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Real-time call coaching tools for increased productivity in 2023
2022 was the year of overwhelm Constantly behind on work and grinding more for diminishing results. That’s where real-time call coaching tools come in. That’s the nice thing about a new year, isn’t it? It’s a clean break from the past and an opportunity to sweep out the old for the new. But there are…
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Starting from scratch & building your future
Making the decision to join an early-stage startup is already risky, but to join and build a thriving Customer Success function (with no CS background)… that’s bold. But that’s what Matt Hensler, Founder & Executive Consultant at inswing, did. He pivoted from marketing to customer success. However, his agency background of knowing how to provide…
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Lessons learned starting Abstrakt
We are quickly coming up on the three-year anniversary of Abstrakt (which is crazy to say) and let me tell you that being in the conversational intelligence software space is not easy. Lately, I have realized that even at the size we are now the story of why the company started and how it got here are…
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How to stand out in the Conversational Intelligence Software world
When you google “conversational intelligence software”, how many pages of results do you see? A zillion. We’re going to dive into what separates the top companies from the masses. Do we have everything figured out? No, of course not. But we’ve been in the industry for a while (since Gong was the only major player),…
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Making the Leap from Corporate to Startup
Taylor Stevens, Client Success Lead at NextPatient, joins us to talk about the transition to the startup world and how… The first piece of advice is communication. If you aren’t on the same page as your Founder(s), it makes your … Plus we talked all about how & when to grow your team …
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Building an Anti-Fragile Sales Team
We’ve broken this down into four sections. While you could easily add a lot more, this process needs to be simple otherwise you won’t stick to it. Just like your core values, you hire and fire based on your principles.
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What it takes to be successful in the SaaS world
The type of people who are successful in a startup like to take initiative. It doesn’t matter if you’ve worked for a “big named” company or if you’re straight out of college. The question you need to ask yourself is …. Lio Slama, CEO & Co-Founder at AskNeo, joined us on The Startup Sidekick podcast…
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All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence
In the first episode of The Startup Sidekick Podcast. Kyle Burnett joins Clare Dobson to discuss what it’s like being on the ground floor as a Co-Founder and if all of the hard work was worth it. Plus here about his new adventure, Little Taller.
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How Agent Coaching Software Can Help Me Stop Re-Coaching Agents
It’s time to stop re-coaching your reps! Let their … If you’re looking to improve your leadership skills, let’s …. Two very different ways of thinking are now causing a divide in the software sales world. There are so many options now when it comes to your tech stack, the worst part is most sales…
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… And Then There Was One
Clare Dobson, VP of Marketing at Abstrakt, joins Greg Reffner to discuss the rebrand and the “passing of the torch”. This is officially the last episode of what is known as The Abstrakt Podkast. Clare will take over and the new podcast will be…