Sales and pipeline: what operators said this week

What is working in sales right now, from the people carrying the number. The 12 strongest moments from named speakers, word for word, each playable from the second it was said. Updated .

“We also sell coffee we sell handmade soaps ... we also sell them at the farmers markets ... the bundles are new ... we started doing seed bundles”
CS
Christopher and Maggie Snow
The Seed Farmer Podcast ·
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“I'd honestly just go to Redbook or some resource like that and just research my car and you've got to appreciate that the best value is going to be to sell the car privately but you're going to have to deal with 400 scammers on Facebook marketplace”
JC
John Cadogan
The Finance Garage ·
How they work Share this moment
Another view · “If you're a management consultant ... it's probably not the first place that you would go looking for pennies to save” Chris Klomp on Relentless Health Value · Listen
“Founders come in, we're like, look, you are a success for us if you sell for at least 10x what we value you at.”
RW
Rob Walling
Practical Founders Podcast ·
Contrarian take 10× Share this moment
Another view · “Number one would be not taking equity out early enough… it costs you nothing to do that process… if valuations come back good, you can pull out cash to invest” Pat Noll on Equity Mates Investing Podcast · Listen
“You go from selling 25 bottles to 50 bottles to 100. I mean, that 300 percent is pretty easy to get to.”
DP
Damian Primis
Unit Economics ·
Hard number 300% year-over-year growth Share this moment
Another view · “People don’t need to sell… they’ve made so much money over the last seven years… they can hold it for another five years.” Emilio Martinez on Geared for Growth Property Investing Podcast · Listen
“I could have walked away with $8 million… I didn't want to sell my name.”
SW
Samantha Wills
The Pay Off with Sylvia Jeffreys ·
Contrarian take $12 million business, $8 million potential sale Share this moment
Another view · “Once you get to 20 to $25 million, and you can start predictively making a million bucks a year off of that portfolio, you can start living a pretty great life.” Adam Katz on Moneywise · Listen
“As of Jan 1 I came off the Management Committee, I'm still on the Investment Committee, and I won't take new board seats as we sell companies.”
JA
James Andersen
Buyers and Builders ·
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“We did some modelling for clients recently who were pursuing a financial independence goal. We found that if they wanted to achieve their goal without needing to sell down any investments, they could both cease work at age 55.”
PB
Paul Benson
Financial Autonomy ·
Hard number age 55 without selling down; age 48 with selling down Share this moment
“We're going to invent a product that sells for exactly $100. And this is actually a really good TikTok shop product because it has 70% gross margins, meeting our landed product cost is $30”
JW
Jordan West
The Unofficial TikTok Shop Podcast with Jordan West ·
Business model $100 sale, $30 product cost, 70% gross margin Share this moment
“We partnered with a specialist in the space and we interviewed thousands of Australians, both prospective investors and existing investors.”
MJ
Mark Joachim
money money money ·
Why it worked 63% average score; thousands interviewed Share this moment
“You don't want to, for instance, sell Commonwealth bank shares and then buy back the exact same number... but if you're rebalancing the portfolio at the same time, then that's certainly above board”
PB
Paul Benson Guidance Financial Services
Financial Autonomy ·
Why it worked Share this moment
“We brought some of them to sell and one of them… was a fairy tale mesquite de provence… we had to specify that if the person who bought it tried to carve it we would be disappointed”
CS
Christopher and Maggie Snow
The Seed Farmer Podcast ·
Growth tactic Share this moment
“I'm amazed at like how many people are like in default, they haven't made a payment on their mortgage. And we're like, do you want to sell your house?”
IS
Ian Slater
Real Estate Rockstars Podcast ·
How they work Share this moment

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