Discover the essential strategies for building a world-class go-to-market and sales function in this comprehensive 55-minute bootcamp video from a16z. Learn how to develop a robust sales strategy, evolve organizational structure, and capture market share for startup growth and profitability. Explore the evolution of bottom-up, top-down, and hybrid sales organizations, and gain insights into assessing product-market fit, understanding buyer concerns, and designing effective sales processes. Master the art of persuasion, value alignment, and crafting unique value propositions while developing critical skills in opportunity management, account planning, and competitive positioning. Delve into techniques for technical validation, ROI analysis, proposal creation, and negotiation to accelerate your startup's time to market and build a formidable sales and marketing operation.