Blockchain: The Future of Finance with Matt Maloney

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May 22, 2025

Matt Maloney, SVP of Global Sales at Fireblocks, shares his journey into the cryptocurrency landscape, emphasizing its potential to transform finance. He discusses the role of stablecoins and the importance of blockchain security, especially after incidents like the Bybit hack. Matt also highlights the need for adaptable, coachable sales teams in emerging markets and the significance of traditional sales disciplines. With insights from the influential book 'Inside the Tornado,' he underlines strategic decision-making and the necessity to understand customer needs in this evolving financial sector.

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Choosing Emerging Market Opportunities

Choose companies with great products solving critical problems in disruptive markets.
Understand the total addressable market and ensure the market opportunity is real and growing before joining.

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Applying the Three Whys Framework

Align to a major pain and economic buyer with a clear urgency to buy now.
Avoid joining companies without defined personas, clear value, and market understanding.

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Hiring and Sales Discipline in Crypto

Build hiring profiles emphasizing SaaS salespeople for discipline and process adherence.
Use MEDDPICC qualification to focus on economic buyers, not just technical champions.

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In this episode of the Revenue Builders Podcast, hosts John McMahon and John Kaplan are joined by Matt Maloney, SVP of Global Sales at Fireblocks. The discussion dives deep into Matt's background in B2B sales, his journey into the world of cryptocurrency, and how Fireblocks is revolutionizing blockchain security. Matt shares insights on the importance of adaptable, coachable sales teams and the application of traditional sales disciplines to new and emerging markets. The conversation also touches on strategic decision-making when entering new markets, the relevance of a strong ideal customer profile, and how foundational sales processes like MEDDPICC contribute to scaling success. The episode concludes with a nod to the influential book 'Inside the Tornado' by Geoffrey Moore and its relevance to Fireblocks' strategy.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Learn more about Matt Maloney:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-maloney-75698/

Read Force Management’s Guide to Embedding AI In Your B2B Sales Organization: https://hubs.li/Q03ldrzD0

Download the CRO Strategy Checklist: https://hubs.li/Q03f8LmX0

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HERE ARE SOME KEY SECTIONS TO CHECK OUT

[00:02:13] Matt Maloney's Journey into Crypto
[00:02:55] Understanding Fireblocks and Blockchain
[00:06:36] The Role of Stablecoins
[00:10:28] Security Challenges in Crypto
[00:23:18] Adapting Traditional Sales Disciplines to Emerging Markets
[00:34:44] Mitigating Risk in Emerging Markets
[00:35:07] The Importance of Continuous Development
[00:37:11] Building Trust and Credibility
[00:38:07] Characteristics of Successful Salespeople
[00:39:41] Company Responsibility in Employee Development
[00:41:02] Aligning Company Goals with Sales Strategies
[00:46:05] Avoiding Shiny Object Syndrome
[00:48:36] The Role of Ideal Customer Profiles
[00:49:43] Lessons from Mentorship and Experience
[00:58:00] The Innovator's Journey

HIGHLIGHT QUOTES

"Your job is to figure out hitting the number and making sure you're calibrating your resources, that you hit the number, because that's foundation to our jobs as sales leaders."

"If you can be part of a disruptive movement... it could be game-changing."

"You need people that are coachable that will take the time to listen and learn about what this market is."

Hosted by five-time CRO John McMahon and Force Management Co-Founder John Kaplan, the Revenue Builders podcast goes behind the scenes with the sales leaders who have been there, done that, and seen the results.

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