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How to Survive the Hardest Part of Product Management by Janna Bastow

Mind the Product

Janna had a sales job in college and recounts how intense the training was – with role-playing exercises, secret shoppers, and scripts – and how focused it was on dealing with people. But the training was intense! Having a massive, fixed roadmap doesn’t give you the chance to be agile in the long run.

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How to build, manage and scale a sales team – 12 strategies from the experts

Intercom, Inc.

It’s perfect for mature startups trying to optimize existing sales resources to tap into new markets and verticals. If you’ve established your market and have significant traction, organizing your teams into pods creates a highly flexible, agile salesforce that’s ready to meet a variety of challenges and pounce on new opportunities.