Startup Strategy
A performance based culture wins!!
In one of my recent posts I spoke about company cultures and my opinions of three examples. A performance based...
by Brian Zimmerman
Startup Strategy
What is my company's culture?
When I work with management teams in our portfolio and offer them sales and marketing support, one of the first...
by Brian Zimmerman
Sales
Salesperson---"I need more leads!"
When offering sales and marketing support to our portfolio companies at Openview Partners, I hear a lot of the sales...
by Brian Zimmerman
HR & Leadership
Setting the Right Structure and Culture is Critical to Successful Highly Transactional Sales Teams
Setting the right Culture & Team Structure in a Highly Transactional Sales Team: Hire a very committed Manager  Someone who drives...
by Brian Zimmerman
Sales
Sales--The perception of "The End of the Month"
In my experience working as a head of sales and now assisting expansion stage portfolio companies, I have found a consistent theme...
by Brian Zimmerman
Marketing
Do I have the right synergy between the Sales & Marketing Operation's?
I speak with many CEO's every week that are either raising venture capital or have taken a venture capital investment....
by Brian Zimmerman
Startup Strategy
Metrics Matter.....Establish Them and Use Them!!
As a followup to my recent blog about hiring great sales people, I thought the next logical focal point would...
by Brian Zimmerman
HR & Leadership
How do I hire Inside Sales people?
In my years of working with Venture Capital companies focused on expansion stage investments, one of the biggest challenges companies...
by Brian Zimmerman