Predictable Revenue by Aaron Ross & Marylou Tyler Summary
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Revolutionize your sales with "Predictable Revenue" - the Silicon Valley Sales Bible that transformed Salesforce into a $100M revenue machine. CEOs call it "entrepreneurial crack" for its game-changing Cold Calling 2.0 approach. Ready to build your unstoppable sales engine?
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When Cold Calling Died-And What Replaced It
What if everything you believed about sales prospecting was wrong? In 2003, a rookie sales rep with no B2B experience joined Salesforce.com answering phones for $50,000 a year. Within months, he'd question everything about traditional sales-and accidentally create a system that would generate over $100 million in recurring revenue. The secret? He stopped cold calling entirely. Instead, he built a machine that turned outbound prospecting into a predictable science, something so repeatable that Mark Cuban calls it essential reading. This wasn't about charisma or closing techniques. It was about designing a system that worked regardless of who ran it-a true revenue engine that eliminated the guesswork, panic, and late-night deal hustling that plague most sales organizations. Picture the CEO pacing at midnight, staring at spreadsheets that refuse to add up. Revenue was easy when the founders closed deals themselves-personal relationships, shared vision, natural chemistry. But now? Hiring ten salespeople hasn't doubled revenue. It's barely moved the needle. Welcome to the "Hot Coals"-that agonizing transition from scrappy startup sales to systematic, predictable growth. Most companies stumble here, stuck between $2-5 million, unable to crack $10 million despite hiring expensive talent. Why? Because they're operating on a fatal assumption: that salespeople will magically generate their own leads. They won't. Even exceptional salespeople hate prospecting. They're terrible at it. And once they land a few big accounts, they become so consumed with servicing existing clients that new business development evaporates. It's like expecting your best chef to also farm the ingredients-wrong person, wrong task.
The Revolution That Changed Everything About Prospecting
The Power of Specialization and the Five-Step System
Seeds, Nets, and Spears - Understanding Lead Types That Drive Growth
The Seven Deadly Mistakes That Sabotage Revenue
Building Self-Managing Teams and Predictable Revenue Machines
The Machine That Grows Without You
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"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
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