The Science of Scaling
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The Science of Scaling shares practical founder lessons on startup strategy, product-market fit, board communication, and the realities of scaling a business.
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Prospecting & outreach
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Four sales lessons from a Harvard Business School sales class
The Science of Scaling
October 16, 2025
Prospecting & outreach
9
Hiring & recruitment
8
Research says 17 outreach attempts — most reps quit at four
Coachability outperforms curiosity as the top hiring predictor
Role play self-assessment reveals more than the role play itself
Eight sales stories every B2B sales leader should know
The Science of Scaling
October 9, 2025
Case studies
10
B2B sales
8
The same rep can be #1 at one company, average at another.
A 30-page unsolicited diagnosis landed a meeting with Target executives.
Compensating early-stage reps on revenue destroys product-market fit.
How to pivot a startup without the three common mistakes
The Science of Scaling
October 2, 2025
Pivoting
10
Product-market fit
6
Five distinct pivot types — most founders only know one or two
Sunk cost assets from the old product will handicap your new direction
Segment pre- and post-pivot data to tell investors the right story
Prospecting & outreach
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10 Cold Calling Tips That Scaled HubSpot to $100M
The Science of Scaling
September 26, 2025
Prospecting & outreach
9
Objection handling
7
Even great cold callers get hung up on 80–90% of the time.
Personalization only belongs in the first sentence — nowhere else.
Never end an email asking buyers to book their own calendar link.
Preventing sales rep burnout through intrinsic motivation
The Science of Scaling
September 18, 2025
Management
9
Sales systems & CRM
5
Burnout comes from grinding without knowing why you're doing it
Linking daily metrics to a rep's personal life goal changes everything
Activity-based management accelerates burnout; outcome-based thinking prevents it
Blitzscaling: when it works, when it fails, and what the science of scaling adds
The Science of Scaling
September 11, 2025
Pivoting
9
Fundraising & VC
8
Long-term planning
7
Blitzscaling is macro-driven: boom cycles inflate it, crashes kill it, AI is 1999 again.
First-mover advantage is overrated — most category winners were second or later entrants.
Science of scaling complements blitzscaling by defining readiness and precise growth rate.
Inside a $205M creative ops startup: Air's go-to-market playbook
The Science of Scaling
September 3, 2025
Growth hacking
9
B2B sales
8
Business models
6
30% of customers generate 70% of revenue — and why that gap matters
AEs close 40–60% of deals after one conversation with a prospect
Organic social is Air's moat — and their bet to reach Series C
Closing techniques
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Spending $1,000 on Customer Dinners to Win Competitive Deals
The Science of Scaling
August 28, 2025
Closing techniques
9
Testimonials & social proof
7
AI tools & automation
5
Competitor-switcher dinners create on-demand reference calls worth millions.
One customer, 12 calls/year, 75% close rate: $900k return on $1,000.
AI with battle cards lets reps rehearse discovery from the buyer's view.
Sales Technique That Beats "Send Me an Email" on Cold Calls
The Science of Scaling
August 21, 2025
Delegation
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Resilience & grit
6
Agree to the email request, then immediately layer on a calendar hold
Confirm the invite was received before ending the call — that is where the meeting is won
Re-engage the contact for a short prep call after multi-stakeholder meetings are booked to regain one-on-one discovery access
Founder interviews
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The Science of Scaling: channel trailer and show overview
The Science of Scaling
August 13, 2025
Founder interviews
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Prospecting & outreach
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Three distinct shows covering sales, founders, and embedded reporting
Producer joins a sales team on day one with zero experience
Raw, unscripted look at what high-growth building actually looks like
Prospecting & outreach
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Cold call live review: tone, preparation, and closing tactics
The Science of Scaling
August 7, 2025
Prospecting & outreach
9
Closing techniques
7
Friendly-conversation tone beats polished delivery every time
Use prospect curiosity as leverage to book the meeting, not to educate
Know your proposed time slot before the prospect picks up the phone
Pricing psychology
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How to deflect price objections and close without discounting
The Science of Scaling
July 31, 2025
Pricing psychology
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Closing techniques
7
Sellers who delay price to the final third close more deals.
Get buyers to confirm their own costs before you quote yours.
Needing to discount means you failed to build pain and urgency.
Prospecting & outreach
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Why you don't pitch when a prospect says "pitch me"
The Science of Scaling
July 24, 2025
Prospecting & outreach
9
Automation & tools
5
"Pitch me" is an opening for discovery, not permission to pitch
Book the meeting the moment they're willing — skip the pitch entirely
Mass outbound email from a young domain will get you flagged as spam
Prospecting & outreach
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Cold call review: the number one mistake SDRs make
The Science of Scaling
July 17, 2025
Prospecting & outreach
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Closing techniques
7
Ask for the meeting before qualifying — qualify after it's booked
Propose a specific time; open-ended scheduling kills momentum fast
Referral calls to the wrong contact convert at over 50%
Prospecting & outreach
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Cold call coaching: turning objections into booked meetings
The Science of Scaling
July 10, 2025
Prospecting & outreach
9
Objection handling
7
Replace a 60-second pitch with one sentence — ask immediately.
"Not now" is a soft no; always fight back to the meeting ask.
Booking live beats sending a calendar link every time.