What I learned from closing a multi-million dollar deal in 11 days

Intended Audience: Strategic and enterprise sellers, quota carriers, sales leaders and managers, founders, CEOs, CROs

Highlights: How to position yourself and company to land large deals quickly. Here are five lessons to consider and incorporate into your strategic selling process:

1. Be ready for the challenge by creating the capacity to sprint hard
2. Sprinting hard in short bursts on large deals requires building up your professional stamina, or “opportunity capacity”
3. Opportunity capacity is built over time with deliberate focus and is a holistic approach to work/life integration
4. Dedicate time to go deep into thinking creatively and collaborating effectively within a small team to deliver a compelling proposal
5. Don’t forget the bigger picture and to remain grateful and humble after the win

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