In the early stages of most SaaS startups life, it is often the CEO or Founder who acts as the initial Head of Sales. While this makes sense given the likely resource constraints, and the value to be gained in getting in front of customers from Day 1, a lack of formal sales training and an absence of a sales process can seriously undermine the initial sales efforts. In this short post, I outline how these SaaS founders need to modify their approach and to implement a simple sales methodology to increase their odds of success.