Guru Program: Sales, Partnerships, Alliances & Affiliates #TMUguru

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This session is part of the TechMeetups Guru Program, a practical 3 month educational and mentoring course to kick-start your Startup. You can choose to attend just this session by booking here, or participate in the full course to receive additional support and mentoring for your company from our Gurus – find out more here (http://techmeetups.com/guru/).

It would be nice if some good PR & Marketing were enough to get you all the customers you want, but the reality is you’re more than likely going to be chasing and closing those first big deals yourself. That’s a daunting prospect if you don’t have a background in sales so in this session our Gurus will help you understand the basics of selling to individuals, corporates and the public sector. They’ll also be advising you on the best way to structure your sales processes and how to manage your customer feedback to keep iterating your product.

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Mentors:

Scott Schnaars, GM - EMEA, Badgeville

https://evbdn.eventbrite.com/s3-s3/eventlogos/68618713/akpctbiht4.jpgHighly successful sales representative and global sales manager with a proven track record for building new and developing existing teams.
Specialties: Sales, Sales Management, evangelism, community development & management, business development, contract negotiation, sales force automation implementation, sales operations primarily in the software & internet industry. Scott Schnaars is also a pretty good blogger.

Tom Samodol, entrepreneur,mentor

https://evbdn.eventbrite.com/s3-s3/eventlogos/68618713/vjitp6shmq.jpgTom Samodol has 12 years of experience in advising startups, companies (private and listed) on investments, acquiring and selling technology businesses and fundraisings (pre-IPO, IPO) in his previous career (Head of Technology Investment Banking at Dresdner).He is coaching and mentoring startups in technology across Europe on scaling and growing the business (creating systems and process to maintain customer service, handling pressures and expectations of investors, incentives, staff retention). Particular focus on mobile, internet, software, fintech, payments and IT services.

Ruzy Chishty , Sales Strategist, Mentor, Crowd Funding Expert, Startups Advisor

https://evbdn.eventbrite.com/s3-s3/eventlogos/68618713/180a197.jpgRuzy Chishty is Crowd Funding and Startup Expert focusing in Sales, Partnerships and International Business Development.Successfully transitioned from working in Fortune 500 companies and international development roles around the world. Generated over $25M in business and launched ventures in Asia (China, India, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Korea, Thailand and Hong Kong), Australia, New Zealand and Europe. Lived in 6 different countries including the US. Well versed in Asian, Middle East and Latin American Culture. Travelled to over 54 countries.

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