On today's episode, Danny sits down with Nima Elyassi-Rad, Fractional VP Business Development & Co-Founder of Eterno to discuss his journey in sales.
Show Notes
Nima Elyassi-Rad is a Fractional VP of Business Development and the Co-Founder of
Eterno. On today's episode, Danny Leonard sits down with his dear friend Nima to discuss his journey in sales. They cover many topics, including:
- Nima asks himself two high-level questions during every job: Am I Learning? & Am I Contributing
- Had entrepreneurial itch early in his career / college career
- First entrepreneurial experience working at Ian’s Pizza in Madison
- Read Brad Feld article and became interested in venture capital
- First sales job was selling $150 boomboxes, then became a telemarketer and learned a ton about getting rejected
- The Groupon experience - had incredible mentors and worked many roles
- Worked next to master salespeople at Groupon
- Jumped out to Silicon Valley, worked at a few startups and then became a venture capitalist under Ben Narasin
- How he fly to SLC to take a shot on meeting & working for one of his heroes (Bryce Roberts)
- Found Shippo and launched into a BD role - working mega deals and partnerships
- Learned proper BD from the legendary Holger
- Applying what he learned throughout his career to grow Eterno
Outside of work, Nima lives with his wife in SF. He loves soccer and scotch. We know you'll love learning from his guidance!
Enjoy this episode of The Ramped Podcast & How I Sell - thank you for tuning in!
What is The Ramped Podcast?
The Ramped Podcast is built for early-career professionals. Join hosts Manoj Jonna and Danny Leonard as they sit down with industry heavyweights to uncover what it takes to launch a successful career in sales, technology, finance, and many other industries.
This podcast is presented by Ramped. Ramped is on a mission to revolutionize the job search by providing democratized access to both jobs and education on how to thrive in the workplace.
Thank you for tuning in!