Steve Goldberg: Core Questions All CFOs Ask Today When Buying | E1094

Click here to claim the offer http://liveflow.io/20sales and elevate your financial game today! The first 10 people who sign up via the link will get 20% off for 3 months. ----------------------------------------------- Steve Goldberg is the Chief Revenue Officer at Salesloft, the sales engagement platform that was acquired by Vista in 2022 for $2.3BN. Prior to Salesloft, Steve was Group Vice President of Enterprise at Yext and before that was a Senior VP @ InsideSales.com. ----------------------------------------------- Timestamps: (0:00) Intro (00:47) Falling in Love with Sales (02:23) Understanding Customers Deeply (03:58) Sales Call Recommendations for New Reps (05:32) Identifying Genuine Buyers (08:38) Spotting Talented Employees on the Rise (11:42) Conducting Effective Deal Reviews (15:30) Decision-Making in Employee Performance (17:48) Assessing Grittiness in Interviews (22:48) Changing Roles of CFOs in Business (27:31) Delegation Strategies for Growth (31:05) CEO Involvement in Sales Closures (32:20) Developing a Sales Playbook (37:17) Building Teams Based on Buyer Needs (42:35) Balancing Urgency in Sales Cycles (46:37) Quick-Fire Round ----------------------------------------------- In Today’s Episode with Steve Goldberg: 1. Becoming a Sales Leader: When did Steve first fall in love with sales? Why does Steve believe sales is more psychology than anything else? What can sales reps do to master the psychology of their prospects? What does Steve know now about sales that he wishes he had known in the beginning? 2. How to Close Prospects Faster Than Ever: How does Steve build relationships with prospects very fast? What questions does he ask? How does Steve know if he is really speaking to a buyer? What are the signals? How does Steve advise sales reps on getting multiple relationships within an account to prevent the potential of losing your champion? How does Steve feel about discounting? When is the right time to do it? 3. How To Do The Best Deal Reviews: What makes good vs great deal reviews? Who is invited? Who is not? Who sets the agenda? Who is responsible for what? How do deal reviews change throughout the quarter and throughout the year? Is a deal slipping into the next quarter an acceptable excuse for a sales rep to give? 4. How to Ensure Renewals in a World When They are Not Guaranteed: Have all budgets centralized back to the control of the CFO? Are people right to say that no CFOs are buying new technology today? What is the best way to show to customers the value you provide? Why does Steve believe revenue operations is the most valuable role within an org? ----------------------------------------------- Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3j2KMcZTtgTNBKwtZBMHvl?si=85bc9196860e4466 Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-twenty-minute-vc-20vc-venture-capital-startup/id958230465 Follow Harry Stebbings on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HarryStebbings Follow Steve Goldberg on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Salesloft Follow 20VC on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/20vchq Follow 20VC on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@20vc_tok Visit our Website: https://www.20vc.com Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://www.thetwentyminutevc.com/contact ----------------------------------------------- #VentureCapital #SteveGoldberg #Salesloft #harrystebbings