Podcasts about acceleprise ventures

Sales are like oxygen for early-stage startups. They can't succeed without it. Whitney has 10+ years of startup experience and founded the sales method.  She joins us to breakdown the sales method, what mindset to have when selling, and her career journey from graduating UC San Diego to having a rockstar career in sales. We also talk about how Acceleprise is accelerating women founders and leading the charge in bringing diversity into the venture-backed ecosystem.  Check out https://acceleprise.vc Follow us on Instagram and join our email list! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/startupmindsets/support

Whitney Sales is a Managing Partner at Acceleprise Ventures, an accelerator and seed fund with offices in San Francisco, New York, and Toronto – the top B2B SaaS accelerator as well as a mentorship program for startups. Whitney also founded The Sales Method - a winning analytical process that looks at Sales-Market fit and Sales-Marketing blend to appeal to a target market’s buying process and ultimately helps companies scale to market faster. Whitney sits down with Chris Snyder to discuss the secret sauce to creating startup success and scalable growth.

Whitney Sales is the Managing Partner, at Acceleprise Ventures.  Whitney has 10+ years of startup sales experience and is the founder of The Sales Method, a consultancy that helps startups identify target markets, build successful sales teams and quickly get products to market.  She led four companies to the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Companies list including LoopNet, Joby, Meltwater and SpringAhead. Whitney graduated with honors with a BA in Sociology from UCSD. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/therealcapitalist/message

Are you speaking the same language as your customer? Are you sure? To truly understand a prospect's language, you need to understand their context according to Whitney Sales, General Partner at Acceleprise Ventures and creator of The Sales Method. You'll learn: What does speaking your customer's language mean? What are the three things you need to look for in a customer? How to use their objection language to make the sale. Have your customers teach you their language. Why pitching 50 times a day is the best way to improve. Some final advice.

Welcome to episode #629 of Six Pixels of Separation.  Here it is: Six Pixels of Separation - Episode #629 - Host: Mitch Joel. Everybody is curious about creativity and the creative process. Are some people just more creative than others? Is there a true difference between those who use the left and right parts of their brain? Can creativity be learned and turned into a business process? Allen Gannett is the founder and CEO of TrackMaven, a marketing insights platform whose clients have included Microsoft, Marriott, Saks Fifth Avenue, GE and more. He has been on the "30 Under 30" lists for both Inc. and Forbes. He is a contributor for Fast Company where he writes on the intersection of technology and human nature. Previously, he was a co-founder and General Partner of Acceleprise Ventures, the leading SaaS startup accelerator. He was also once a very pitiful runner-up on Wheel of Fortune. Now, he's an author. His first book, The Creative Curve, overturns the mythology around creative genius, and reveals the science and secrets behind achieving breakout commercial success in any field. Enjoy the conversation... Running time: 51:56. Hello from beautiful Montreal. Subscribe over at iTunes. Please visit and leave comments on the blog - Six Pixels of Separation. Feel free to connect to me directly on Facebook here: Mitch Joel on Facebook. or you can connect on LinkedIn. ...or on Twitter. Here is my conversation with Allen Gannett. The Creative Curve. TrackMaven. Follow Allen on Twitter. This week's music: David Usher 'St. Lawrence River'. Download the Podcast here: Six Pixels of Separation - Episode #629 - Host: Mitch Joel. Tags: advertising advertising podcast allen gannett brand business blog business book business conversation business podcast creative process creativity digital marketing digital marketing blog digital marketing podcast disruption fast company forbes ge human nature inc magazine innovation leadership book leadership podcast management podcast marketing marketing blog marketing insights marketing podcast marriott microsoft mitch joel mitchjoel non fiction book podcast saks fifth avenue science six pixels six pixels group six pixels of separation technology the creative curve trackmaven

Allen Gannett is the founder and CEO of TrackMaven, a marketing insights platform whose clients have included Microsoft, Marriott, Saks Fifth Avenue, Home Depot, Aetna, Honda, and GE. He has been on the “30 Under 30” lists for both Inc. and Forbes. He is the author of The Creative Curve: How to Develop the Right Idea, at the Right Time. He is a contributor for FastCompany.com where he writes on the intersection of technology and human nature. Previously, he was a co-founder and General Partner of Acceleprise Ventures, the leading SaaS startup accelerator. He was also once a very pitiful runner-up on Wheel of Fortune.   Our episode today is all about strengthening the creative muscle, ways to allow space for creativity, and how to handle fear in the face of creativity,   Allen shares his personal tips and strategies for developing creativity, the relationship of consumption to creativity, and how to surround yourself with doers.   Allen leaves listeners with the advice, “None of this stuff is crazy. All of this stuff takes determination, focus, and a willingness to make yourself uncomfortable.”   Get the full shownotes on the Under30Experiences Blog. 

Founders know that to have success, they need to sell — a lot. And quickly. Which is why their first hire is usually a salesperson. They want an expert to capitalize on any traction or buzz their early stage company has. Whitney Sales, General Partner at Acceleprise Ventures and creator of The Sales Method, joined Helping Sells podcast this week to talk about early-stage companies and why founders must learn to love selling. Get on the email list at helpingsells.substack.com