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24 alternatives to Business Systems Explored #005: Steli Efti, Close.io

The hidden sales systems behind Silicon Valley startups

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Business Systems Explored #005: Steli Efti, Close.io launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Growth Everywhere - Close.io CEO Steli Efti▲73
The 80/20 Principle for Building a 7-figure Saas Business
2016 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →
2
Chasing Product - Closing software sales and your mental game w/ Steli Efti▲86
Steli talks about the importance of mental game
2015 · chasingproduct.com · its alternatives →
3
Valley Speak▲94
Deciphering the jargon of Silicon Valley
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
4
Learning To Say NO - Episode 23: The Secret Power Of Successful Startups▲64
Interview with Steli Efti, CEO & Co-Founder of Close.io
2017 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →
5
The Founder's Guide To Sales Negotiation by Steli from Close.io▲128
Free book to help startups and sales reps close better deals
2018 · close.com · its alternatives →
6
SaaS sales for Startup Founders▲197
Free book by Steli Efti from Close.io
2017 · close.com · its alternatives →
7
The Sales Hiring Playbook by Steli Efti▲125
A practical guide to building a sales team
2017 · close.com · its alternatives →
8
Talk To Your Fucking Customers! (If You Want To Build A Better B2B Startup)▲171
Actionable advice for B2B Startups by Steli from Close.io
2018 · close.com · its alternatives →
9
The Startup Chat 138: Building Products in Hyper-Competitive Markets▲57
Hiten Shah & Steli Efti on growing SaaS startups in 2017
2016 · thestartupchat.com · its alternatives →
10
Closing Call▲138
Hacker News for Sales
2014 · leadfuze.com · its alternatives →
11
Transparent Startups▲153
Discover startups with transparent revenue numbers
2016 · transparentstartups.com · its alternatives →
12
Marketplace Hacks▲86
A slack community of marketplace founders & operators
2014 · its alternatives →
13
Your Growth Hacks Aren't Working▲291
Free new book by Steli Efti on B2B customer acquisition
2017 · close.com · its alternatives →
14
The Startup Chat Podcast▲233
Hiten and Steli's unfiltered insights and actionable advice.
2015 · thestartupchat.com · its alternatives →
15
Open Startups Initiative▲61
Real-time revenue metrics of transparent startups
2015 · baremetrics.com · its alternatives →
16
Sales Hacker▲116
The leading community for modern sales professionals
2017 · saleshacker.com · its alternatives →
17
The Startup Chat 130 - SEO for startups▲65
Hiten Shah & Steli Efti discuss SEO
2016 · thestartupchat.com · its alternatives →
18
The Startup Chat - Marketing vs Sales ▲71
Steli & Hiten discuss sales vs. marketing in SaaS companies.
2016 · thestartupchat.com · its alternatives →
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SalesLoft▲84
Smarter sales. More deals.
2014 · salesloft.com · its alternatives →
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Hiten Shah & Steli Efti on SaaS Pricing (The Startup Chat)▲59
SaaS pricing tips from the trenches
2016 · thestartupchat.com · its alternatives →
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The Startup Chat 156: Scaling SaaS from 100 to 1000 customers▲115
Hiten Shah & Steli Efti share a framework for growing SaaS
2016 · thestartupchat.com · its alternatives →
22
Founder Weekly▲126
The best hand curated links for entrepreneurs and investors
2014 · founderweekly.com · its alternatives →
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DreamFunded▲121
Access to pre-screened Silicon Valley startups
2015 · dreamfunded.com · its alternatives →
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The Startup Chat 127: How to provide great customer support▲67
Hiten Shah & Steli Efti discuss customer support
2016 · thestartupchat.com · its alternatives →

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