Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 3, 2014
Most technology startups seem to be funded by product people or business people. Specifically what is often not in the DNA of founders are sales skills. The result is a lack of knowledge of the process and of sales people themselves. My first startup was no different. Sales people: Are motivated by cash.
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
Our interview today is with Amos Schwartzfarb , the author of Sell More Faster: The Ultimate Sales Playbook for Start-Ups , which comes out tomorrow, Wednesday. Thanks for the time today, to start off, tell us a little bit about what you do? How did you end up at Techstars Austin?
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Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 13, 2013
Like most startup entrepreneurs, when I began my first company in 1999 I had no formal sales experience. This is a very important to do when you first start a company. But before you achieve product / market fit you’re often in “consultative sales” mode where your objective is to tease out customer needs.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 17, 2021
Yet in this age when customers have a thousand alternatives, and are overwhelmed by a multitude of messages, sales efforts can make or break a business. In fact, I believe modern entrepreneurs need to be super sales people, in the most positive sense, to their team as well as customers. No pain usually means no sales.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 30, 2011
It’s the lifeblood of any organization and yet most startups don’t have any sales DNA on their teams. It’s important enough that I dedicate a tab on my blog to startup sales & marketing. But the ground we covered was awesome for anybody wanting to know more about sales. agile sales process?
Berkonomics
MARCH 24, 2016
Dave’s note: This week we welcome guest author, David Friedman, to tell us about his favorite startup CEO, and his take after interviewing her – asking for her list of attributes for startup success. . I met Kirsten Mangers several years ago after she successfully sold her startup, Webvisible. By David Friedman.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 30, 2013
This is part of a series that describes a sales methodology for technology companies or frankly many other types of companies, too. No product sells itself no matter what startup companies like to think. Not everybody who is nice or helpful to you is your “champion.” This post is about finding your “champion.”
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