The Greatest Competitor You’ve Never Met

The Greatest Competitor You’ve Never Met

“People are busy. There are six billion people on the planet yet none of them wake up in the morning and think: ‘Geez, I wonder if there is a new product out there I should know about.” -Marc Andreessen interview on Brian Koppelman’s podcast The Moment As...
Thoughts on Scaling a Sales Force (among other things)

Thoughts on Scaling a Sales Force (among other things)

I was fortunate to have the opportunity to discuss the ups and downs – and share lots of mistakes I made – in scaling the sales function.  Thanks much to James Lattin for moderating this session at Stanford’s Graduate School of...
What Do Great Sales Leaders and Cats Have in Common? (Part 4 of 4)

What Do Great Sales Leaders and Cats Have in Common? (Part 4 of 4)

Having covered all the pitfalls to scaling a sales team, now I can share the 5-step formula for “finding the right cat.” It’s your key to scaling a sales team and taking your business from start-up into hyper-growth mode. Part 4: or Can I Finally I See the Damn...
What Do Great Sales Leaders and Cats Have in Common? (Part 3 of 4)

What Do Great Sales Leaders and Cats Have in Common? (Part 3 of 4)

How to scale a sales team and take your business into hyper-growth mode. In this post, I’ll talk about how to sort out what capabilities are specific to your particular selling process so you can screen for those skills in the interview process. Part 3: Why Is a...