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# How to nail your product positioning | April Dunford (Obviously Awesome)

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Key terms: product, positioning, hedge

April Dunford (00:04:15):

You’re welcome 00:00:00

Key terms: April, going, positioning

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So the first thing is really hard to use 00:00:00

Key terms: (00:08:31), other, Scout

Lenny (00:12:22):

Awesome 00:00:00

Key terms: Lenny, insight, through

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And so if you’ve got a point of view on the world and you’re talking 00:00:00

Key terms: (00:16:44), good, (00:18:31)

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And in general, in a sales process, we’re not doing anything to help 00:00:00

Key terms: (00:21:10), figure, doing

April Dunford (00:25:22):

I think that hurdle is a lot more than you think 00:00:00

Key terms: April, Please, them

Lenny (00:29:28):

It’s so interesting 00:00:00

Key terms: Lenny, default, totally

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So we’re SOC 2 compliant, we do this, we do that, we know because we 00:00:00

Key terms: (00:33:32), deals, sales

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So if I’ve got product, marketing, and sales together in the room wo 00:00:00

Key terms: (00:37:43), comes, putting

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When I go to do that in a sales pitch, I can translate that into my 00:00:00

Key terms: (00:42:29), constructed, should

Lenny (00:47:10):

Mm-hmm 00:00:00

Key terms: Lenny, return, businesses

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And so that’s a smart move for them because they’re now very well kn 00:00:00

Key terms: (00:52:22), that, we’re

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So if you say, “Right,” all I got to do is prove that I can do that 00:00:00

Key terms: (00:56:49), “Okay, features

Well, so generally if the sales pitch isn’t working, it’s because the positionin

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Key terms: Well, experience, sales

Now I got sales, teaching sales, teach and sales instead of marketing, sort of t

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Key terms: sales, because, bigger

Lenny (01:08:38):

Just a couple more questions 00:00:00

Key terms: Lenny, companies, hanging

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I did this for years where I was taught to do problem solution 00:00:00

Key terms: (01:12:59), changing, should

Lenny (01:17:19):

Amazing 00:00:00

Key terms: Lenny, Dunford, you’re

Lenny (01:21:09):

It is an excellent segue to our next question, which is, is th 00:00:00

Key terms: Lenny, AL-Star, actually

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You’re just going to grind it out 00:00:00

Key terms: (01:25:01), about, Product

Lenny (01:29:29):

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s new book is called Be Useful 00:00:00

Key terms: Lenny, first, useful

Key Concepts

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