#154 Remix: Tornadoes, Unicorn Meat, and Hypergrowth Sales
Grit4 Sep 2023

#154 Remix: Tornadoes, Unicorn Meat, and Hypergrowth Sales

In this special episode of Grit, Joubin looks back at what five past guests had to say about building a sales operation inside rapidly-growing companies:

  • Intro (00:30)
  • Stripe’s Mike Clayville on first principles & “tornado companies” (01:02)
  • Former Paypal VP Marcy Campbell on establishing a successful sales motion (11:37)
  • LinkedIn COO Dan Shapero on effective sales leadership during hypergrowth (20:16)
  • Herbold Consulting CEO Jim Herbold on “unicorn meat” (32:32)
  • CRO Chris Degnan on the pivotal moments in Snowflake’s history (50:02)

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