Sales Compensation
May 30, 2025

Best practices for windfalls, draws, accelerators, debookings & payments

Best practices for handling sales compensation edge cases including windfalls, draws, accelerators, debookings, and payment timing.

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In this article, Scale executive-in-residence Ryan Azus and Scale operating partner Dale Chang provide a primer on the more nuanced aspects of sales rep compensation, including windfall clauses, accelerators, draws, debookings, and the disbursement of payments. This cheat sheet is helpful for companies drafting a comprehensive compensation policy for the first time or revisiting their policy as they grow.

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