Monday, August 3, 2026

Do’s and Don’ts: Fabulous Framing for Founders!

 

Demos, Discovery, and Business Growth: 

 

“Peter E. Cohan shares how storytelling, sales strategy, and business thinking drive real growth. Learn how to communicate value, build strong business cases, and position yourself as an expert.”

 

I joined Craig Sheets and “Behind Closed Books” for this engaging and pragmatic discussion of founding and growing your business, including: 

 

00:00   Introduction

03:30   Have you ever seen a bad software demo?

04:00   Do the Last Thing First: The founding story…!

06:30   CRO’s desired deliverables

07:30   Flip your demos upside down!

09:00   A demo horror story…

10:30   Buying a car: an analogy!

12:00   CRM systems as examples of the challenge

14:00   An illuminating conversation with a founder

15:00   Presenting information using Inverted pyramid

19:00   How demos change based on job titles

22:30   Pain… and a tale of two doctors

27:30   “But you already know their workflow…”

30:00   Uniqueness, culture, and discovery

32:30   How much proof is needed?

36:00   What is the least expensive form of proof?

41:00   Introducing… Buyer Enablement!

41:30   The horrors of lead churn

43:30   Experienced vs inexperienced buyers

47:00   Anticipating your buyer’s needs

50:00   My favorite discovery question!

51:30   Automated demos – avoiding harbor tours

53:30   Automated demos and Vision Generation

54:30   Wrap up!

 

You can find the full recording here – enjoy!


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