Brian Kardon, the legendary valley CMO behind InVision, Eloqua, and Lattice shares his strategy for creating alignment between sales and marketing and building a balance between product-lead growth and traditional operations

Podcast Outline

[00:48] Walter’s background

[04:16] Common themes and mistakes Walter notices among founding teams when he starts working with them

[05:40] What do First Principles mean in the context of sales?

[07:30] How to apply an engineering mindset to sales, compassion, and truth

[09:58] Becoming a better salesperson: The 3 W’s (Steve Browne)

[15:10] Usually the biggest obstacle is oneself

[23:36] How Walter unwinds

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