John Barrows is a leading B2B sales trainer and founder of JBarrows Consulting. His clients include Salesforce, LinkedIn, and Okta. Each Week he gives you actionable sales tips to close more business and brings on industry leaders.
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The GTMnow Podcast interviews well-known tech executive, VC, and founders - the expert operators in the trenches who have ‘been there, done that’ to build some of the fastest-growing software companies. Every week, a guest joins Sophie Buonassisi to dissect their stories, revealing expert insights around what worked, what didn’t, and how things actually went down. This podcast is produced by GTMnow, the media brand of GTMfund - sharing insight on go-to-market from working with hundreds of po ...
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Selling the Cloud delves into the stories of C-suite veterans in Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, and RevOps, revealing the secrets behind building successful SaaS empires. Each episode features seasoned leaders who walk through their career journeys, sharing the wins and lessons learned along the way. From mastering customer acquisition to leveraging AI-powered marketing and sales strategies, our guests provide actionable insights for driving growth and business success in the B2B SaaS s ...
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In each episode of the Partner Channel Podcast we will focus on a channel leader's experience, wins, and challenges. We'll also dive into their vision on the future of the channel ecosystem.
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Hope isn't a strategy on the battlefield or in the boardroom, yet so many salespeople hope they'll make the next sale. In Bulletproof Selling, we're bringing the best minds and selling systems together each week so you can create more impact and more income in your sales! For more free sales systems, make sure you visit www.bulletproofselling.us or follow us at https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnrhodes/
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Welcome to The Alignment Podcast! This platform is dedicated to having thought-provoking conversations that will help B2B CEOs and Executives better align Sales and Marketing to drive revenue. We will have subject matter experts help us focus on effective strategies that leaders can implement into the organization. Guests come from very diverse backgrounds to give a variety of different perspectives (i.e. sales, marketing, psychology, digital transformation, AI and more). I hope you will lis ...
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Sales Enablement Lab with Thierry van Herwijnen | Enabling Sales Conversation That Matter
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The world of sales is rapidly changing! Traditional sales strategies are no longer effective. Customers no longer buy solutions but buy business outcomes. This is the Sales Enablement Lab, a weekly podcast dedicated to Sales & Sales Enablement. My co-hosts and I outline practical ideas you can leverage day to day, to increase sales, enhance productivity and drive incremental growth! How about joining me on a podcast? Be my co-host for a session and let's have fun talking about what works and ...
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Do you want to fulfill your true marketing potential? In "B2B Marketing and More With Pam Didner," you'll learn actionable strategies and tips around digital marketing, sales enablement, MarTech, demand generation, and more. As a B2B Marketing consultant, author, and global speaker, Pam emphasizes that marketing should leverage sales as another marketing channel and sales should use marketing as a hidden salesforce. In each episode, she shares her personal stories, templates, and frameworks ...
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Myths vs. Science of Selling with Dr. Lorenzo Bizzi
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58:26Dr. Lorenzo Bizzi is a professor of strategic management at Cal State Fullerton, globally published researcher, and author of Myths vs. Science of Selling — a book that challenges some of the most popular (but unproven) sales advice circulating in the industry today. In this episode, we dig into the difference between what sounds good in sales and …
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VC 1: Inside the New Exit Economy: IPOs, Secondaries & AI with Meritech’s Alex Clayton
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1:06:38Alex Clayton is one of the clearest minds in growth-stage investing, the person elite founders turn to when the market is noisy and the stakes are high. A General Partner at Meritech Capital, Alex has built a reputation for breaking down complex businesses with uncommon clarity, from his legendary S-1 teardowns to his frameworks on power laws, seco…
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GTM 170: 0 Customers → $4B: Inside Snowflake’s GTM Machine with Chris Degnan
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50:51Chris Degnan is the former Chief Revenue Officer of Snowflake, where he helped scale the company from pre-product to over $4B in ARR and more than $100B in market cap. Over his 11-year tenure, Chris built Snowflake’s go-to-market engine from the ground up, from personally running the first outbound campaigns to leading a global sales organization t…
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Ep. 101 – Unlocking AI’s Potential: Mastering the Art of Smarter Questions (Webinar Replay)
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59:24In this replay of Mastering Sales with AI, AGS Co-Founder Mark Petruzzi is joined by KK Anderson and Scott Stollwerk, Chief Sales Officer at Pest Share, together with Gabriella Koenig of Collective[i], for a lively and practical discussion on how AI is reshaping the art of selling. The conversation dives deep into what separates average sales teams…
