What You Mean

  • Honor the hope you bring to the organization
  • Relationships really matter.
  • Active participants in every deal

Map the Team

  • Owner Interview: How is this all supposed to work?
  • Use API thinking. Multiple inputs per output. Each output belongs to somebody. Somebody may have multiple outputs.

Meet Everybody

  • The 30-minute intro meeting.
    • Your background
    • Their background
    • Their outputs
    • Their inputs
    • Gripe about sales
  • Send a follow-up. Remember key dates (like birthdays) & participate!

Relational Plan

  • Who will need to participate in the sales process?
    • How will they participate?
  • Who are the recipients of the sales process?
    • What do they receive?
  • Accountability:
    • Recurring Meetings: Regular reports (like standup).
    • One-Off Updates: Milestone-based (like slack).
  • Make your checklist of what you need to give to whom when. Give before they have to ask.

Communications Plan

  • Tools & preferences: How do people like to be talked to?
  • Comms Efficiency Protocol: DM -> Email -> Thread ->

Approvals Plan