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Six-figure AI deals require a process, not just a better model
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For AI founders, the jump to $100K+ deals usually marks the transition from selling a tool to selling a business outcome. This guide should help you move past 'pilot purgatory' by formalizing your enterprise sales motion.
Takeaways
- Treat the enterprise sales process as a product that needs its own roadmap.
- Align your AI's output directly with the economic buyer's quarterly goals.
- Stop selling features and start solving for the buyer's procurement hurdles.
Read the original at lennysnewsletter.com
How to close $100K+ enterprise deals, step by step | Jen Abel
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