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Cold Call

What Founders Get Wrong about Sales and Marketing

Dec 5, 2023
Sales and marketing challenges faced by early-stage founders, importance of sales beyond acquiring customers, quantifying product market fit, understanding the salesperson's perspective, disqualifying ideas and markets, AI's role in sales and marketing
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Quick takeaways

  • The ideal first salesperson for a startup should possess both sales skills and product management abilities to engage with potential customers, run closing sequences, and gather insights.
  • Founders should quantify product-market fit through leading indicators like customer retention and satisfaction, and align sales compensation plans and strategies to drive desired outcomes.

Deep dives

The Importance of Sales in Entrepreneurship

Sales is a crucial aspect of entrepreneurship, especially for experienced entrepreneurs. It goes beyond customer acquisition and involves motivating and driving the team, selling the vision to investors, and acquiring employees. Sales skills are essential in building trust and understanding buyers' needs. The focus should be on developing effective communication, asking open-ended questions, understanding customer pain points, and determining if the product or service can provide a solution.

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