Steli Efti, Author at Microsoft for Startups Blog http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/startups/blog Startup insight and inspiration Fri, 20 Jun 2025 18:04:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/startups/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cropped-Microsoft-favicon_rgb-1-32x32.png Steli Efti, Author at Microsoft for Startups Blog http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/startups/blog 32 32 Using AI to augment your sales process http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/startups/blog/using-ai-to-augment-your-sales-process/ http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/startups/blog/using-ai-to-augment-your-sales-process/#respond Sun, 15 Oct 2023 21:17:13 +0000 Steli Efti is the CEO and co-founder of Close, a CRM with built-in sales automation features for startups and SMBs. Close is a trusted partner of Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub, providing our startups with their 1st month free and an 80% discount on any Close subscription plan for 12 months.

The post Using AI to augment your sales process appeared first on Microsoft for Startups Blog.

]]> http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/startups/blog/using-ai-to-augment-your-sales-process/feed/ 0 Three things to look for in your first sales hire http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/startups/blog/first-sales-hire/ http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/startups/blog/first-sales-hire/#respond Mon, 05 Dec 2022 15:09:27 +0000 You'd be surprised by how many startups interview sales candidates who can manage sales reps, not make sales themselves. Don't join that crowd.

The post Three things to look for in your first sales hire appeared first on Microsoft for Startups Blog.

]]> http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/startups/blog/first-sales-hire/feed/ 0 Three signs it’s time to start hiring sales reps http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/startups/blog/hire-sales-reps/ http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/startups/blog/hire-sales-reps/#respond Thu, 01 Dec 2022 15:49:49 +0000 You want to hire a sales rep to handle sales for your startup.

The post Three signs it’s time to start hiring sales reps appeared first on Microsoft for Startups Blog.

]]> http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/startups/blog/hire-sales-reps/feed/ 0