by Mike Smerklo | May 26, 2019 | Entrepreneurship
“People are busy. There are six billion people on the planet yet none of them wake up in the morning and think: ‘Geez, I wonder if there is a new product out there I should know about.” -Marc Andreessen interview on Brian Koppelman’s podcast The Moment As...
by Mike Smerklo | Nov 8, 2017 | Entrepreneurship, Leadership
NOTE: This post originally appeared on Forbes.com Many parts of scaling a business are about the basics, the time-honored fundamentals that CEOs have used time and time again to grow a company. These pillars of running a successful business rarely warrant exceptions,...
by Mike Smerklo | Oct 23, 2017 | Entrepreneurship, Leadership
I was fortunate to have the opportunity to discuss the ups and downs – and share lots of mistakes I made – in scaling the sales function. Thanks much to James Lattin for moderating this session at Stanford’s Graduate School of...
by Mike Smerklo | Nov 2, 2015 | Entrepreneurship, Leadership
Having covered all the pitfalls to scaling a sales team, now I can share the 5-step formula for “finding the right cat.” It’s your key to scaling a sales team and taking your business from start-up into hyper-growth mode. Part 4: or Can I Finally I See the Damn...
by Mike Smerklo | Oct 26, 2015 | Entrepreneurship, Leadership
How to scale a sales team and take your business into hyper-growth mode. In this post, I’ll talk about how to sort out what capabilities are specific to your particular selling process so you can screen for those skills in the interview process. Part 3: Why Is a...
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