Sales Hacker

MAY 15, 2023

I’ll talk you through figuring out if you’re ready to hire salespeople, and make my pitch for why a founder-led sales strategy makes sense for early B2B startups. Pro tip on cold pitching for founders: Cold pitching in our current environment is a zero-sum game. How do you know you’re ready to hire a sales team? Virtually zero.

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Smarter With Gartner

JULY 2, 2021

To start, you should pitch the idea to five or more people within your professional network. To supplement your own network, you can attend Meetups or other events that provide an opportunity to interact with other technology professionals. Step 4: Validate hi-tech product planning hypotheses with target buyers.

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Nor is it necessary for a startup to work on technology, or take venture funding, or have some sort of ‘exit.’ Seed: This is the initial stage of funding, and is generally used to employ the founding team and begin market research and product development. With that being said, stop using your standard pitch decks.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Phase 2 – The Pitch. In The Pitch phase, you essentially take what you learned about your market’s pain points from the exploration phase to create an offer in exchange for currency. Trevor Owens shows how he uses the Exploration and Pitch method to validate a Vespa Rental business. image source. image source.

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Hubspot

JULY 25, 2019

Do you have a minimum viable product (MVP)? Looking for ways to acquire and retain more customers … at a startup-friendly price? Some accelerators work with marketing technology companies, while others specialize in finance technology. A minimum viable product (MVP) and real customers.

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