Revenue Execution: Defining the Standard for Revenue Excellence

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Nov 22, 2021 • 18min

Founder's Journey: Alexa Grabell CEO of Pocus

In episode 3 of the From Vendorship to Partnership podcast, Ross interviews Alexa Grabell, CEO and Co-founder of Pocus, a product-led sales platform. Pocus helps sales teams harness product usage data without relying on engineering, so they can prioritize the best opportunities. Alexa saw a need for something like Pocus while leading sales strategy & operations at DataMiner, where she built DIY solutions internally to provide sales with the data they needed. Then, while at Stanford’s business school, she dove deep into the customer discovery process, and Pocus was born. This is a great episode for very early-stage founders or those who are just getting started with their idea! Alexa and Ross discuss: The importance of customer discovery How to prioritize what you build Those critical early hires Enjoying the journey, not just the milestones
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Nov 19, 2021 • 16min

Founder’s Journey: Pouyan Salehi CEO of Scratchpad

In this very first episode of the Vendorship to Partnership, Ross interviews Scratchpad CEO and Co-Founder Pouyan Salehi. A serial entrepreneur, Pouyan draws on his deep expertise sharing what he’s learned from starting two companies creating software for sales teams. Pouyan and Ross cover a wide range of topics about the world of building a B2B SaaS company: ✔ How Scratchpad sourced their first batch of customers ✔ Why they opted measure user market fit before product market fit (and the difference) ✔ The evolution and nuances of product market fit ✔ Transitioning from doing everything yourself to letting go and working ON the business
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Nov 17, 2021 • 18min

Founder’s Journey: Bryan Stevenson Co-CEO of Reprise

In the second episode of the From Vendorship to Partnership podcast, Ross interviews Reprise Co-CEO and Co-Founder Bryan Stevenson. Throughout Bryan’s two decades of experience as a software engineer, leader, and co-founder at several startups, he struggled with the same problem: a disconnect between what is needed to sell a product and what is needed to actually satisfy customers. So he started Reprise, a tool that enables sales and marketing teams to easily create interactive demos and product tours. Now, a year and a half into the Reprise journey, Bryan and Ross talk about: Identifying the right early objectives for your startup Obsessing over finding product-market fit What’s happening at fast-growing Reprise Advice to Bryan’s younger self (maybe he shouldn’t have shut down that startup…)

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