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Andrew Monaghan
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Oct 27, 2022 • 26min

169: Differentiate your product so prospects remember

Send me a text (I will personally respond)With 3,000 vendors in cyber security it can be tough to differentiate your product from all the others.  In this episode we cover:3 different levels of differentiation (2 you probably don’t think about)How not to be tactical when comparing against othersHow to get prospects to join your movement3 cyber security examples of powerful differentiation----------If you are a sales leader, you are probably under pressure right now to use your headcount on quota-carrying positions BUT you intuitively know you need to invest in the team to help them succeed. Unstoppable.do gives you the capabilities of a world-class enablement team without having to use precious headcount AND with a pricing model that makes sense for startups.  If this is intriguing, get in touch at andrew@unstoppable.do Support the showFollow me on LinkedIn for regular posts about growing your cybersecurity startupWant to grow your revenue faster? Check out my consulting and trainingNeed ideas about how to grow your pipeline? Sign up for my newsletter.
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Oct 25, 2022 • 48min

168: Tom Miller, sales leader and author of Call Your Shots - knowing your value

Send me a text (I will personally respond)Tom Miller is a multi-time cybersecurity sales leader and currently the Chief Gravity Officer at Human Security.  Along the way he has learned a lot about what it takes to bring a product to market successfully.In this episode you will learn:Why value is ephemeralThe 3 types of value (2 of which are often ignored)Using Tiger Woods to understand the layers of valueThe traps that many companies fall into when it comes to understanding their valueOne thing we can learn from Michaelangelo to do with undercovering valueTom’s book, “Call Your Shots” is available on Amazon----------If you are a sales leader, you are probably under pressure right now to use your headcount on quota-carrying positions BUT you intuitively know you need to invest in the team to help them succeed. Unstoppable.do gives you the capabilities of a world-class enablement team without having to use precious headcount AND with a pricing model that makes sense for startups.  If this is intriguing, get in touch at andrew@unstoppable.do Support the showFollow me on LinkedIn for regular posts about growing your cybersecurity startupWant to grow your revenue faster? Check out my consulting and trainingNeed ideas about how to grow your pipeline? Sign up for my newsletter.
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Oct 20, 2022 • 23min

167: 2 approaches to bringing on your first sales team

Send me a text (I will personally respond)You’ve won your first few customer and now you are ready to bring in your first sales team members.  There are LOTS of ways to do it, but I have seen 2 models work more often than not.  In this episode:I explain each of the 2 modelsGive pros and cons of eachExplain which model I prefer to seeWhat each model means for the CEO/Founder----------If you are a sales leader, you are probably under pressure right now to use your headcount on quota-carrying positions BUT you intuitively know you need to invest in the team to help them succeed. Unstoppable.do gives you the capabilities of a world-class enablement team without having to use precious headcount AND with a pricing model that makes sense for startups.  If this is intriguing, get in touch at andrew@unstoppable.doSupport the showFollow me on LinkedIn for regular posts about growing your cybersecurity startupWant to grow your revenue faster? Check out my consulting and trainingNeed ideas about how to grow your pipeline? Sign up for my newsletter.
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Oct 18, 2022 • 48min

166: Michelle Torrey-Teunissen, CRO at 6clicks: best practices for working with the channel

Send me a text (I will personally respond)Michelle Torrey-Teunissen, CRO at 6clicks, spent many years working in the traditional security channel with well known resellers.  In this episode you'll learn: How to engage with the channel if you are an early stage cyber security startupThe importance of your product to get channel mindshareHow she has used an assessment to successfully identify great sales talentHow 6clicks works with advisory partners as well as resellersHow Michelle structures comp plans to reduce channel conflict----------If you are a sales leader, you are probably under pressure right now to use your headcount on quota-carrying positions BUT you intuitively know you need to invest in the team to help them succeed. Unstoppable.do gives you the capabilities of a world-class enablement team without having to use precious headcount AND with a pricing model that makes sense for startups.  If this is intriguing, get in touch at andrew@unstoppable.do Support the showFollow me on LinkedIn for regular posts about growing your cybersecurity startupWant to grow your revenue faster? Check out my consulting and trainingNeed ideas about how to grow your pipeline? Sign up for my newsletter.
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Oct 14, 2022 • 20min

