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What is the secret to remote work? Just ask your Sales team.

Austin Startup

The hype cycle for “Remote Work” and “Distributed Companies” has reached a fever pitch, and everyone has an opinion about it. Meanwhile, Sales and Customer Success teams are plugging away, working remotely, as if nothing has changed. In a distributed environment, work is often solitary. Because for them- it’s business as usual.

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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

Both Sides of the Table

Our guest this week on #TWiVC was Dana Settle , partner at Greycroft Partners , a venture capital firm with offices in New York and Los Angeles. The “private sale” market phenomenon was started in France by Vente-Privee (literally means “private sale”) and was replicated in Germany by BrandsforFriends. Time will tell.

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How Remote Startups are Changing the Game for Everyone

ReadWriteStart

To be fair, many businesses had distributed teams even before COVID-19 blindsided us. All of these businesses had to roll back their remote work policies and call employees back on-premises. Lag in information access: Remote employees spend more time and effort locating information pertinent to their tasks. Image Credit: pixaby.

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What is CRM? Customer Relationship Management Explained

Up and Running

It gives your sales, customer service, business development, marketing, HR, and any other teams direct access to shared information with a better way to manage interactions with customers. It also makes it easier to attribute specific marketing spending toward individual segments and generate quality leads for the sales team.

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Why a Company Can’t “Be More Like a Startup”

Steve Blank

Its employees and investors don’t depend on an existing revenue stream. If they select a business model that targets industry incumbents, they don’t have to worry about upsetting existing customers, partners or distribution channels. Initially, a startup has no business model and no market share to defend. What can a company do?

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I-Corps @ NIH – Pivoting the Curriculum

Steve Blank

Next we teach Distribution Channels (how are you going to sell the product) and Customer Relationships (how do you Get/Keep/Grow customers) and Revenue Streams (what’s the Revenue Model strategy and pricing tactics.) Finally we move to the left side of the canvas to teach the supporting elements of Resources, Partners, Activities and Costs.

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Struggling With B2B Sales? Follow These 5 Tips for Success

The Startup Magazine

Your B2B sales effort is based on your ability to attract and retain prospects. But since a majority of businesses receive dozens of sales presentations per day, gaining customer loyalty is more difficult than it sounds. If you want to boost your conversion rates, you need to create a great B2B sales plan. Focus on OKRs.

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