The Demand Efficiency Podcast

Podcast

Audio

Demand Generation

Growth

Lars Nilsson, fmr Cloudera Global VP of Sales, on a career full of learnings, mentorship, and gratitude.

Episode Outline

[01:25] The importance of mentorship and how to choose a mentor

[02:57] The second type of mentor

[04:56] Why you need to know how to ask for help and how asking for help will put you ahead

[08:20] Mentorship for underprivileged and underrepresented populations

[10:34] Prospecting and selling are two different skill sets

[14:54] How to use SalesSource

[17:20] Lars’s career, what he has learned, and his priorities now


Lars’ Inspirations

Dennis Lyandres

Sarah Brazier

Tom Reilly


Connect with Lars

Linkedin

Twitter

Episode Outline

[00:59] Failures that helped shape Brett’s success at Anagram

[03:13] What led to Brett founding Anagram

[06:00] When Brett realized he had product market fit and could begin to scale the business

[07:42] Subsequent steps after realizing they had a product that could sell

[10:10] What Brett would have done differently

[11:55] The importance of building out a referral network and advisory board

[13:50] Brett’s advice for startups

[15:50] Where Brett is at in his process of figuring out what’s next for him


Brett’s Inspirations

Dan Kurani

Hari Sundram

Andy Bromberg


Connect with Brett

LinkedIn

Website

Twitter

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