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Sahil Mansuri

Sales Guru and CEO of Bravado, hosting a podcast interviewing successful B2B SaaS revenue leaders.

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Dec 4, 2022 • 1h 27min

How to hit revenue targets in a recession | Sahil Mansuri (Bravado)

Sahil Mansuri is the CEO of Bravado, the world’s largest online sales community. Sahil is passionate about sales, and his experience dates all the way back to 2008, working for Obama’s presidential campaign. During his time at Glassdoor, Sahil was able to close some incredible accounts, including Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and Amazon. In today’s podcast, we talk about why sales is a crucial part of any business and how to continue selling successfully through a recession. We get super-specific on building a conservative plan for the near future and cover everything from where to place your best salespeople to restructuring comp plans. The episode is full of great advice about how to shift with this market, improve agility, and perhaps grow an even stronger business with happier customers. —Find the full transcript here: https://www.lennyspodcast.com/how-to-hit-revenue-targets-in-a-recession-sahil-mansuri-bravado/#transcript—Where to find Sahil Mansuri:• Twitter: https://twitter.com/svmansuri• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sahilmansuri/• Email: sahil@bravado.co—Where to find Lenny:• Newsletter: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com• Twitter: https://twitter.com/lennysan• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennyrachitsky/—Thank you to our wonderful sponsors for making this episode possible:• Flatfile: https://www.flatfile.com/lenny• Merge: http://merge.dev/lenny• Miro: https://miro.com/lenny—Referenced:• Bravado: https://bravado.co/• Stumbling on Happiness: https://www.amazon.com/Stumbling-Happiness-Daniel-Gilbert/dp/1400077427• All-In podcast: https://www.allinpodcast.co/• How I Built This podcast: https://www.npr.org/series/490248027/how-i-built-this• The Blacklist on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/70281312• The Newsroom on Hulu: https://www.hulu.com/series/the-newsroom-3d51e070-e77d-4294-ac83-cab80d3f94dd• The West Wing on HBO Max: https://www.hbomax.com/series/urn:hbo:series:GX5nwgQDNJZ6aoQEAAAHJ• Jeopardy!: https://www.jeopardy.com/watch• Frasier on Hulu: https://www.hulu.com/series/frasier-0cb9b63b-de82-4751-99c9-1cb12118ab9d• Slack: https://slack.com/• Zoom: https://zoom.us/• Grain: https://grain.com/—In this episode, we cover:(04:19) Sahil’s background(08:26) What is Bravado? (10:27) How to shift your sales strategy to meet the market(12:00) How to set a conservative plan that still allows you to lean in when growth is possible(19:06) Why the downturn in tech may not be over anytime soon(21:34) How Bravado gets its data from users and creates global benchmarks (23:04) Why SAAS has an outdated comp structure(33:23) Why companies are resistant to restructuring comp plans(37:18) The problem with hypergrowth in today’s market(41:18) Why it’s time to shift into a retention-based strategy(43:28) Why your best sales staff should transition to post-sales for customer retention(51:20) What are warm intros, and how can existing customers help you get new ones?(59:30) How Sahil was able to get Facebook’s account at Glassdoor(1:08:08) Why CEOs are actually salespeople(1:12:50) How to survive a downturn(1:19:44) Lightning round—Production and marketing by https://penname.co/. For inquiries about sponsoring the podcast, email podcast@lennyrachitsky.com. Get full access to Lenny's Newsletter at www.lennysnewsletter.com/subscribe
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Jun 7, 2023 • 51min

Future-Proofing Sales and Marketing: Revenue-Centric Strategies and Product-Led Growth Insights with Alex Poulos & Sahil Mansuri

Is your sales, marketing, and product alignment strategy ready for the future?  Discover how adopting a revenue-centric approach can transform your sales and marketing strategies in this insightful podcast episode featuring Alex Poulos (Cross Beam) and Sahil Mansuri (Bravado). As product-led growth continues to influence sales tactics, learn how companies can adapt to new customer expectations and provide a positive buying experience. Explore the importance of pricing transparency, the future of cold calls and emails, and the value of partnerships and ecosystems in driving business growth. As product-led growth (PLG) continues to impact sales strategies, we examine the future of cold calls and emails, and discuss alternative methods for reaching new customers. Learn the significance of partnerships and ecosystems for growth, as well as tips for maximizing marketing impact and pricing optimization. Don't miss this opportunity to hear expert advice for go-to-market teams in 2023 and beyond! Highlights 3:30 - Sales, Marketing, and Product Alignment 8:18 - Product-Led Growth and Customer Expectations 15:26 - Enterprise Software Pricing Transparency 27:19 - Cold Calls and Emails' Demise 32:14 - Maximizing Marketing Impact and Pricing Optimization 39:25 - Sales and Partnerships: What's Coming Up in the Tech Community To Connect & Learn More: Alex Poulos: https://www.linkedin.com/in/poulos/ Crossbeam: https://www.crossbeam.com Bravado: https://bravado.co/ Sahil: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sahilmansuri/ This episode was presented by TextBox. To learn more about how TextBox can help your business, visit their website at www.testbox.com.