165: One powerful tool to improve how you sell and how you get better

Send me a text (I will personally respond)What is your sales team doing right now that needs to be improved, what are *your* pain points internally? And how could those be transformed if you took away the concept of abundance, and instead imposed constraints that forced your sales reps to go deeper, think more critically, and tighten their questions, pitches, decks, and presentations?Use constraints!In this episode, I offer six examples of constraints that startups could embrace to inject creativity into their sales processes and deliver better outcomes with more agile sales teams. What happens when new ways of thinking uncover the biggest innovations, true key differentiators, and most compelling stories?Let’s find out.Today you’ll learn:How sales thinking is driven to be better when it is constrainedHow to get to clarity more quickly and effectivelyThe power of constraints where money, people, and time are *not* in abundance How to harness unleashed creativity to boost salesHow to manage internal and external constraints to hit more home runs----------If you are a sales leader, you are probably under pressure right now to use your headcount on quota-carrying positions BUT you intuitively know you need to invest in the team to help them succeed. Unstoppable.do gives you the capabilities of a world-class enablement team without having to use precious headcount AND with a pricing model that makes sense for startups.  If this is intriguing, get in touch at andrew@unstoppable.doSupport the showFollow me on LinkedIn for regular posts about growing your cybersecurity startupWant to grow your revenue faster? Check out my consulting and trainingNeed ideas about how to grow your pipeline? Sign up for my newsletter.
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Oct 8, 2022 • 30min

164: Two CISOs discuss the conviction of ex-Uber CISO, Joe Sullivan

Send me a text (I will personally respond)In a shocking turn this week, Joe Sullivan, the ex-CISO of Uber, was convicted of charges related to the cover-up of a 2016 data breach.This has sent shockwaves through the cyber security community, with many outraged that Joe was left carrying the blame and conviction for this when other executives in the company, including then CEO Travis Kalanick, had approved the approach he was taking to deal with this breach.Others have taken the view, similar to prosecutors, that there was an attempt to "cover up" the breach from the FTC, and therefore what do you expect?In this episode, Mike Privette, the CISO at Passport, and Ben Halpert, the CISO at Groupon, talk about what we know about the case from reports and what it might mean for the industry.----------If you are a sales leader, you are probably under pressure right now to use your headcount on quota-carrying positions BUT you intuitively know you need to invest in the team to help them succeed. Unstoppable.do gives you the capabilities of a world-class enablement team without having to use precious headcount AND with a pricing model that makes sense for startups.  If this is intriguing, get in touch at andrew@unstoppable.do Support the showFollow me on LinkedIn for regular posts about growing your cybersecurity startupWant to grow your revenue faster? Check out my consulting and trainingNeed ideas about how to grow your pipeline? Sign up for my newsletter.
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Oct 6, 2022 • 19min

163: How to onboard new sellers yourself

Send me a text (I will personally respond)Startup life often includes a dialed-down, DIY approach to onboarding. But tighter doesn’t have to mean slighter—you can still create a robust, tailored process that gives new sales hires the orientation and information they need to succeed. I’ve got six ways you can do it yourself effectively so your sellers can be productive, FAST.In this episode, we talk about:●      The single most important thing to focus on at the start●      One sales tech tool that is going to be SO important●      Which metrics to focus on to orient your whole onboarding process●      How to filter, focus, and fine-tune your sales team onboarding----------If you are a sales leader, you are probably under pressure right now to use your headcount on quota-carrying positions BUT you intuitively know you need to invest in the team to help them succeed. Unstoppable.do gives you the capabilities of a world-class enablement team without having to use precious headcount AND with a pricing model that makes sense for startups.  If this is intriguing, get in touch at andrew@unstoppable.doSupport the showFollow me on LinkedIn for regular posts about growing your cybersecurity startupWant to grow your revenue faster? Check out my consulting and trainingNeed ideas about how to grow your pipeline? Sign up for my newsletter.
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Oct 4, 2022 • 52min

162: Eric Appel, CRO @ Island: why stealth is sexy and the different way Island has built the sales team

