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Sales for Nerds

The podcast for technical people who find themselves responsible for sales and marketing, because they started a company or got promoted. We interview experts and other technical folks who have figured out how to hack the sales and marketing world the way they used to hack code. Don't believe the myth that only natural sales people can sell. New episodes every 2 weeks.
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Dec 27, 2016

Erik Luhrs, "The Bruce Lee of Lead Generation", talks about how effective positioning creates a foundation for successful sales, and how poor positioning leads to frustration, not matter how well you execute on the tactics.

Dec 13, 2016

Ash Maurya talks about how to turn great ideas into great products and avoid building things that don't matter. Because, "life’s too short to build products nobody wants."

Nov 29, 2016

John Livesay discusses how to pitch, including:

  • The 2 simple parts of a pitch
  • Why most founders don't have a good pitch
  • How to practice your pitch in low pressure situations, so you're ready in high pressure situations.

 

Nov 15, 2016

Master Sommelier June Rodil discusses how to pick wine as a beginner, how she became as Master Sommelier, and how she opened her own restaurant.

Plus,

  • Secrets for great customer service
  • How to delegate as a control freak
  • Why spreadsheets are still important
  • How to set up your product offerings to maximize customer happiness and minimize your stress.
Nov 1, 2016

Joe Williamson on how to price new offerings and more.

Oct 18, 2016

Adam Boyd from MarketSense, a Sandler sales trainer, discusses the importance of process, why you probably talk too much in sales, how to uncover a solution rather than prescribing it, building good habits, and more.

Oct 4, 2016

Jason Cohen returns for part 2, including what kind of company do you want and want to keep, why you should be honest, and more. 

Oct 3, 2016

Serial entrepreneur, WPEngine founder, and Smart Bear blogger Jason Cohen talks about how to sell as a technical founder against professional sales teams and big companies. You have more advantages than you think, but most small companies squander them.

We also enjoy a nice rioja.

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