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The GTMnow Podcast interviews well-known tech executive, VC, and founders - the expert operators in the trenches who have ‘been there, done that’ to build some of the fastest-growing software companies. Every week, a guest joins Sophie Buonassisi to dissect their stories, revealing expert insights around what worked, what didn’t, and how things actually went down.This podcast is produced by GTMnow, the media brand of GTMfund - sharing insight on go-to-market from working with hundreds of portfolio companies backed by over 350 of the best go-to-market executives. GTMfund is an early-stage VC fund focused on investing in the most exciting, up-and-coming B2B SaaS companies across the world. The LP network consists of VP and C-level Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success leaders from companies like DocuSign, Salesforce, LinkedIn, Snowflake, Okta, Zoom, and many more.Visit gtmnow.com for more details and to sign up for our newsletter and other content resources.
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Feb 25, 2022 • 6min
Friday Fundamentals 160: Jonathan Friedman
Friday Fundamentals 160: Jonathan FriedmanThe GTMnow Podcast The GTMnow Podcast is a weekly podcast featuring interviews with the top 1% GTM executives, VCs, and founders. Conversations reveal the unshared details behind how they have grown companies, and the go-to-market strategies responsible for shaping that growth.Visit gtmnow.com for more episodes and other interesting content.

Feb 22, 2022 • 37min
197: How to Fix the Pain Points Around Demoing
In this episode of the Sales Hacker Podcast, we have Jonathan Friedman, CEO & Co Founder at Demostack. Join us for a conversation about how Jonathan’s company is helping reps tell the story of their companies more effectively and productively — Freeing up time to spend in more engaging conversations with their customers and prospects.What You’ll LearnThe origin story that comes from a deep affinity w/ a specific problemBuilding Demostack in response to a lack of correct informationThe concept of a team, not a family Show Agenda and TimestampsAbout Jonathan Friedman & Demostack [1:51]From young entrepreneur to professional background [4:38]Key strategies to getting a company off the ground [11:25]How quickly categories can spring into existence [16:58]Building the right kind of culture [20:22]Why the demo is so messed up [25:00]Paying it forward [29:55]Sam’s Corner [33:30]The GTMnow Podcast The GTMnow Podcast is a weekly podcast featuring interviews with the top 1% GTM executives, VCs, and founders. Conversations reveal the unshared details behind how they have grown companies, and the go-to-market strategies responsible for shaping that growth.Visit gtmnow.com for more episodes and other interesting content.

Feb 18, 2022 • 7min
Friday Fundamentals 159: Jamal Reimer
Friday Fundamentals 159: Jamal ReimerThe GTMnow Podcast The GTMnow Podcast is a weekly podcast featuring interviews with the top 1% GTM executives, VCs, and founders. Conversations reveal the unshared details behind how they have grown companies, and the go-to-market strategies responsible for shaping that growth.Visit gtmnow.com for more episodes and other interesting content.

Feb 14, 2022 • 34min
196: Cracking the Code to Ultra Large Deals
Jamal Reimer, author of Mega Deal Secrets, shares principles for building an achievable roadmap for elite performance in sales. He discusses strategies for landing mega deals, leveraging internal resources, and making good pre-sale connections. He also emphasizes the importance of talking to people with influence and using tools to close huge deals. The podcast explores the challenges of balancing mega deals and smaller deals and offers insights into cracking the code to ultra-large deals by engaging the C-suite and identifying influential champions.

Feb 11, 2022 • 6min
Friday Fundamentals 158: Ashley Welch
Friday Fundamentals 158: Ashley WelchThe GTMnow Podcast The GTMnow Podcast is a weekly podcast featuring interviews with the top 1% GTM executives, VCs, and founders. Conversations reveal the unshared details behind how they have grown companies, and the go-to-market strategies responsible for shaping that growth.Visit gtmnow.com for more episodes and other interesting content.

