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Jeetu Mahtani

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
387 total appearances

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Podcast Appearances

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20Sales: Scaling Hubspot from $3M to $1BN in ARR | How to Hire and Ramp Sales Teams | How to Scale Customer Success Successfully | How and When to Go International and Crush It with Jeetu Mahtani

HubSpot didn't get everything right on day one. We made several tweaks, pivots over time. You do need to create that feedback loop. And founders, what better way than to be on a live call hearing about prospects and what challenges they're dealing with? So you can create that feedback loop back into the product development.

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20Sales: Scaling Hubspot from $3M to $1BN in ARR | How to Hire and Ramp Sales Teams | How to Scale Customer Success Successfully | How and When to Go International and Crush It with Jeetu Mahtani

HubSpot didn't get everything right on day one. We made several tweaks, pivots over time. You do need to create that feedback loop. And founders, what better way than to be on a live call hearing about prospects and what challenges they're dealing with? So you can create that feedback loop back into the product development.

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20Sales: Scaling Hubspot from $3M to $1BN in ARR | How to Hire and Ramp Sales Teams | How to Scale Customer Success Successfully | How and When to Go International and Crush It with Jeetu Mahtani

Which approach would you focus on? It's a good question, and I'm sure many or some will not agree with me. My school will be stop chasing elephants. If you are a mid-market company, you have a big addressable market. Sure, a large marquee logo is expressing interest. Engage with them, but don't count on them as your answer to hitting your target.

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20Sales: Scaling Hubspot from $3M to $1BN in ARR | How to Hire and Ramp Sales Teams | How to Scale Customer Success Successfully | How and When to Go International and Crush It with Jeetu Mahtani

Which approach would you focus on? It's a good question, and I'm sure many or some will not agree with me. My school will be stop chasing elephants. If you are a mid-market company, you have a big addressable market. Sure, a large marquee logo is expressing interest. Engage with them, but don't count on them as your answer to hitting your target.

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20Sales: Scaling Hubspot from $3M to $1BN in ARR | How to Hire and Ramp Sales Teams | How to Scale Customer Success Successfully | How and When to Go International and Crush It with Jeetu Mahtani

Which approach would you focus on? It's a good question, and I'm sure many or some will not agree with me. My school will be stop chasing elephants. If you are a mid-market company, you have a big addressable market. Sure, a large marquee logo is expressing interest. Engage with them, but don't count on them as your answer to hitting your target.

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20Sales: Scaling Hubspot from $3M to $1BN in ARR | How to Hire and Ramp Sales Teams | How to Scale Customer Success Successfully | How and When to Go International and Crush It with Jeetu Mahtani

You want to still be prospecting into good fit companies who have a reasonable sales cycle. which will help you build a predictable pipeline to get to your target. I think the risk is with marquee logos is people just get attracted to the sexiness of a marquee logo.

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20Sales: Scaling Hubspot from $3M to $1BN in ARR | How to Hire and Ramp Sales Teams | How to Scale Customer Success Successfully | How and When to Go International and Crush It with Jeetu Mahtani

You want to still be prospecting into good fit companies who have a reasonable sales cycle. which will help you build a predictable pipeline to get to your target. I think the risk is with marquee logos is people just get attracted to the sexiness of a marquee logo.

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20Sales: Scaling Hubspot from $3M to $1BN in ARR | How to Hire and Ramp Sales Teams | How to Scale Customer Success Successfully | How and When to Go International and Crush It with Jeetu Mahtani

You want to still be prospecting into good fit companies who have a reasonable sales cycle. which will help you build a predictable pipeline to get to your target. I think the risk is with marquee logos is people just get attracted to the sexiness of a marquee logo.

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20Sales: Scaling Hubspot from $3M to $1BN in ARR | How to Hire and Ramp Sales Teams | How to Scale Customer Success Successfully | How and When to Go International and Crush It with Jeetu Mahtani

And then you show up in the last day of the quarter only to realize the marquee logo sales or buying process and buying cycle doesn't match with your sales process. Don't go all into marquee logos. If you're a mid-market company, figure out how to diversify your pipeline.

