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Fake it till you make it?

Martin Scott ► ► CyberSecurity Consulting

January 13th, 2016

I'd like to hear others input on the "fake it, till you make it" motto. I'm not talking about deception, but more of over selling... More

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What is the best way to market an ecommerce start up?

Ania Kuskowski Owner at Pursebox.ca

December 2nd, 2014

I recently launched an ecommerce store. Sales are decent, but not where I'd like them to be. We have no physical retail location, so I have to do... More

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Is Slack refusing to hire a sales team a mistake?

Jessica Alter Entrepreneur & Advisor

March 18th, 2016

Slack CEO came out recently saying they do not have and do not plan to hire a salespeople.  Of course, it's worked so far but the same can be said... More

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Which CRM and marketing automation tools do you use to automate your business processes?

Vijay Khandekar Product Growth Hacker | B2B SaaS Marketer | Lifelong Learner

March 2nd, 2016

What is the most common pair of Marketing automation and CRM tool new and growing use? How do they manage the data-flow between... More

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Business Development Manager vs Business Development Advisor - which avenue should we pursue?

Barbara Jones Founder/CEO at Lilllii RNB Inc

June 16th, 2015

We are a 2yr old Tech Startup in Atlanta, GA and we are at a point where we need help with strategically growing our business and have been told that... More

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Where can companies recruit great sales people?

Deborah Chang

October 22nd, 2014

I work most specifically in education technology, where I've found that one of the greatest limits to growth across the industry is lack of good sales... More

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What to do with an advisor that gave me some really bad advice?

Anonymous

July 23rd, 2015

Not trying to play the blame game here, but wondering what to do about an advisor that's continuing to give bad advice. Recently, they gave me a piece... More

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How do you track and follow-up with influencers in your vertical?

Scott Vitale

February 15th, 2016

I see the value of using a CRM for prospects, but I'm still in the early stages of sales/marketing, and I'm more interested in... More

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Marketo vs. Pardot (or others)?

Ryan Weldon Founder/CEO at Breakable

April 4th, 2016

We're evaluating marketing automation software options and right now Marketo and Pardot are in the lead but if you look at the check lists they have... More

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Are Tradeshows worth it for B2B sales?

Anonymous

November 15th, 2015

Trying to understand if trade shows are ever really worth attending given that you may not make a sale for many months? Also, how do you track ROI... More

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