[I first published this post on Quora.com. Because I received such a positive response, I wanted to share here on SalesQualia. Check out all of my Quora posts here.] 1. Be mentally and physically fit. Subscribe to Audible.com. Listen to books about selling, business, and personal motivation. Read novels. Do Lumosity. Learn a second (or […]
VIEW POSTI spent yesterday at Launch: Silicon Valley watching companies pitch to the crowd and a panel of VCs. Lots of talk in the presentations about the business model and revenue model (“We’re a subscription-based model and we expect to hit $4.2 million in 2012 at a $2000/month price point selling to SMEs…”) But… time and […]
VIEW POSTAs an early-stage start-up, your lead tracking process might be as simple as an Excel spreadsheet or the free version of HighRise. Totally acceptable at first. But… you’ll reach a point where the limitations of whatever early stage system you’ve chosen is noticeably painful. A few signals include: 1. Missed calls. You missed a follow up […]
VIEW POSTMark Suster authors “Both Sides of the Table” and is one smart dude. He’s posted a number of articles are selling for start-ups that are worth a read, but in each of his posts, I think he’s left out a few critical parts of the puzzle – how to execute on his advice. Many start-ups […]
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