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20Sales: Scaling Hubspot from $3M to $1BN in ARR | How to Hire and Ramp Sales Teams | How to Scale Customer Success Successfully | How and When to Go International and Crush It with Jeetu Mahtani

And then you show up in the last day of the quarter only to realize the marquee logo sales or buying process and buying cycle doesn't match with your sales process. Don't go all into marquee logos. If you're a mid-market company, figure out how to diversify your pipeline.

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20Sales: Scaling Hubspot from $3M to $1BN in ARR | How to Hire and Ramp Sales Teams | How to Scale Customer Success Successfully | How and When to Go International and Crush It with Jeetu Mahtani

And then you show up in the last day of the quarter only to realize the marquee logo sales or buying process and buying cycle doesn't match with your sales process. Don't go all into marquee logos. If you're a mid-market company, figure out how to diversify your pipeline.

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20Sales: Scaling Hubspot from $3M to $1BN in ARR | How to Hire and Ramp Sales Teams | How to Scale Customer Success Successfully | How and When to Go International and Crush It with Jeetu Mahtani

I always say like revenue and customer acquisition, customer delight solves most problems. Like you just got to figure out like how to create that momentum.

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20Sales: Scaling Hubspot from $3M to $1BN in ARR | How to Hire and Ramp Sales Teams | How to Scale Customer Success Successfully | How and When to Go International and Crush It with Jeetu Mahtani

I always say like revenue and customer acquisition, customer delight solves most problems. Like you just got to figure out like how to create that momentum.

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20Sales: Scaling Hubspot from $3M to $1BN in ARR | How to Hire and Ramp Sales Teams | How to Scale Customer Success Successfully | How and When to Go International and Crush It with Jeetu Mahtani

I always say like revenue and customer acquisition, customer delight solves most problems. Like you just got to figure out like how to create that momentum.

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20Sales: Scaling Hubspot from $3M to $1BN in ARR | How to Hire and Ramp Sales Teams | How to Scale Customer Success Successfully | How and When to Go International and Crush It with Jeetu Mahtani

You do need to be money motivated if you want to be in sales or in any revenue producing team. The reality of the role. You also need to figure out like at the end of the day, the coins only keep coming and keep growing when your customers are succeeding.

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20Sales: Scaling Hubspot from $3M to $1BN in ARR | How to Hire and Ramp Sales Teams | How to Scale Customer Success Successfully | How and When to Go International and Crush It with Jeetu Mahtani

You do need to be money motivated if you want to be in sales or in any revenue producing team. The reality of the role. You also need to figure out like at the end of the day, the coins only keep coming and keep growing when your customers are succeeding.

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20Sales: Scaling Hubspot from $3M to $1BN in ARR | How to Hire and Ramp Sales Teams | How to Scale Customer Success Successfully | How and When to Go International and Crush It with Jeetu Mahtani

You do need to be money motivated if you want to be in sales or in any revenue producing team. The reality of the role. You also need to figure out like at the end of the day, the coins only keep coming and keep growing when your customers are succeeding.

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20Sales: Scaling Hubspot from $3M to $1BN in ARR | How to Hire and Ramp Sales Teams | How to Scale Customer Success Successfully | How and When to Go International and Crush It with Jeetu Mahtani

If you are coin operated and you're just acquiring customers for the sake of acquisition and they don't stick around and you have a leaky fund, that's not going to work for you long term, Mr. or Ms.

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20Sales: Scaling Hubspot from $3M to $1BN in ARR | How to Hire and Ramp Sales Teams | How to Scale Customer Success Successfully | How and When to Go International and Crush It with Jeetu Mahtani

If you are coin operated and you're just acquiring customers for the sake of acquisition and they don't stick around and you have a leaky fund, that's not going to work for you long term, Mr. or Ms.

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20Sales: Scaling Hubspot from $3M to $1BN in ARR | How to Hire and Ramp Sales Teams | How to Scale Customer Success Successfully | How and When to Go International and Crush It with Jeetu Mahtani

If you are coin operated and you're just acquiring customers for the sake of acquisition and they don't stick around and you have a leaky fund, that's not going to work for you long term, Mr. or Ms.