Selling in a New Category

If you’re trying to demonstrate value in a new category or sell a
new solution like AI, then this podcast is for you. We pulled
together three segments on the topic featuring:


Neeraj Agrawal - General Partner, Battery Ventures
Keno Helmi - CRO, Espressive
Chris Degnan - CRO, Snowflake


ADDITIONAL RESOURCES


For more information on Selling in a New Category, check out
Force Management’s eBook: https://hubs.li/Q02GXNTZ0

Tune in and learn more about this episode of The Revenue Builders
Podcast.


HERE ARE SOME KEY SECTIONS TO CHECK OUT


[00:01:28] Understanding market transitions and spotting
opportunities.
[00:03:01] Challenges of new technologies as solutions looking
for problems.
[00:04:29] Investing in new product areas and the importance of
timing.
[00:05:07] The role of POVs in selling complex
technologies.
[00:06:06] Different sales motions: Provoking interest vs.
competing in an active market.
[00:07:52] Qualifying economic buyers before a POV.
[00:11:12] Realities of selling new technology at a
startup.
[00:13:24] Strategies for targeting early customers and
overcoming competition.
[00:15:14] Key customers that helped shape Snowflake's success.



HIGHLIGHT QUOTES


[00:01:46] "Spotting these transitions and being there at the
right point is a key component here."
[00:03:01] "New technologies as solutions looking for a problem
must be the harder ones to guess."
[00:05:07] "Sharing a POV or a POC is critically important when
you're selling a technology your customers may not
understand."
[00:06:56] "If I have a brand new technology that customers may
not understand, I can alleviate a lot of their concerns by doing
a POV."
[00:11:32] "There's a misperception if you're a salesperson that
you can go into an early stage startup and make a ton of
money."[00:14:09] "Teradata was almost arrogant... They let the
cloud sideswipe them."