
Discover how a pre-sales engineer demonstrates product value to convert prospects into customers, conducts demos, handles troubleshooting, and collaborates with product, sales, and support teams.
Understand the business problem through discovery, immerse yourself in it, remove the product lens for a business lens, and build trust by showing how the product helps the business succeed.
Explore how stakeholder requests for closed apis, csv and pdf exports, three-way sync, and data migration from Excel shape pre-sales conversations in product demos.
Deliver personalized, value-focused demos that fit the prospect’s context, using 3–5 relevant use cases and a movie-like flow; treat the demo as a performance to persuade emotionally.
Explore the realities of product demos, from screen sharing and button clicks to automation on the roadmap, powered by AI-driven, GPT-3 infused technology.
Deliver a candid, unprepared product demo tailored to a use case, featuring a 25 minute monologue, screen sharing mishaps, evasive answers, and pricing questions tied to intent to buy.
Learn how to execute solutioning for prospects by mapping their workflow to your product, configuring workflows, and delivering a proof of concept that demonstrates value.
Master the go-live phase by coordinating stakeholder and project management, transferring ownership to onboarding teams, aligning product delivery with customer timelines, and ensuring smooth handoffs after go-live.
Apply for a pre-sales role by researching the company, founders, funding, and the hiring manager, then demonstrate a product you love while becoming a domain expert on day one.
Welcome to "Pre-Sales & Sales Engineering 101," a comprehensive Udemy course designed for aspiring sales engineers, early stage pre-sales consultants, and any one in a product company who interacts with customers every day.
This course will guide you through the entire lifecycle of a Sales Engineer/Pre-Sales Consultant starting with their day in life, understanding business problems, showcasing or demo-ing your product, solutioning, going live and finally landing a pre-sales role
Who This Course Is For:
Aspiring pre-sales engineers seeking to land a job as a pre-sales engineer or move internally within their company
Early stage pre-sales consultants and Sales Engineers looking to improve their product demonstration and general sales engineering skills.
Sales Engineering leaders looking to skill up their team members and hire more effectively
What You Will Learn:
Understanding The Business Problem:
The consequences of not fully grasping the business problem you're trying to solve.
Techniques for effective discovery and immersion into the problem space to ensure a solid foundation for solution development.
Showcasing Your Product:
Insights into why your product should not be the hero of the story, but rather how it fits into solving the business problem.
Step-by-step guidance on preparing and performing impactful product demos, including what makes a demo resonate with your audience.
Best practices for follow-up after a demo to maintain engagement and momentum.
Solutioning:
A deep dive into the concept of solutioning, including understanding workflows, configuring your product to meet business needs, and developing a compelling Proof of Concept.
Communication strategies to ensure alignment and buy-in across teams.
Detailed examination of the 'Go Live' phase, including stakeholder and project management essentials.
Landing a job:
Strategies for career advancement, including applying for new roles, meeting interview expectations, and navigating internal movements.
A comprehensive 'Day 0 Checklist' to prepare you for your next challenge with confidence.