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Crossing the Chasm by Geoffrey Moore

The Lost Book of Sales

We are going to cross that chasm as fast as we can with an invasion force focused directly and exclusively on the point of attack (D-Day). Otherwise their “hot” marketing messages get diffused too quickly, the chain reaction of word-of-mouth communication dies out, and the sales force is back to selling “cold.”

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Q&A with Maria Pergolino, Anthony Kennada, Aaron Ross and Jason Lemkin (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

Aaron : So a lot of it’s come down to, From Impossible book, nailing your niche. Maria : It’s like pipeline building is like the ugly job of sales, it feels like, when actually it’s the hardest part of a deal. You had no classic sales experience, right, other than your early job selling sunscreen or something.

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170+ Women in Sales Share Their Career-Defining Aha Moment

Sales Hacker

Cassie is an operating partner at Primary Venture Partners, where she works closely with Primary’s portfolio companies to help them build, scale and optimize their go-to-market efforts. Outside of her day-to-day sales role, she is an Adjunct Professor and teaches sales courses for Aspireship, Victory Lap, and Re:Work Training.

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