nWhy AJ wants comp signed off at the CEO level\nWhat the CAC layer cake says about the real cost of a deal\nWhy QuotaPath's admin NPS sits near 60 while rep NPS sits near zero\nWhere AJ, Adam, and Dale land on clawbacks and mid-quarter plan changes\n\n(00:00) The CRO who lasted two and a half months\n(00:30) A made-up company that paid out on a miss\n(02:45) How a rep at 70% of target takes home 85% of OTE\n(04:15) The CAC layer cake and the real cost of a deal\n(05:00) Why the CEO blames the CRO, and the three envelope story\n(09:50) Who is accountable when AI builds the comp plan\n(15:40) Admin NPS 60, rep NPS zero\n(18:25) Nineteen month CRO tenure and boards that don't tell the truth\n(24:25) Clawbacks, windfall clauses, and retention-based pay\n(30:25) Monday Morning Move: AJ scores Adam's comp plan test\n(36:20) Why changing a comp plan mid-quarter breaks trust\n(37:55) Uncensored Questions: pay compression, Atlas bias, and dream vacations\n\nWe are proudly supported by Nooks, one unified workspace for outbound! Learn more about Nooks today at https://www.nooks.ai/gtmuncensored","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/JEoXHJ_ycpDfwd4giLjglLnOZEaYAtNGyEzBLmNNBAo/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS84MjJi/ZWI2NTJjYTU0YjA4/NDJjYzA0MThiMzdl/NWU3Ny5qcGVn.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}