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Want Transformational Sales Growth? Become A Sales Athlete, with Dan Waldschmidt, Episode #101

Vengreso

Outside the sales world he’s an endurance athlete – only the 10th person to complete the Run Everest Challenge. It’s Not Quota. What I consider to be a modern pandemic in the sales world is the fact only 60% of salespeople are actually meeting their quotas. The Run Everest Challenge. It’s not quota attainment.

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5 Selling Lessons From the Saddle

SBI

I was with another 700 people, ready to cover 980 miles, a lot of hills (like cycling up Everest twice), and camping every night for 9 days. Sales equally is [mostly] an individual activity where the salesperson carries the quota for a set of accounts or territory. I was confident that I was ready. Good selling.

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Product Led Growth: Turning Salespeople into Sherpas

Sales Hacker

With the right product in the right market, product led growth can be the key to unlocking very low customer acquisition costs. The salesperson in a PLG company is like a sherpa on Everest. And of course, there is still a quota to hit. Getting to the top of Everest isn’t easy. Why Product Led Growth Works So Well.