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Insights on scaling B2B revenue

Practical lessons from working with venture-backed SaaS teams.

Most shared with leadership teams

A few pieces that founders and revenue leaders come back to most.

Leadership

Your first sales leader probably shouldn’t be a CRO

Hiring a CRO too early is one of the most common and costly mistakes in early-stage commercial hiring. Your first sales leader needs to be on live deals, not building org charts - the job is to make founder-led selling repeatable before you scale anything.

Pipeline & Deal Velocity

What Don't You Know About Your Deals?

GTM & Strategy, Demos, General

The Sales v Marketing referee

Leadership

Losing a deal... and a job

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Demos

6 Oct 2025

No one cares about your product

Features rarely create urgency on their own. This article reframes demos around problems buyers already care about.

Discovery

29 Sept 2025

Start Every Discovery Call With This Question

Discovery quality determines everything downstream. This piece explains one opening move that transforms the entire call.

Discovery

22 Sept 2025

No decision is the silent deal-killer.

“No decision” is often misdiagnosed. This post explores why inactivity is usually a symptom of earlier qualification failure.

Discovery

15 Sept 2025

The big gap in MEDDPICC – all the different people you need

MEDDPICC isn’t just boxes to tick. This article examines the overlooked stakeholders that quietly determine outcomes.

Demos

8 Sept 2025

Are you boring your prospects with demos?

Demos reflect the depth of discovery. This piece challenges whether you’re educating or simply entertaining prospects.

General

1 Sept 2025

Wasted trials that you've been granted(*).

Trials can create false confidence. This post questions what a granted trial actually proves about intent.

Practical thinking you can use immediately

Tools and insights for improving your revenue engine

Demo Training

Coach winning demos

Discovery Training

Qualify deeper, faster

AE Toolkit

Hire top performers

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