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Why Your Startup Needs a Sales Methodology

Both Sides of the Table

It’s what I call “ the evangelical phase ” of a company in which you’re out trying to persuade customers that a product you’ve designed is going to meet their needs better than other solutions on the market. If you can show a customer is losing business or money the pain is a lot more compelling.

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Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010

SoCal CTO

They’re deep into Customer Development ,” he said. First off the two prezis and then the case study material (i used ERPLY as inspiration). Your Process Doesn’t Work. friend of mine asked me to chat with a startup he’d invested in.

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Top 120 Startup Posts for 2010

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Steve Blank , January 25, 2010 10 Tips for Adding Game Mechanics to a Non-Gaming Service - ReadWriteStart , September 21, 2010 Startups & VCs: Learn How to Design, Market, & Eat Your Own. - First Principles.

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Top 30 Startup Posts for July 2010

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Computer scientists call the study of graphs “ network theory ,&# but on the web the word “network&# is used to refer to the websites themselves). The Phantom Sales Forecast – Failing at Customer Validation - Steve Blank , July 22, 2010 Startup CEO’s can’t delegate sales and expect it to happen.

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