We are thrilled to announce our recent investment in Atlanta-based Transitiv, the customer data platform purpose built for multi-location retailers and franchise brands. Vocap led the oversubscribed Series Seed round,…
Emery WaddellNovember 13, 2019
We’ve received great feedback from our post on “Hiring a kickass VP of Sales”, and often get asked about a similar set of questions for hiring individual Sales Account Executives.…
Mike BeckerSeptember 19, 2019
Hiring a sales leader is challenging, and it’s not uncommon to get it wrong the first time. I’ve helped several of our companies with a VP Sales hire as of…
Mike BeckerSeptember 7, 2018
In the early stages of scaling a business, it’s perfectly natural to cheer for each new sale with the same enthusiasm as the last. After all, new deals drive growth. Not…
Emery WaddellApril 26, 2017
It’s easy to be a cynic when it comes to industry trade shows and conferences, as the formula at most of them is pretty tired and familiar. You can waste…
Mike BeckerJuly 5, 2016
As you might imagine, we see a lot of hockey stick financial models and fluffy sales pipelines in the course of evaluating potential investments. I was certainly guilty of producing…
Mike BeckerFebruary 9, 2016