Founding Partner

Charles Talbot

Charles works with founder-led teams on the shift from founder heroics to a repeatable sales motion. His focus is stage exits, qualification, deal control, guided selling and the operating rhythm behind forecast accuracy.

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Charles Talbot's Insights

Stage-gated B2B sales playbook framework showing what sellers need to know, show, do, say and avoid at each deal stage
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What a B2B Sales Playbook Actually Is (And Why Most Don't Work)

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What Makes a Sales Process Repeatable

Sales qualification framework: MEDDPICC explained for B2B SaaS founders and revenue leaders
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Sales Qualification: The Standard That Separates Pipeline From Forecast

Founder-led sales: when it works and how to transition to a repeatable sales motion
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Founder-Led Sales: When It Works and How to Move Beyond It

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Forecast accuracy

From Gut Feel to Ground Truth: Operationalising Sales Forecast Accuracy

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How B2B sales really works - The 10 core principles you need to know

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MEDDPICC, Explained: A Practical Guide for Founders & Sales Leaders

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How to create a sales playbook that works

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Forecast accuracy

Forecast accuracy: the founder’s discipline (and how to reach ±10%)

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Win rate is the cleanest signal of sales health for a start‑up

If the number is harder to trust than it should be, start here.