Relentlessly obsess over the problem facing your ideal B2B client and how you will solve that problem for them. I've written hundreds of thousands of words on this topic on my blog: www.shaunnestor.com The highlights are: 1. Know your goals and objectives 2. How how you will measure your perf...
Suggestions in chronological order: 1) First, email them asking for the right person to talk to. If no one responds to your email within 2 days, continue to next step. 2) Do a little LinkedIn research and find names of people you think might be the right people. 3) Call the company and ask the...
Based on the details mentioned by you it seems that you want to break the status-quo of your business. I would advise you to revisit your business model than just looking at enhancing sales. That means, you should pen-down your top 3 business problems/challenges, analyze modern technology and pla...
It's really simple arithmetic. If you pay your sellers to close deals and they make, say $200k, why would you want them to spend time doing what you can hire someone for $60k to do? I've used the outside "appointment setter" companies. They usually charge roughly $700 per appointment. So, do ...
Try local Meetups and local chapters of Startup Grind and Founder Institute. Many of the ones I attend here in Orange County start with pitches from the floor, and there are often several events a week. Bear in mind that all investors are looking to eliminate the following so make sure you addr...
I am an investor and advisor and have been structuring deals like this for many years. You can provide equity in the parent if you do not spinoff, provided that the people you provide the equity to agree to it in advance and you comply with all existing shareholders agreements and securities laws...
Because single users can use it for free with some restrictions (like only 1 chat at a time).
There are 100s of companies targeting the exact same market with a very similar product. Do you have a very different offering? Do you compete on anything other then price? I suggest picking a niche other then startups. Pick a market that is less well served and has larger budgets.
Good question. Which idea makes more sense? You could organize a survey to be distributed to a small group of people that represent your potential clients. See where the demand is and make your decision on that. The less-niche approach sounds sort of like Craigslist, which might be hard to compet...
Are you referring to doing an intake call, discovery call, sales call...?