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Why Buyer Enablement Beats Sales Enablement with Rory Sadler
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54:10This week on Make It Happen Mondays, John sits down with Rory Sadler, Co-founder and CEO of trumpet, the leading digital sales room platform helping companies like Gong, HubSpot, and Personio increase sales velocity by transforming the buying experience. Before founding trumpet, Rory spent years on the front lines of SaaS sales—first as an individu…
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GTM 169: How Airbyte Hit $1B: The Open-Source, Community-First Playbook
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48:19Michel Tricot is the co-founder and CEO of Airbyte, the open-source data movement platform he launched in 2020. Before Airbyte, Michel led integrations and served as Director of Engineering at LiveRamp, where he scaled the teams and pipelines that synced massive data volumes. He also helped build rideOS as a founding engineer and Director of Engine…
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Ep. 100 – Leading and Scaling Revenue Organizations When the Old Playbook Is Obsolete - Part 2
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22:34In Part 2 of our conversation with Neil Graham, Chief Revenue Officer at Disqo, we dive deeper into how modern CROs must rethink their org design, marketing execution, and AI integration strategies to stay competitive in 2025 and beyond. Neil shares why curiosity, humility, and bias for action are now non-negotiables; and how his team is operationa…
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The 17% Rule: Why Most Reps Miss Quota with Guy Rubin
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1:00:18In this episode of Make It Happen Mondays, John Barrows sits down with Guy Rubin, CEO of Ebsta, the revenue intelligence platform that guarantees increased quota attainment—and was recently acquired. Guy shares the origin story of building Ebsta as a bootstrapped venture, the lessons learned through scaling without VC pressure, and how staying alig…
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GTM 168: How ZoomInfo Built a $1B RevOps Engine, The Operating Cadence Behind Breakout Growth | Tessa Whittaker
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50:38Tessa Whittaker is the VP of Revenue Operations at ZoomInfo, where she leads a 70-person global team powering one of SaaS’s most efficient $1B+ revenue engines. Over the past decade, she’s helped architect the systems, cadence, and AI workflows that underpin how ZoomInfo operates at scale. Tessa is known as one of the most thoughtful operators in t…
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Ep. 99 – Leading and Scaling Revenue Organizations When the Old Playbook Is Obsolete - Part 1
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19:14In this episode of Selling the Cloud, we’re joined by Neil Graham, Chief Revenue Officer at Disqo and a seasoned revenue leader whose career spans Salesforce, Siebel, Jive, and Telem. Neil shares a ground-level view of what it takes to lead, scale, and modernize revenue organizations in an era where traditional sales playbooks are no longer enough.…
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The Ten Commandments of Selling with Dr. Yaniv Zaid
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52:17In this episode, John sits down with Dr. Yaniv Zaid—a global authority on persuasion, communication, and ethical influence. With a career spanning 22+ years, 2,500+ keynotes, and 11 bestselling books (including his latest, The New Bible of Sales: The Ten Commandments), Dr. Zaid brings razor-sharp insight into what makes people say “yes.” Together, …
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GTM 167: Competing with Giants: Inside You.com’s Battle Against OpenAI & Google | Peter Grant
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1:09:01Peter Grant is the Chief Revenue Officer at You.com, the AI search and productivity platform reshaping how people find and create information. A veteran GTM leader, Peter has built and scaled revenue engines at some of tech’s most iconic companies — from Siebel Systems to Salesforce to C3.ai — working directly under legends like Tom Siebel and Marc…
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Ep. 98 – Driving Symbiotic Outcomes in High-Stakes Sales with Josh Hoffman – Part 2
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20:24In Part 2 of our conversation with Josh Hoffman, we explore the leadership mindset required to thrive in moments of high-pressure change, like mergers, long enterprise cycles, and AI-driven disruption. Josh shares how sales teams can stay grounded in customer value, build trust through co-created plans, and lead with consistency; regardless of who …
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Hacking Human Psychology with MichaelAaron Flicker
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1:01:05In this mind-expanding episode, John sits down with MichaelAaron Flicker—entrepreneur, behavioral science strategist, and CEO of XenoPsi Ventures, where he oversees a portfolio of nine companies. He’s also the co-author of Hacking the Human Mind: The Behavioral Science Secrets Behind 17 of the World’s Best Brands, a must-read for anyone serious abo…
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Ep. 97 – Driving Symbiotic Outcomes in High-Stakes Sales with Josh Hoffman - Part 1
