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Common B2B Challenges and How To Solve Them

ConversionXL

From long sales cycles to trying to stand out from the sea of sameness, B2B companies face an uphill battle from the start. I recently surveyed and interviewed over 200+ B2B executives, marketing & sales leaders to find out exactly what challenges they currently face and what they are doing to overcome them.

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My Life as a CEO (and VC): Chief Psychologist

Both Sides of the Table

Run great meetings (don’t be a productivity drain on the company). My first company was founded in Ireland, headquartered in England and had country operations in the UK, France & Germany. How can I hit my quota selling to Deutsc he Bahn – their sales cycles are so slow! It doesn’t seem fair.

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Speed in Sales at Startups

Austin Startup

Over the following 463 days, the US, the UK, and France flew 277,000 flights with 300 aircraft to deliver the supplies required to support 2.2 You are creating something from nothing, a product, a company, a dream. Yes, speed can be an advantage in quickly developing a winning product and beating the competition.

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Lessons Learned: Validated learning about customers

Startup Lessons Learned

This may sound crazy, coming as it does from an advocate of c harging customers for your product from day one. Their product definition fluctuates wildly – one month, it’s a dessert topping, the next it’s a floor wax. In fact, this company hasn’t shipped any new products in months. What’s going on?

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270+ Tools for Running a Business Online

mashable.com

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Spolsky on Software on Both Sides of The Table

Both Sides of the Table

It helps with sales cycles because customers know that they can switch away if they so choose. While customers will be willing to try your product, they think two steps ahead. The role of Product Managers at Technology Companies. Do you see product managers as a hindrance to software development? 15 minutes.