#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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  • Marcy’s LinkedIn
  • Dan’s LinkedIn
  • Jim’s LinkedIn
  • Chris’ LinkedIn
• Connect with Joubin
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  • Email: grit@kleinerperkins.com
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• This episode was edited by Eric Johnson from LightningPod.fm