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22:21In this episode of Selling the Cloud, we sit down with Josh Hoffman, a seasoned go-to-market leader who has guided sales transformations at Dell, Avaya, Poly, Datto, and now ControlCase. Known for his “sell-with” philosophy, Josh shares what it really means to drive symbiotic outcomes, where sellers, partners, and customers win together. He unpacks…
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BONUS: ‘I joined Meta at 900, left at 90,000’ — Rick Kelley on Building and Scaling International Sales Teams
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17:46This bonus episode dives into how Rick Kelley helped scale Meta’s global sales organization (from 900 employees to 90,000) and the playbook behind building high-performing international teams. Rick Kelley is the former SVP of Gaming and App Monetization Solutions at Meta and Managing Director of Meta Ireland, where he led a $1B+ revenue organizatio…
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Build Brands People Feel with David Brier
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1:12:50In this episode of Make It Happen Mondays, John Barrows sits down with branding icon David Brier—a man known as The Brandfather, whose work has generated over $9 billion in brand value across four decades. With 320+ international awards, a Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship medallion, and praise from the likes of Daymond John, Gran…
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GTM 166: SEO → AEO: The Next Big Shift in How People Discover Your Product
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Ep. 96 – Scaling Sales with Value Intelligence with Max Elster - Part 2
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20:10In Part 2 of our conversation with Max Elster, Co-Founder and CEO of Minoa, we go deeper into how sales teams are actually operationalizing outcome-based selling; at scale. Max shares how revenue teams at companies like Vanta are moving beyond founder-led, feature-centric narratives, and building scalable, repeatable playbooks rooted in customer ou…
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Kevin Davis: The Surfer’s Guide to Smarter Sales Territory Planning
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47:12In this episode of Make It Happen Mondays, John Barrows sits down with Kevin Davis, the co-founder and CEO of Boogie Board—a company rethinking sales territory planning through the lens of data, transparency, and AI. Kevin’s journey started far from Silicon Valley, in a small Wisconsin town where he learned grit the hard way—from shoveling snow and…
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Ep. 95 – Scaling Sales with Value Intelligence with Max Elster - Part 1
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24:15In this episode of Selling the Cloud, Max Elster, Co-Founder and CEO of Minoa, joins co-hosts Mark Petruzzi and KK Anderson to explore what B2B revenue leaders often miss: a clear, consistent understanding of why they win. Max introduces the concept of a Value Intelligence Layer, a data-driven framework that links discovery, business cases, and out…
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GTM 165: Vibe prompting, AI fluency, and the new rules of go-to-market | Kieran Flanagan
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48:52Kieran Flanagan is the SVP of Marketing at HubSpot and Co-Host of Marketing Against the Grain. A longtime operator and investor, he’s at the forefront of how AI is reshaping go-to-market. With a background in engineering and years leading growth and marketing teams, Kieran now spends his time building, experimenting, and sharing lessons on how prom…
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Stephanie Chung: From Air Force Bases to Boardrooms
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1:06:19Stephanie Chung grew up on an Air Force base with a Master Sergeant father—so structure, discipline, and high standards were her foundation long before she ever stepped into a boardroom. Today, she’s a #1 international best-selling author, executive coach, and the first African American to lead a major private aviation company. In this powerful epi…
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GTM 164: 28th at Stripe → Billions: Cristina Cordova’s GTM Playbook (Linear, Notion)
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59:00Cristina Cordova is a seasoned operator who has scaled some of the most iconic companies in tech. At Stripe, she built and led partnerships that became a foundational revenue engine, including the pivotal deal with Shopify. At Notion, she helped turn viral adoption into a durable distribution strategy powered by community. Today, Cristina is the Ch…
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Ep. 94 – Reinventing Growth in a Commoditized Market with Steve Smith Part 2
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21:18In Part 2 of our conversation with Steve Smith, Chief Revenue Officer at Live Oak Fiber, we go deeper into how his team is scaling with both agility and authenticity—blending AI, community engagement, and a customer-first mindset to win in a highly commoditized telecom market. Steve unpacks what it really means to lead with transparency, build a cu…
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Udi Ledergor: Courage Over Clichés in Modern Marketing
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1:01:01Udi Ledergor is back on the pod—and this time, he’s bringing the fire behind Courageous Marketing, his new book that challenges everything safe, stale, and same-same in today’s crowded GTM world.As the former CMO of Gong during its hypergrowth years (multi-billion-dollar valuation, anyone?), and now Chief Evangelist, Udi knows firsthand how to buil…
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Ep. 93 – Reinventing Growth in a Commoditized Market with Steve Smith - Part 1
