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10 Things Startups Get Wrong Selling to Developers and Engineers (from the CRO Who Scaled Databricks from

SaaStr

The Principle : “When you see you’ve got product-market fit, step on the gas.” Not Leveraging VC Networks Effectively The Mistake : Sending generic asks to investors like “Do you know any CIOs you can introduce me to?” Field sales Can you start with volume and standardization? Do both 10. .

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10 Things That Are Different in Vertical SMB Sales with Toast’s CRO

SaaStr

Enterprise reps get the biggest accounts, inside sales gets the smaller ones. Their field reps own high-density areas (think downtown San Francisco), while inside reps cover less dense markets (suburbs of Kansas City). . ” This density creates network effects that compound over time.

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From $1M to $3B ARR: Databricks CRO Ron Gabrisko on Scaling a Revenue Rocket Ship

SaaStr

These early conversations helped shape Databricks product, pricing, and go-to-market strategy. Hire early sales reps who are excellent at discovery and customer education. Ron and his team tapped into their VC network, particularly a16z, to land early enterprise deals. Tap into investor networks for warm intros.

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GTM 154: How AI is Reshaping Sales Tech | Lessons from Building Sales Cloud, Sales Navigator and now an AI-Native Startup

Sales Hacker

The GTM Podcast is available on any major directory, including: Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube Doug Camplejohn is a serial entrepreneur and seasoned executive with extensive experience in B2B SaaS and go-to-market strategies. 06:33 Why Sales Nav was a $250M business with a “crappy product” — and how Doug turned it around.

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What Does It Mean To Be A Channel In An Omnichannel World?

Partners in Excellence

Yet none of our go to market strategies–and none of the strategies of our channel partners account for this shift. Channels are very familiar and a dominant go to market strategy in high technology and industrial products. How do the go to market models of manufacturers change in this world?

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Sales Pipeline Radio, Episode 250: Q & A with Christel Grizaut Billault @ChristelGrizaut

Heinz Marketing

The show is less than 30 minutes, fast-paced and full of actionable advice, best practices and more for B2B sales & marketing professionals. We cover a wide range of topics, with a focus on sales development and inside sales priorities. Understanding and aligning with the sales team also. Matt: Yeah.

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The Ultimate Guide to a Career in Sales

Hubspot

Inside Sales Rep. In an increasingly digital world, inside salespeople are the go-to for prospecting, nurturing, and converting leads remotely. They rely on email, phone calls, videos, and virtual meetings—instead of face-to-face interaction—to build relationships and move people through the sales funnel.