2.5 years. Yeah I think I could be at $1mm ARR in 3-4 years if I was full-time. I'm just too risk averse to make the jump from my current gig.

I've tried hiring a full-time salesperson to grow the business, but it's just really hard to find the right person.

[edit] email me at my HNusername at google's mail service.

It's hard only if you are being very stingy about the money. Have you considered taking them in as a partner (which they are as employee < 3)

Not stingy, just picky.

I have an offer at for $60k base with $100k on-target earnings. I wouldn't say that's stingy at all.

Depending on whether or not you need a "localized" sales guy and where your location is, isn't $60K a lot of money for Americans too?

I would think that finding "one perfect guy" may be the ideal tactic in an ideal world, but when one wants to scale a business to go from $7000 p.m revenue to even a modest $21,000 p.m, then even 'mediocre' sales people that speak well enough in your chosen language of your market could sell your product.

$60K could probably hire 3 people from East Asia?

Agreed :) stingy was not the right term for what I wanted to convey..