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A Step-by-Step Guide to Landing Your First Enterprise Client

SmartKarrot

According to Sam Odio, co-founder, and CEO (Chief Executive Officer) of Freshplum , “it’s not rare to have a 6-12 month sales cycle when selling to Fortune 500 firms, which may be very hard for a startup.” One of the fundamental issues with supplier agreement forms is this. Every supplier is unique.

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How to Start a Business: A Complete Guide for Startup Entrepreneurs

Hubspot Sales

1 million (household worth): These customers are upper middle class to upper class. They have amassed over $1 million in savings and are fairly savvy investors (themselves or the people they hire). Make sure your financial model is 100% accurate for the best chance of convincing investors and loan sources to support your business.

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