Iannarino

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Booking a first meeting can often be challenging. You either pass the audition or fail to create enough value to be considered as a potential supplier. If you pass your audition, after the second meeting is where things can get messy for many salespeople. This is the middle game, the meetings and conversations that occur after the first and second meetings, and before the end game.

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Gaming B2B Meeting Sales 168

SaaStr

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Dear SaaStr: What Is The Average Time it Takes a VC to Make an Investment Decision? For hot seed and even Series A investments? 20 minutes into the first face-to-face meeting. The average VC basically makes the initial decision to tentatively invest very quickly — pending due diligence, confirming her theories are correct, and making sure what they think is the case actually is.

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Pitch Meeting Closing Customers 93

Sales Pop!

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

As a podcast host, I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Gabe Lulu , a sales expert based in New York. We had an insightful conversation about the challenges of recruiting salespeople, the impact of technology on sales, and the importance of understanding individual motivations. Here’s a recap of our discussion. The Challenges of Recruiting Salespeople Recruiting salespeople is no easy task, especially for entry-level positions.

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Appointment Drivers/motivators Technology Technology 69

SaaStr

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

So 2023 was a strange year, with many of the biggest, public Cloud and SaaS leaders on a tear, from Microsoft to Cloudflare to Palantir, but so many startups and especially those in traditional B2B struggling to grow. So what’s the overall vibe check? We did a survey with 2,000+ respondents : The learnings? For some, sales is easier these days, at least a bit.

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B2B Sales Growth 89

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