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24. Niclas Lilja (Younium)

The importance of having a very narrow ICP!


Niclas Lilja, CEO & Founder at Younium, is joining B2B SaaS CEOs, and we're talking about:

  • His move to the US
  • Leadership secrets
  • His strong passion for Excel and modeling
  • A narrow ICP - a stellar sales strategy
  • KPIs
  • His three best pieces of advice he would give himself.
  • And much more.



Niclas's LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/niclas-lilja-0544913/


Josef's LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/josef-fallesen-98440864/



Do you want to close more deals and get more booked meetings for your sales team? Try Vaam (Video messaging for Sales) for free on vaam.io.



The music:

Learning - Averro, AROM, Tore P

https://open.spotify.com/track/5GOQtwi7xTnEoNqHrBOWem?si=4365c043e90e4444

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