Send me a text (I will personally respond)Today we welcome Eric Appel, Worldwide Head of Sales for Island, pioneers in the enterprise browser category.In this episode we talk aboutWhy Eric didn’t hire startup sales peopleWhy it mattered to work with an exec team that has worked together for a long timeWhy 90% of first meetings convert to 2nd meetingsHow they exited stealth mode with real, live paying customersThe first deal they closed“Sometimes when you change one thing, you change everything.” My first thought when I heard this tag line: urgggh, here we go again!  Another cyber security company is going to over hype themselves. But when I found out what they were building, my mind changed.  It might just be true for Island!Eric remembers nearly everything about the day Island scored their first order. It was a big moment, and the next 10-11 orders were equally noteworthy, especially when you consider that Island was still in stealth mode. They eventually came out of stealth with a roster of prominent and influential clients where they’d proven their use cases and won over the CISOs.Coming out of stealth—and growing into that position—meant growing their sales team. Unlike most startups, Island went deep, into their networks. They hired folks they trusted, had worked with, colleagues and friends who had proven sales successes and a network to bring with them. Island also came to depend on the satisfied CISOs they worked with to talk about the product in their underground chat spaces, peer to peer. The rise in interest and confidence was something a sales pitch could never achieve on its own.Join me for a discussion with Eric Appel—a self-described early bird who likes to wake up to “the promise of the day”—who has helped Island seize that promise as well. “Sometimes when you change one thing, you change everything.” Now I’m a believer.----------If you are a sales leader, you are probably under pressure right now to use your headcount on quota-carrying positions BUT you intuitively know you need to invest in the team to help them succeed. Unstoppable.do gives you the capabilities of a world-class enablement team without having to use precious headcount AND with a pricing model that makes sense for startups.  If this is intriguing, get in touch at andrew@unstoppable.do Support the showFollow me on LinkedIn for regular posts about growing your cybersecurity startupWant to grow your revenue faster? Check out my consulting and trainingNeed ideas about how to grow your pipeline? Sign up for my newsletter.
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Sep 29, 2022 • 15min

161: 5 ways to reduce the chaos in startup selling

Send me a text (I will personally respond)Selling at early stage startups is chaotic!! So much is still up in the air and the team is constantly looking for ways to crack the code on the sales process.  But we shouldn’t just accept the chaos.  There are ways to reduce it.In this episode, we talk about:Why a conversational intelligence tool is a must haveThe power of using common sales tools in the team (eg, how to handle top objections)The importance of getting the right talent on the team (and what that looks like)Why the team needs to be talking with each other all the timeHow to keep iterating----------If you are a sales leader, you are probably under pressure right now to use your headcount on quota-carrying positions BUT you intuitively know you need to invest in the team to help them succeed. Unstoppable.do gives you the capabilities of a world-class enablement team without having to use precious headcount AND with a pricing model that makes sense for startups.  If this is intriguing, get in touch at andrew@unstoppable.doSupport the showFollow me on LinkedIn for regular posts about growing your cybersecurity startupWant to grow your revenue faster? Check out my consulting and trainingNeed ideas about how to grow your pipeline? Sign up for my newsletter.
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Sep 27, 2022 • 35min

160: Anurag Gurtu, Chief Product Officer at StrikeReady: How to sell a platform

Send me a text (I will personally respond)Today we are joined by Anurag Gurtu, Chief Product Officer at StrikeReady. StrikeReady is revolutionizing the way that security people do their jobs by creating CARA, an intelligent system that delivers expert knowledge and completes tasks for the security team. It’s a platform with lots of possible use cases; hard to sell, right?  Or is it…In this episode you will hear how the StrikeReady sales team...Tackles an account when there are so many possible use cases you solve with a platformDoes not target the CISO first and where they start insteadMakes the platform relevant at all levels of the security organizationIdentifies early adopters in the security marketGot their first sales hires from their own networks and why that was so important to them----------If you are a sales leader, you are probably under pressure right now to use your headcount on quota-carrying positions BUT you intuitively know you need to invest in the team to help them succeed. Unstoppable.do gives you the capabilities of a world-class enablement team without having to use precious headcount AND with a pricing model that makes sense for startups.  If this is intriguing, get in touch at andrew@unstoppable.do Support the showFollow me on LinkedIn for regular posts about growing your cybersecurity startupWant to grow your revenue faster? Check out my consulting and trainingNeed ideas about how to grow your pipeline? Sign up for my newsletter.

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