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Gustaf Alströmer

12/30/22

@ Y Combinator

Founders often overlook the importance of tracking their sales conversion rates, which is crucial for improving their sales strategy.

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How to Get Your First Customers | Startup School

@ Y Combinator

How to Get Your First Customers | Startup School

12/30/22

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Gustaf Alströmer

12/30/22

@ Y Combinator

Using a simple sales CRM can help you track conversion rates automatically, which is essential for understanding your sales process.

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Gustaf Alströmer

12/30/22

@ Y Combinator

Most founders fail to do enough outreach, leading them to incorrectly conclude that sales isn't working for them.

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David Lieb

08/30/24

@ Y Combinator

Founders often don't understand what their analytics numbers represent, so it's crucial to know your data before relying on it.

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Y Combinator Cast

06/02/22

@ Y Combinator

As a founder, you must track whether free users convert to paid users and over what timeframe to ensure your business model is viable.

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Aaron Epstein

09/13/24

@ Y Combinator

Track and measure your email outreach to understand conversion rates and identify areas for improvement in your funnel.

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Dalton Caldwell

12/27/24

@ Y Combinator

It's important for founders to recognize their influence in a company; focusing on sales can lead to greater results than relying on a larger sales team.

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Gustaf Alströmer

06/27/19

@ Y Combinator

When advising founders, I emphasize the importance of building a framework to figure out how to do more sales faster, working backwards from sales goals to understand the necessary actions.

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Suhail Doshi

09/12/18

@ Y Combinator

Founders often complicate things unnecessarily, leading to distractions from core metrics that truly matter for business success.

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Michael Seibel

12/27/24

@ Y Combinator

Founders can achieve significant sales with minimal sales staff by focusing on high-level sales strategies and engaging with key decision-makers directly.