Jen Abel
Founder-led sales coaching and U.S. sales execution for startups
| Hourly rate range | $90 to $175 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | Founders who sellB2B salesProspecting and cold outreachSales processStartups and foundersScaling and growth |
| Works with | Founders and business owners |
| Also coaches | Business coach |
| Based in | United States |
| Practice | JJELLYFISH |
Jen Abel runs JJELLYFISH, a firm that helps founders sell in the U.S. market. Her team works with startups that have a working product and a few customers but no repeatable sales process. They run customer discovery, act as an early sales team, build outbound demand, and coach founders on live deals. The firm partners with venture firms to help their portfolio companies win early traction.
What Jen helps with
JJELLYFISH helps startups move from a few early customers to a sales process that repeats. The work covers finding the right market, running outbound sales, and closing deals.
- Building a repeatable cold sales motion
- Validating a sales motion and market in 90 days
- Setting up an early-stage U.S. sales team
- Creating steady outbound leads and meetings
- Building a founder-led selling motion
- Finding out why deals stall in the pipeline
- Choosing the right buyer and ideal customer profile
Who Jen works with
Clients are startup founders, from pre-seed through Series A and beyond. Many have a working product and a few customers, and need a cold sales process that repeats. Some are portfolio companies of venture firms that partner with JJELLYFISH.
How Jen works
JJELLYFISH offers four engagements. Customer Discovery runs for 90 days and embeds with the founder to test and validate the market. Market Development builds an early sales team and a repeatable process by ideal customer profile. Unbound builds an outbound demand engine. Founder Copilot pairs the founder with a senior operator who works the live pipeline, reviews real sales calls, finds why deals stall, and coaches next steps.
Background and qualifications
- Runs JJELLYFISH, a sales firm for founders
- Focus on the U.S. market
- Works with startups from pre-seed to Series A and beyond
- Partners with venture capital firms to help portfolio companies gain early traction
- Lists more than 100 case studies
Jen Abel pricing
Programs and services
- Customer Discovery, a 90-day engagement
- Market Development, an outsourced early sales team
- Unbound, outbound demand building
- Founder Copilot, sales leadership coaching on live deals
Jen Abel reviews
The CoachVouch take
Combines coaching with hands-on execution, embedding a U.S. sales team alongside founders to validate and build their sales motion.
Best for early-stage founders who need a repeatable outbound sales process for the U.S. market.
Common questions
How much does Jen Abel charge?
Coaching with Jen runs $90 to $175 an hour. Request an intro for an exact quote.
What does Jen Abel help with?
Jen Abel helps with building a repeatable cold sales motion, validating a sales motion and market in 90 days, setting up an early-stage U.S. sales team and creating steady outbound leads and meetings.
Does Jen Abel's firm coach founders on live deals?
Yes. In Founder Copilot, a senior operator works the founder's live pipeline, reviews real calls, and finds why deals stall.
How long does Customer Discovery take with JJELLYFISH?
Customer Discovery runs for 90 days. It is meant to validate the market and the sales motion.
How do I contact Jen Abel?
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