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How to Make Better Reference Calls

Both Sides of the Table

Reference calls. Ask for at least 5 references. As your candidate for at least 5 references. Ask for at least 5 references. As your candidate for at least 5 references. Don’t worry about the fact that these are the references that the candidate has hand-picked – that’s part of the process.

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32 Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder

SoCal CTO

But I've often been very surprised by one aspect of these conversations. It needs to be a conversation. Refer a friend? Dates/Time Zones - Do we need to handle multiple Time Zones and do conversion automatically? Many of these founders have talked with several developers or development firms about their plans. Commenting?

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32 Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder

SoCal CTO

But I've often been very surprised by one aspect of these conversations. It needs to be a conversation. Refer a friend? Dates/Time Zones - Do we need to handle multiple Time Zones and do conversion automatically? Many of these founders have talked with several developers or development firms about their plans. Commenting?

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4 Ways To Run A More Effective Meeting

YoungUpstarts

Stick to the agenda so that you don’t quickly get off-topic and refer to this roadmap throughout your conversation. Follow up & Continue the Conversation. Although your session is over, the conversation shouldn’t end there. Set up another meeting soon so you can continue the conversation.

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A Seriously Great Story and Why We Funded Them

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and had several phone conversations after that. Andrew & Petri posed a question to me, “If Walt Disney were starting his company today, what kind of company would he build? We met in August (so much for VCs taking the Summer off!)

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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Marketing Communications

Steve Blank

So, refer to your strategy: Are you trying to reach potential customers or potential investors and acquirers? For example, to outflank a competitor who had faster products, Intel moved the conversation about microprocessors away from speed and technology to create a valued brand. Venture Capitalists who may want to invest?

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Identifying Pain in the First Step in a Sales Process – Here’s How

Both Sides of the Table

I’ve also seen the converse too many times – sales reps who walk into a meeting and spout out, “so, tell us what’s not working in your manufacturing process!”. These references make for great discussions with customers. The best sales meetings are discussions. The goal is to get the customer speaking about their organization.

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