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Segment.com's VP of Business on how to succeed in sales

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How does a world-traveling bicyclist/activist/corporate lawyer/nonprofit founder go from being a junior BDR to a VP of Business within a few years? Not how you’d think.

How does a world-traveling bicyclist/activist/corporate lawyer/nonprofit founder go from being a junior BDR to a VP of Business within a few years? Not how you’d think. Raphael Parker is the VP of Business at Segment , an up-and-coming customer data startup backed by Y Combinator . In this interview, Steli and Raphael talk about selling to executives, the power of now, the traits of super-successful salespeople, recruiting internal champions, shortening your sales cycle, and why you should stop chasing that promotion. From Bicyclist to VP of Business David Greenberger, the forme

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