Software Sales Tips by Matt Wolach

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Sales Tips

Why the Best Products Have Bad Sales

  It’s obvious that bad products will quickly disappear from the market. But what can be scary, is that even great SaaS products can be in danger. Eventually, your product gets to a point where you’re delighted with it. And maybe it’s the best product on the market. What happens during that time, though, is […]

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Scale Your SaaS

How Building Strong Relationships Is Key To Scaling Your SaaS Quickly – with Guillaume Moubeche

EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode, SaaS-Story in the Making host Matt Wolach interviews the co-founder and CEO of Lemlist, Guillaume Moubeche, on his experiences with the company’s rapid success. With more than three years of experience in running the business, Moubeche shares with us the key to the company’s massive growth, the lessons he gathered […]

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Sales From Pop Culture

Sales Lessons You Can Learn From Squid Game

By now you’ve heard of Squid Game, the amazing show. It’s a thriller – a mystery that brought everyone to the edge of their seat. In fact, it’s number one in over 90 countries. This thing is a masterpiece, and I really enjoyed it myself.  The success of this viral South Korean survival drama has […]

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A Guide on SaaS Content Marketing for Startups – with Brad Smith

EPISODE SUMMARY It can be difficult for any company to venture into content marketing, and when it comes to startup SaaS companies, it can be more complicated. In this episode of SaaS-Story in the Making, host Matt Wolach was joined by the founder and CEO of Codeless and Wordable, Brad Smith. The two dig deep […]

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Everything You Need To Know About Content Marketing in SaaS – with Skyler Reeves

EPISODE SUMMARY In today’s episode of SaaS-Story in the Making, founder and CEO of Ardent Growth Skyler Reeves graces us with his top-notch strategies on using content marketing to drive growth with host Matt Wolach.  Through his long marketing career, Reeves has developed a great understanding of every little thing about creating content that generates […]

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How To Win Demos in the First 4 Seconds

If there’s one thing you should be working on to improve the overall quality of your demo, it’s the first four seconds. Having an enthusiastic start already says a lot about what’s to come. Studies have shown that many deals are lost in just the first few seconds of the demo. So to put it […]

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Product Growth Mistakes & How to Avoid Them – with Aggelos Mouzakitis

EPISODE SUMMARY With all the growth possibilities in software, sometimes it can get overwhelming. This is why some SaaS leaders tend to overlook product growth mistakes, which leads to churn. In this episode of SaaS Story in the Making, host Matt Wolach and Growth Sandwich Product Manager Aggelos Mouzakitis discuss the common mistakes in product […]

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The Pain-Solution Recap

Only 3% of people selling software use this tactic. But it might be the most powerful motivator to close. It’s the pain-solution recap. And when done right, it gets prospects to realize that YOUR solution is the one for them. If you follow The Perfect D.E.A.L. Process, you’ll know that it’s really important that you […]

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Common Mistakes To Avoid in SaaS Marketing – with JC Granger

EPISODE SUMMARY The SaaS field has substantially grown over the past few years as more software businesses continue to emerge. Your marketing strategy and tactics should also be as innovative as your service to rise above the growing competition. This is where digital marketing comes into the picture.  In this episode, Infinity Marketing Group CEO […]

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Leading the Witness in SaaS

There’s one thing we can learn from another industry that we can use in the world of SaaS, it’s the way lawyers lead the witness. I know sometimes people make fun of attorneys because of what they do.  However, their methods with witnesses are very similar to how we lead the prospects into the buying […]

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How To Create The Perfect SaaS

In the world of SaaS, before diving into pricing, branding, or building a team, it’s important to make sure you have a clear problem to address and a solution that alleviates it.  After all, if you’re not solving a problem, you don’t have a business. But the real deal is that creating a perfect SaaS […]

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Don’t Make These SaaS Pricing Mistakes

Pricing is an essential part of running a business, yet many founders are afraid of it (I know I was when I first started).  Most software startups price their services really low to gain early market shares and customers.  While doing so may help you in the short term, it will hurt you in the […]

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Ask Me Anything SaaS Edition

  A few weeks ago, I posted an AMA portion on LinkedIn, and the responses have been overwhelming.  Out of these, I chose 3 of the best questions with my corresponding answers to them. I narrowed them down here: ✔️ What are the best practices to reduce a sales cycle? ✔️ What are your thoughts […]

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The Dos and Don’ts of SaaS Marketing – with Jackie Hermes

EPISODE SUMMARY Digital marketing for SaaS is different from every other type of marketing. Every step requires critical strategizing, and the process gets time-intensive.  In this episode, SaaS-Story in the Making host Matt Wolach interviews Jackie Hermes, the founder, and CEO of Accelity. Running a digital marketing company that serves a variety of B2B SaaS […]

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Why Cooler Heads Prevail

Ways to Persevere in the Heat of the Moment   I live in Arizona, where it is usually warm and sunny all year round. The upside is that the winters are perfect, which clocks in at about 70°F every day. Summer is another story. For me, it’s like living in the sun, and it can […]

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No More Mr. Nice Guy

What would you do if you realized a prospect was doing things the wrong way? Maybe they’re not aware of it, they just think it’s the way it’s done. But you know better. So how do you handle it? SaaS founders fall into two categories. One, those who just passively listen, nod, and might sometimes […]

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Know Your Customers’ “Jobs-to-be-Done” to Generate More Revenue for Your Business – with Jay Haynes

EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode, SaaS-Story in the Making host Matt Wolach talks to Jay Haynes, the founder, and CEO of Thrv.com, the first and only software application for Jobs-to-be-Done (JTBD) product, marketing, and sales teams. Jay talks about what JTBD is all about and how this idea can help your business be more profitable. […]

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Do Not Sell Vaporware

While building my SaaS companies, I would often have prospects ask about a feature we hadn’t released yet (and in many cases, we hadn’t started building it yet). I would tell them that it’s almost here and that they should sign up. They would, then development delays would cause the new customer to be very […]

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Three Reasons Software Founders Struggle with Sales

Difficulties are an inevitable part of life.  How we deal with them will determine our success.  However, for many of us, we would end up struggling with the challenges we face regularly. It’s a painful occurrence, and nobody is safe from it.  The same idea also applies to being a software founder. Whether you’re new […]

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Lessons from Sports that You Can Apply to Business with Lucas Caneda

EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode of SaaS-Story in the Making, host Matt Wolach sits down with Lucas Caneda, the global team leader for Uniqorn Incubator – the most significant rural tech incubator accelerator in the world. Lucas is also a professional rugby player that has won multiple championships in his home country, Argentina.  Lucas talks […]

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Resist the Urge: Things to Avoid While Doing Discovery Calls

Discovery is an important aspect of your sales process. It is like the getting-to-know-you stage in any relationship. The more you know about the person, the more you will understand who they are and what they want. However, you can only go so far with it. You wouldn’t want to jump the gun and increase […]

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