Three storytelling frameworks
How do you know which type of story to tell?
It depends on the size of the company and with whom you are meeting. In general, if you are speaking with a:
C-level executive, tell a high-level strategic story like the now-famous Zuora deck and use Andy Raskin’s framework as your guide.
Budget Holder (VP/Director level), make your case with the pragmatic framework laid out by Pete Kazanjy in Founding Sales.
Practitioners (or a technical buyer), rely on defining your category and executing a well-framed demo.
You can flex this depending on the size of your prospect, as well:
Most relevant during:
GTM Fit phase
Scale phase
PMF phase
Most relevant for:
ACVs < $15K
ACVs $15K-$50K
ACVs > $50K