Discovery Call

topic on 3 shows · 3 statements across 3 episodes

Startups For the Rest of Us Lenny's Podcast 20VC

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Abel: Recording initial discovery calls stops enterprise buyers from opening up
“Do not bring a recorder to this call. Do not record the call. They will not be open. They will not be vulnerable.”
Jen Abel Aug 23, 2026 ▶ 23:14 84 minutes of enterprise sales alpha | Jen Abel
20VC Insight
Cassidy: Sales discovery calls should take no more than five minutes
“Like you should, discovery is five minutes. That's what discovery should be. And if you need more than five minutes to do discovery, then you really, you're not putting the work in to understand who your customers are.”
Brendon Cassidy Mar 8, 2024 ▶ 13:02 Brendon Cassidy: Why You Should Never Hire Someone You Do Not Know in Your First Five Hires | E1124 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Whitney Dieterding: Frequent mismatched discovery call questions signal broken positioning
“If you're getting more discovery calls and people are saying, do you do this? And you're like, no, absolutely not. Something's off. And it's time to readdress that positioning and clean things up a little bit.”
Whitney Dieterding Feb 7, 2023 ▶ 38:48 Episode 647 | Equipping Sales & Support With Critical Product Kno...

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