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Onboarding New Sales Reps

Cut Ramp Time in Half with AI-Powered Onboarding

Stop waiting 3-6 months for new reps to be productive. Ava provides 24/7 coaching, instant answers to every question, and continuous guidance from day one—helping new sales reps ramp 2.5x faster than traditional onboarding programs.

2.5x Faster Ramp

New reps productive in weeks, not months

24/7 Availability

Instant answers anytime, no waiting for managers

Consistent Training

Every rep gets the same expert-level guidance

Traditional Onboarding is Too Slow and Inconsistent

You hire great talent, but they spend months ramping instead of selling. Training sessions are scheduled weeks apart. Managers don't have time for constant coaching. New reps struggle to remember product details, forget objection responses, and feel lost navigating their first deals—costing you pipeline and revenue while they learn.

3-6 Month Ramp is Too Long

New reps consume resources—salary, benefits, manager time—for months before contributing revenue. During that ramp period, your hiring costs compound without returns, and pipeline suffers from inadequate coverage.

Manager Bandwidth Doesn't Scale

Sales managers should spend 30-40% of their time coaching new reps, but most spend less than 10%. With their own quotas, deal reviews, and team management, managers simply can't provide the continuous support new reps need.

Knowledge Retention is Poor

New reps sit through week-long bootcamps, then forget 80% within a month. When they need information in live calls—product specs, competitive positioning, objection responses—they're fumbling for answers or making it up.

The Onboarding Efficiency Problem

Companies invest $10K-$15K per rep in onboarding, yet the average ramp to full productivity still takes 3-6 months. Ava accelerates onboarding by providing 24/7 AI-powered coaching, instant knowledge access, and continuous guidance—helping new sales reps reach productivity 2.5x faster than traditional programs.

How Ava Accelerates Onboarding for New Sales Reps

Ava becomes every new rep's personal AI coach from day one—available 24/7 to answer questions, provide guidance, and support them through their first deals. Instead of waiting for scheduled training or manager availability, reps get immediate help exactly when they need it.

Instant Answers to Every Product Question

New reps don't know your product yet—and they shouldn't have to wait for the next training session to learn. Ava provides instant answers to any product question: How does this feature work? What's our integration story? How do we handle security concerns?

This on-demand knowledge access means reps learn in context, when information matters, rather than trying to remember training slides from weeks ago.

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24/7 Coaching Without Consuming Manager Time

Ava is available whenever new reps need help—early morning call prep, late-night proposal review, or mid-conversation guidance. She provides coaching on discovery questions, objection handling, competitive positioning, and deal strategy without requiring manager involvement.

This constant availability accelerates learning because reps get feedback immediately instead of waiting days for their next one-on-one.

Practice Through Unlimited AI Roleplay

Before their first real customer call, new reps can practice with Ava dozens of times—running discovery, handling objections, navigating technical questions, and building confidence. Ava plays different buyer personas, adapts to rep responses, and provides immediate coaching after each session.

This safe practice environment means new reps build skills without risking real deals, accelerating their readiness for customer conversations.

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Real-Time Support During First Calls

When new reps get on their first calls, Ava sits with them—suggesting questions, surfacing competitive intelligence, providing objection responses, and guiding them through the conversation. It's like having a sales coach whispering expert advice during every interaction.

This in-the-moment guidance prevents new reps from feeling lost, builds confidence quickly, and ensures they apply best practices from their very first customer conversation.

Traditional vs. AI-Powered Onboarding Timeline

See how Ava compresses the typical 3-6 month ramp into a 6-8 week journey to full productivity—without sacrificing quality or readiness.

Traditional Onboarding
3-6 Months

To full productivity

Weeks 1-2: Bootcamp

Week-long training, product demos, process overview. Reps overwhelmed with information.

Weeks 3-8: Shadowing

Listen to calls, observe demos, wait for manager availability. Passive learning, slow progress.

Weeks 9-12: First Deals

Run first calls alone, make mistakes, learn through trial and error. Inconsistent guidance.

Months 4-6: Gradual Ramp

Slowly build confidence, develop skills, eventually reach quota. High cost during this period.

AI-Powered Onboarding
6-8 Weeks

To full productivity

Week 1: Immersive Learning

Learn product, process, and methodology through Ava. Ask unlimited questions, get instant answers. Active learning.

Week 2-3: Intensive Practice

Unlimited roleplay with Ava. Practice discovery, demos, objections until confident. Build muscle memory.

Week 4-5: Supported First Calls

Run real calls with Ava providing real-time coaching. Immediate feedback, constant guidance, rapid skill development.

Week 6-8: Full Productivity

Operate independently with Ava as backup support. Hitting targets, building pipeline, contributing revenue.

How Ava Supports New Sales Reps Through Onboarding

From product knowledge to competitive positioning to deal strategy, Ava provides comprehensive support across every dimension of sales readiness.

Product Knowledge On-Demand

Instant answers about features, integrations, technical specs, use cases, and customer stories—available whenever new reps have questions.

Customer & Persona Training

Learn about target personas, pain points, buying processes, and how to tailor messaging for different stakeholders.

Conversation Practice

Unlimited roleplay across discovery, demos, objections, negotiation, and closing—building confidence through repetition.

Competitive Intelligence

Understand competitors, key differentiators, battle-tested positioning, and how to handle competitive situations confidently.

Sales Process Guidance

Step-by-step coaching on qualification frameworks, deal stages, required activities, and best practices for your methodology.

Objection Handling

Practice responding to common objections, learn proven frameworks, and build arsenal of effective responses for real situations.

Content & Template Access

Generate sales materials, access templates, populate decks, and create customized assets without waiting for marketing.

Deal Strategy Support

Get guidance on deal planning, stakeholder engagement, competitive positioning, and next-best actions for each opportunity.

Continuous Skill Development

Receive personalized coaching based on actual performance, with targeted practice on areas needing improvement.

Accelerate Every New Rep from Day One

Stop waiting months for new hires to be productive. Give every new sales rep an AI coach that provides 24/7 support, instant answers, unlimited practice, and real-time guidance—cutting ramp time in half while improving readiness and confidence.

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2.5x faster ramp | 24/7 availability | Consistent expert coaching