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Forge the Future: Immersive Roleplaying for Aspiring Entrepreneurs

Paul G. Silva

Whether you’re a seasoned founder eager to relive the startup journey in a safe environment, an educator seeking innovative teaching tools, or a professional interested in experiential learning—this business simulation is designed for you. Let’s Connect: Interested in learning more or setting up a session?

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Learn to code? How about learn to sell!

This is going to be BIG.

The company sells to local governments, real estate management companies, educational institutions--anyone responsible for public or private infrastructure. There are a lot of reasons not to like the space that Publicstuff is in. That alone is enough to make a lot of VCs throw up a little in their mouths. Slow sales cycles.

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Spend 2012 on the Right Side of the Haimish Line

Both Sides of the Table

I refuse to go to demo days. Not just TechStars but any demo day, really. So I promised the guys that I would come and hang out with companies well before their demo days. We hung out a lot together a dinners and educational events. I can’t really change it because we had a super long lease. We’ll see.

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Journeymen, Mavericks & Superstars: Understanding Salespeople at Startups

Both Sides of the Table

They’re great at orchestrating your company to deliver product demos. The reason for “b&# is that most early stage companies survive on “evangelical sales&# as in when you’re having to educate the customer on something new and different and get them to take a leap of faith. They’re always on time.

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CEO Gururaj Pandurangi on How ThriveStack Redefines B2B SaaS Growth with Hybrid GTM Tooling

Jason Malki

Friction in Sales : The traditional sales process involved cold calls and lengthy demos, which were less appealing to modern customers who valued a frictionless experience. My leadership team wasn’t ready for the shift, and we gave up. But it wasn’t enough.

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B2FI: Demystifying Software Sales Into Financial Institutions

Andreessen Horowitz

Similarly, if you’re able to uncover what’s top of mind for your FI’s executive leadership—such as keeping up with the newest generative AI advancements—you still need to match those concerns to a specific line-of-business owner.

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How to Win Consulting, Board, and Deal Roles with Private Equity and Venture Capital Funds

David Teten VC

Preqin (free demo). Grey House (free demo). When hiring their directors, boards tend to look for: Proven leadership experience; Specific skills or experience – for example, a financial background, international experience, position as active or retired CEO, experience in dealing with challenges faced by a company or CEO; and.