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> I work remote now and I love it, but for sales? Nothing beats meeting in person. I'm remote, too, and I worry about that being an obstacle sometimes. I saw t
by Centigonal 4y ago
> I work remote now and I love it, but for sales? Nothing beats meeting in person.
I'm remote, too, and I worry about that being an obstacle sometimes. I saw that Steve Blank article "Be Where Your Business Is"[1] linked here a month ago. I think, in my case, I'll have to start with virtual discovery calls, but at some point it'll make sense to start hopping on trains/planes and making in-person visits. One difference is that we're trying to help analysts, who mostly work at a desk in front of a computer - but I've seen conferences really work to accelerate relationship-building.
[1] https://steveblank.com/2023/01/10/be-where-your-business-is/ https://steveblank.com/2023/01/10/be-where-your-business-is/
- throw_away1525 4y agoFor me, selling means traveling, but virtual discovery calls are also the norm - traveling is expensive (both money and time) and I'm not traveling to meet a prospect until I've qualified them. And sure, if you're in financial services, you probably ought to live in NYC... maybe you wouldn't ever even need to leave. But I'd wager that in most other industries which are a bit more distributed geographically, as long as you're willing to hop on a plane at a moments notice, you'll be okay.