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Sometime last year, they had someone cold call me from the US to sell me stuff. I’m not sure where they got my number from, but I don’t think that’s a good stra
by mihaitodor 3y ago
Sometime last year, they had someone cold call me from the US to sell me stuff. I’m not sure where they got my number from, but I don’t think that’s a good strategy for trying to sell B2B solutions.
- RigelKentaurus 3y agoAgreed that it's not a good strategy, but unfortunately all too common amongst tech companies, especially startups.
- gedy 3y ago"LambdaTest" does that crap and will call even on weekends. I'm like gtfo of here man. Testing tools is like the last thing I want to talk about on weekend or on personal phone.
- javierluraschi 3y agoWhat's your ideal B2B sales strategy that would work for you?
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- coding123 3y agoThe product is so good you found out about it from someone else and had to have it also... Kinda like docker or python or something. They actually had that when the first started.
- runako 3y ago> What's your ideal B2B sales strategy that would work for you? >> Kinda like docker or python or something There's a lesson here in the difficulty of selling to developers.
- RCitronsBroker 3y agothats really funny
- xboxnolifes 3y agoSo, how did the other person find out about it?
- JCharante 3y agodev meetup lightning round?
- arccy 3y agohn
- xboxnolifes 3y agoSo people should advertise on hn instead of cold calling?
- mihaitodor 3y agoI’m a bit more receptive to offline messages if they’re targeted adequately. They can see my interests by skimming my LinkedIn, GitHub and StackOverflow accounts and contacting me via social media or by email is fine if their product is somewhat relevant to my work or hobbies. However, asking me to spend my time trialing their “new super-cool Kubernetes offering” is a huge nope. Especially if that interaction happens over the phone.
- pyb 3y agoLook up "permission marketing"
- slgeorge 3y agoSorry that annoyed you. One thing to bear in mind is that at Weaveworks we made massive contributions and did our best to be part of the community in the right way: * Flux * Flagger * Cortex * Ignite * Weave Net * and a whole host more Oh and there's a load of people without jobs tonight - wondering about their futures - hopefully people will see the talent and the contributions and find roles for them.
- mihaitodor 3y agoAnd that's a huge bummer since I know people who rely on those products and they're getting value out of them. However, I don't think the company failed because it didn't use more aggressive advertising.