How do you balance building for large potential customers before they buy vs having the sales team sell what you already have?
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Cisco VP Product Management, Cisco Wireless • 4y
Rule of thumb: don't build before they buy. If this whale wants something specific, they should put skin the game, either through a services/customization contract or a ...
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Box Director of Product Management • 3y
Generally, the sales team should focus on selling what’s already on the truck. However, if there are gaps that are deemed deal blockers for customers, one of the most im...
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IBM Product Management • 1y
My answer would be don't balance it - just sell what you have. The most successful product-led companies I have been at are ones that are not chasing a vision of what was...
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Gainsight Director, Product Management | Formerly Cisco • 3y
This has always been a chicken and egg problem, and the challenge itself is compounded by the fact that larger customers demand more scrutiny, (longer sales cycle). Dep...
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strongDM Sr. Director, Product Management • 1y
This is the classic “build vs sell” tug-of-war between product and sales that every Enterprise PM is faced with. It’s a delicate dance, especially in an enterprise where ...
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