So what is the one thing that I most commonly hear when having an initial discussion with prospective software CEO clients? It is something like: “We have no sales”, “Our sales are below expectations”, “We aren’t meeting our Series A revenue milestones”, etc. You get the picture. The lifeblood of ANY company is sales. There […]
Enterprise Tech Sales: Top Down Selling vs. Bottom Up Marketing
Selling strategy is an under-appreciated aspect of a technology company’s overall business model strategy. Far too often I find the decision on how to approach sales being made haphazardly, or in many cases, not intentionally at all! A company will often just start hiring sales reps and turning them loose, with little upfront consideration on […]
The Importance of Social Proof Examples in Tech Sales & Marketing
Marketing and selling any kind of product is hard; anyone that thinks otherwise almost certainly hasn’t ever tried to sell or market anything. To a certain extent, selling is selling. There are some common threads that are important no matter what you’re selling: listening more than talking, focus on solving the prospect’s problems rather than […]
Securing the First 100 Customers for Your SaaS Startup
You’re a SaaS startup CEO, or maybe a VP-Marketing or VP-Sales. Or you hold some other appropriate early stage, senior executive title – no matter. The company has come up with an interesting idea and built a prototype. You’ve raised a seed round, flew headlong into development and now at long last have a product […]
B2B Social Selling and Marketing Strategy
As we sit here in 2026, sales and marketing are still the same. And totally different. In my long career, the actual fundamentals of sales and marketing haven’t changed a bit. Contrary to the belief of some. However, the platforms, technologies, and tactical methods have changed and will continue to change dramatically. This is the […]