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19:36In this episode of Selling the Cloud, Steve Smith, Chief Revenue Officer at Live Oak Fiber, joins co-hosts Mark Petruzzi and KK Anderson to share what it really takes to stand out in a commoditized market. Drawing from 25+ years of telecom and GTM leadership, Steve reveals how Live Oak is building a “fiercely local” go-to-market model powered by cu…
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GTM 163: From $2M to $50M ARR to Unicorn: How Owner Scaled with AI & Talent Density | CRO Kyle Norton
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1:08:32Kyle Norton is the Chief Revenue Officer at Owner, the fast-scaling restaurant SaaS platform valued at over $1B. Since joining from Shopify, Kyle has helped grow the company from $2M to $50M+ in ARR by instilling a high bar for sales talent, building RevOps early, and driving a disciplined go-to-market strategy. A podcast host himself, Kyle shares …
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Giuseppe Conti: Negotiation + Influence = Success
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54:56What happens when 25 years of corporate procurement experience meets elite business school teaching? You get Giuseppe Conti—a world-class negotiation expert with a gift for turning complex tactics into everyday skills.In this episode, Giuseppe shares his journey from growing up in a family of teachers in Southern Italy to teaching negotiation and i…
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Ep. 92 – Building Tech-Enabled Revenue Teams with Jamie Wilkinson – Part 2
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15:52In Part 2 of this Selling the Cloud episode, Jamie Wilkinson, CEO of Smart4Cloud.ai, continues his insightful conversation with Mark Petruzzi and KK Anderson on how today’s revenue teams must evolve beyond job specs and tech stacks. From building integrated, cross-functional orgs to navigating partner ecosystems, Jamie breaks down how human-centere…
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GTM 162: From PLG to Enterprise: How to Layer Sales Without Breaking What Works | Ghazi Masood
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27:48Ghazi Masood is the Chief Revenue Officer at Retool, where he leads the go-to-market engine for the low-code developer platform. Previously he served as SVP & GM, Americas at Auth0 after leadership roles at Microsoft, Oracle, Polycom, and Nintex K2, and he advises several high-growth startups on GTM. A field-first operator, Ghazi specializes in lay…
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Eugene “Blue” Bowen: Inside G2’s AI in Sales Report
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49:48Eugene “Blue” Bowen joins John Barrows to unpack one of the most important AI sales reports of the year—straight from G2’s research desk. As a Research Principal focused on sales, tech, and AI, Blue co-authored G2’s latest study exploring how sales teams are actually using (or not using) AI in their day-to-day. Together, they dig into: Why most pip…
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Ep. 91 – Building Tech-Enabled Revenue Teams with Jamie Wilkinson - Part 1
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23:16In this episode of Selling the Cloud, Jamie Wilkinson, CEO of Smart4Cloud.ai, joins Mark Petruzzi and KK Anderson to explore how the best revenue organizations combine technical talent and sales leadership to create scalable, high-impact GTM engines. With 25 years of experience in both technical talent strategy and revenue organization design, Jami…
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GTM 161: How to Build a GTM Roadmap (Lessons from Plaid’s $3M → $300M Scale) | Paul Williamson
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38:56Paul Williamson is a seasoned go-to-market leader and advisor best known for helping Plaid scale from $3M to $300M ARR. As Head of Revenue, he built and evolved Plaid’s go-to-market roadmap across product-market fit, upmarket expansion, and new verticals. With deep experience aligning GTM with product, he now advises founders on sequencing bets, bu…
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Lori Richardson: Betting on Yourself When It Matters Most
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57:31Lori Richardson is a powerhouse in the sales world—and one of John’s favorite humans, period.In this deeply personal and insightful episode, Lori opens up about her incredible journey: escaping an abusive relationship at 19, raising a child on her own, and diving headfirst into a 100% commission sales role with no safety net. Her story isn’t just i…
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Ep. 90 – Breaking the CRM Mindset – Why AI and Agile Selling are the Future with Stephen Messer
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1:09:15In this episode of Selling the Cloud, Stephen Messer, co-founder of Collective[i] and LinkShare, shares a bold and timely vision for the future of sales—one that trades CRM inefficiencies, seller churn, and impersonal cadences for AI-powered intelligence, real buyer relationships, and a return to value-based growth. Stephen unpacks how Collective[i…
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GTM 160: The Startup PR Playbook Every Founder Needs: How to Nail Your Launch, Get in the News, and Avoid the Biggest PR Mistakes | Jenny He
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30:58Jenny He is the Founder and General Partner at Position Ventures, an early-stage venture fund that backs startups with strategic communications from day one. Previously, Jenny led comms at Square and has since helped hundreds of founders land coverage in top outlets like TechCrunch and Forbes. With deep expertise in positioning, storytelling, and P…
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