Synopsis
Sales hacks for startup hustlers by Steli Efti. Tactics, strategies and sales stories straight from Silicon Valley's most prominent sales hustler. Head over to http://blog.close.io for sales videos and blog posts plus extra materials related to each episode.
Episodes
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"How NOT To Be Frustrated By Failure" Don't Celebrate Your Losses
12/12/2015 Duration: 05min"You should celebrate your successes!" That's common advice, and it's good. It's just that it's hard to follow sometimes - you can't always force yourself into being happier about your victories and achievements. But there's a flipside to this: Stop "celebrating" your failures. Read more ► http://blog.close.io/failure-without-frustration
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"Should You Outsource Sales or Not?" by @Steli from Close.io
10/12/2015 Duration: 06min► http://close.io/free-sales-course/ ◄Free Sales Course As the CEO or founder of a startup you'll someday make a decision to either grow an internal outbound sales team, or outsource it. Outsourcing sales to people who really know how to do outbound sales is a good choice... but only if the time is right!
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Customer development pitfalls that will sink your startup
09/12/2015 Duration: 15minLevel up: http://close.io/free-sales-course?utm... | Read the full blog post → http://blog.close.io/lean-sales-customer-development-pitfalls-that-will-sink-your-startup Level up: http://close.io/free-sales-course | [1-2 sentence blurb about this video.] | Related blog post here: http://blog.close.io/[insert_URL] Want more videos? Subscribe ►http://bit.ly/subcloseio CONNECT WITH US Blog: http://blog.close.io Twitter: https://twitter.com/closeio Facebook: https://facebook.com/closeio Instagram: http://instagram.com/close.io Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/company/elastic-... ABOUT CLOSE.IO The sales CRM sales people love - no more manual data entry. Customer management with built-in calling and email synchronization. Make and receive calls while taking notes tied to each address book contact -- all without leaving the application. On this channel we share startup sales advice and Close.io tutorials.
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How A Tie Salesperson's Trust Changed The Way I Look At Sales!
07/12/2015 Duration: 06minhttp://close.io/free-sales-course ← FREE STARTUP SALES COURSE. | More than ten years ago I went into a store to buy some clothes. What happened next changed the way I look at sales forever...
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Enterprise sales: How to deal with "lazy" stakeholders
06/12/2015 Duration: 09minhttp://close.io/free-sales-course/ ◄Free Sales Course Read the full blog post ► http://blog.close.io/enterprise-sales-lazy-stakeholders
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How to build a local sales machine with Foursquare’s David Greenberger
03/12/2015 Duration: 50minhttp://blog.close.io/sales-leader-david-greenberger
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"How NOT To Do Social Sales" by @Steli from Close.io
28/11/2015 Duration: 08minSocial sales can be an effective method of closing deals, but most sales reps are doing it wrong. http://close.io/free-sales-course/
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"How To Qualify Prospects" Sales Advice by @Steli
27/11/2015 Duration: 15minhttp://close.io/free-sales-course/ ◄Free Sales Course Qualifying is all about gaining the insights required to judge whether you should sell to a given prospect, and what the best course of action to accomplish that is. Is this prospect a good fit for what it is you're selling? Is this a viable sales opportunity? And if yes, what's the best way to close the deal? Only after you've qualified someone can you really know whether it's worth to invest your time and efforts into trying to sell to this prospect.
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"Developing Your Outbound Sales Process" - How Involved Should CEOs & Founders Be? by @Steli
26/11/2015 Duration: 05minWhen you're developing an outbound sales process for your startup, how involved should the CEO and/or the startup founders be? Read the full blog post ► http://blog.close.io/sales-process-development-for-startups-founder-involvement
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Cold calling: The ethical bait-and-switch trick
25/11/2015 Duration: 16minThe bait-and-switch is a device often used by scammers, but it can be applied by ethical companies that have their customers best interest at heart too. http://blog.close.io/cold-calling-bait-and-switch?utm_campaign
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How to become a sales superstar
24/11/2015 Duration: 11minWant to become a true sales virtuoso? Here's what it takes to get there. http://blog.close.io/study-sales
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Quora Sales Question: How to convince someone to switch software?
21/11/2015 Duration: 05minClose.io - Close More Deals. Make More Sales. https://www.quora.com/What-are-effective-sales-strategies-to-convince-someone-to-switch-software
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What Seperates Good Sales People From GREAT Sales People?!
20/11/2015 Duration: 05minThe difference between good sales people and great sales people is probably not what you think it is. Read more: http://blog.close.io/thedifferencebetweengoodandgreat
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"How to Respond to Discount Inquiries" - Sales Negotiation Advice by @Steli
18/11/2015 Duration: 09minHow do you handle discount requests from prospects? How do you deal with people who want a lower price? Read the full blog post: http://blog.close.io/startup-negotiation-101-how-to-respond-to-discount-inquiries
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The Unbottleneck Hack
17/11/2015 Duration: 07minIf you're a founder, or managing a team, you're probably overwhelmed by requests from people who rely on you for feedback, comments, input and approval. Every day there's a new barrage of emails in your inbox, requiring you to respond, so that somebody else is able to do their job. It can slow down your whole operation if other people in the organization are stuck in the bottleneck you created. Before you know it, you're a small bootstrapped startup team, moving as slow as a large corporation. Here's a simple hack how to overcome this... http://blog.close.io/unbottleneck
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"Start Strong. Finish Stronger!" by @Steli from Close.io
16/11/2015 Duration: 07minRead the full blog post ► http://blog.close.io/start-strong-finish-stronger
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"How to Shorten The Sales Cycle For Enterprise Sales?" by @Steli from Close.io
15/11/2015 Duration: 07minEnterprises typically have very long buying cycles. Here's how to fast-forward this process &close even large enterprise deals in less time. Read more ► http://blog.close.io/shorten-the-sales-cycle
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"SaaS sales: Turn outages into opportunities" by @Steli from Close.io
14/11/2015 Duration: 10minHow can you turn a company crisis into a revenue-boosting sales opportunity? http://blog.close.io/saas-sales-turn-outages-into-opportunities This is exactly what we did on March 5, 2014, and I'm happy to share the story with you today, and how you can apply this to your own business.
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"The 7 Deadly Closing Sins" - Sales Closing Tips by @Steli
13/11/2015 Duration: 13minAre you committing any of these 7 closing sins? They might kill your deals. Read the full blog post ► http://blog.close.io/7-closing-sins
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"How to respond to an RFI?" (Request For Information) - sales advice by @steli
12/11/2015 Duration: 06minWhen you get an RFI (request for information) how do you respond? What's the next step? Selling to large organizations or government agencies is complex, but there's a simple thing to do... Read the full blog post ► http://blog.close.io/rfi