Feb 8, 2022 • 31min
195: 3 Steps to Focus on Your Customer’s Customer
In this episode of the Sales Hacker Podcast, we have Ashley Welch, Co-Founder at Somersault Innovation, where she leverages design thinking in sales coaching. Join us for an engaging conversation about the 3-step process to help sales reps unlock their empathy, curiosity, and insightfulness.What You’ll LearnThe importance of focusing on your customer’s customerTrue sales is about empathyHarnessing challenge into curiosityAshley’s discovery-insight-acceleration frameworkShow Agenda and TimestampsAbout Ashley Welch & Somersault Innovation [2:05]Bringing concepts of design thinking to sales [5:24]Step one: discovery [7:29]Step two: insight [14:03]Step three: acceleration [17:41]Paying it forward [25:16]Sam’s Corner [27:31]The GTMnow Podcast The GTMnow Podcast is a weekly podcast featuring interviews with the top 1% GTM executives, VCs, and founders. Conversations reveal the unshared details behind how they have grown companies, and the go-to-market strategies responsible for shaping that growth.Visit gtmnow.com for more episodes and other interesting content.

Feb 4, 2022 • 7min
Friday Fundamentals 157: Nelson Gilliat
Friday Fundamentals 157: Nelson GilliatThe GTMnow Podcast The GTMnow Podcast is a weekly podcast featuring interviews with the top 1% GTM executives, VCs, and founders. Conversations reveal the unshared details behind how they have grown companies, and the go-to-market strategies responsible for shaping that growth.Visit gtmnow.com for more episodes and other interesting content.

Feb 2, 2022 • 32min
194: No More Quotas, No More Commission: Sales Without SDRs
In this episode of the Sales Hacker Podcast, we have Nelson Gilliat, Demand Generation Manager at Brantr Media and Author of Death of the SDR, a book whose controversial central philosophy we discuss. Join us for a visionary conversation about getting rid of the SDR role and doing away with commission and what should replace them.What You’ll LearnThe problems with the SDR to sales handoffThe role of prospecting in a world without SDRsA better way to compensate instead of commissionWhat buyer-centric revenue really meansShow Agenda and TimestampsAbout Nelson Gilliat & Brantr [2:11]Defining a predictable revenue model [4:07]Why prospecting sits apart from sales [6:59]The vision for buyer-centric revenue [15:38]A new perspective on commissions [19:36]Paying it forward [26:59]Sam’s Corner [29:04]The GTMnow Podcast The GTMnow Podcast is a weekly podcast featuring interviews with the top 1% GTM executives, VCs, and founders. Conversations reveal the unshared details behind how they have grown companies, and the go-to-market strategies responsible for shaping that growth.Visit gtmnow.com for more episodes and other interesting content.

Jan 7, 2022 • 8min
Friday Fundamentals 156: Jason Bay
Friday Fundamentals 156: Jason BayThe GTMnow Podcast The GTMnow Podcast is a weekly podcast featuring interviews with the top 1% GTM executives, VCs, and founders. Conversations reveal the unshared details behind how they have grown companies, and the go-to-market strategies responsible for shaping that growth.Visit gtmnow.com for more episodes and other interesting content.

Jan 4, 2022 • 35min
Your New 3-Part Framework for Cold Calling
In this episode of the Sales Hacker Podcast, we have Jason Bay, Chief Prospecting Officer at Blissful Prospecting, a company he built to coach B2B reps in outbound sales. Join us for a high-energy, people-focused conversation about doing a complete 180 with your outbound sales framework.What You’ll LearnWhat to use instead of the brute force approachThe 3-part framework of identify, engage, createYou’re trying to get a meeting, not a closingJason’s take on omnichannel outreach, especially callingShow Agenda and TimestampsAbout Jason Bay & Blissful Prospecting [1:52]What teams need to be doing for successful outbound [9:12]The 3-part outbound framework [10:58]KISS: Keep It Simple Sequencing [16:39]Ideal tools for great prospecting [24:18]Paying it forward [28:43]Sam’s Corner [33:24]The GTMnow Podcast The GTMnow Podcast is a weekly podcast featuring interviews with the top 1% GTM executives, VCs, and founders. Conversations reveal the unshared details behind how they have grown companies, and the go-to-market strategies responsible for shaping that growth.Visit gtmnow.com for more episodes and other interesting content.