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Founders MUST Close Their 1st Deals. Love it.

7 Weeks

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Cohort-based Course

Think you’re not a “salesperson”? Perfect. Learn to close B2B deals using mental models made for product-first founders.

Launched Product + Sales at...

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Course overview

Go from sales-avoidant to confident B2B closer in every conversation

You’ll stop dreading sales and start leading them. This course gives you precise mental models—no scripts, no sleaze—for mastering every key early-stage B2B conversation. You won’t change who you are. You’ll gain a clear, repeatable way to navigate sales as a founder, using your natural instincts with structure that works.

You’ll learn:


How to enter any call with clarity using the 90-Second Opener framework

How to use the Discovery Map to reveal real, urgent problems without pushing

How to get past Gatekeepers by aligning with their priorities, not bypassing them

How to run a Value-First Demo that feels like solving, not pitching

How to lead Stakeholder Alignment calls that surface hidden agendas and unite decision-makers

How to close confidently using the Exec Q&A + Negotiation Ladder without caving on price or energy


Each model is:

Simple enough to memorize

Flexible enough to adapt in real time

Grounded in real founder conversations, not theory


You’ll build mastery through:

Walkthroughs of actual founder cases

Live practice with coaching and feedback

Paired drills that help you recognize and respond to each move in the “sales dance”

Tools to synthesize your own conversations and improve after every call


By the end, you’ll have five mental models hardwired into your thinking—enough to handle any early B2B deal with confidence and clarity. No more guessing. No more hoping the other person leads. You will.

Who is this course for

01

Technical or product-focused founders who feel allergic to sales but know they must close the first B2B deals themselves.

02

Early-stage founders who want a repeatable way to lead sales conversations without relying on pressure, persuasion, or personality shifts.

03

Solo or founding teams who are tempted to hire a salesperson too early and need to prove what works before scaling revenue.

Prerequisites

  • You need to be one of the first 5 team members

    This is for those who haven't done tons of B2B sales but after generating tons of revenue are likely to fill other leadership roles.

  • You need to have actual prospects in mind

    To train and spar you'll need real material that matters to you.

  • You probably should watch this short video

    https://youtu.be/58Wax3TCyCc

What you’ll get out of this course

Acquire the 5 flexible mental models to guide each type of strategic convo: discovery, gatekeeping, demos, negotiations, and exec probing.

Navigate discovery conversations with open-ended questions that surface real problems and urgency, as they fit a mental model for value.


Practice a flexible, responsive “sales dance” instead of memorizing static scripts. Relational-ity will maximize the trust you need.


Read hot phrases in conversation and pivot with precision instead of panic.


Confidently open any sales call with a 90-second framework that builds curiosity, not pressure.


Stick to price because you understand how to find, work with, and hold to value.


What’s included

Isaiah McPeak

Live sessions

Learn directly from Isaiah McPeak in a real-time, interactive format.

Certificate of completion

Share your new skills with your employer or on LinkedIn.

Legit Practice

You'll get chances to TRY your new found skills.

Maven Guarantee

This course is backed by the Maven Guarantee. Students are eligible for a full refund up until the halfway point of the course.

Course syllabus

14 live sessions • 20 lessons

Week 1

Oct 31—Nov 2

    Intro, Trust, Ways of Being, and Embracing the Dance of B2B Sales

    • Aug

      28

      Welcome and Kickoff – Trust, Ways of Being, B2B Sales Dance... and some light improv games

      Thu 8/283:30 PM—5:00 PM (UTC)
    • Aug

      28

      Optional: AMA with Isaiah McPeak

      Thu 8/285:00 PM—6:00 PM (UTC)
      Optional
    1 more item

    How to come prepared for a dojo session

    1 item

    Self-Paced Shorts to Align Your Funnel to Value

    7 items

Week 2

Nov 3—Nov 9

    Sep

    4

    Session 1: Elite Discovery Mental Model + Skills (The Discovery Wheel)

    Thu 9/44:30 PM—5:30 PM (UTC)

    Sep

    4

    AMA with Isaiah McPeak

    Thu 9/45:30 PM—6:00 PM (UTC)
    Optional

    Short Video Reinforcements

    3 items

Week 3

Nov 10—Nov 16

    Sep

    11

    Session 2: Discovery --> Landing Problem Statements

    Thu 9/114:30 PM—5:30 PM (UTC)

    Sep

    11

    AMA with Isaiah McPeak

    Thu 9/115:30 PM—6:00 PM (UTC)
    Optional

Week 4

Nov 17—Nov 23

    Sep

    18

    Session 3: Acing Gatekeepers/Decision Process Discovery

    Thu 9/184:30 PM—5:30 PM (UTC)

    Sep

    18

    AMA with Isaiah McPeak

    Thu 9/185:30 PM—6:00 PM (UTC)
    Optional

    Video Reinforcements

    3 items

Week 5

Nov 24—Nov 30

    Sep

    25

    Session 4: Sensational Demos (NOT product walkthroughs) // Use Decks as RAM

    Thu 9/254:30 PM—5:30 PM (UTC)

    Sep

    25

    AMA with Isaiah McPeak

    Thu 9/255:30 PM—6:00 PM (UTC)
    Optional

    Video Reinforcements

    2 items

Week 6

Dec 1—Dec 7

    Oct

    2

    Session 5: Negotiation Conversational Practice (NOT your "ZOPA" negotiation)

    Thu 10/24:30 PM—5:30 PM (UTC)

    Oct

    2

    AMA with Isaiah McPeak

    Thu 10/25:30 PM—6:00 PM (UTC)
    Optional

    Video Reinforcements

    3 items

Week 7

Dec 8—Dec 14

    Oct

    9

    Session 6: Guide to Being High-Value Vendor when Procurement Line-Item Compares Your Quote

    Thu 10/94:30 PM—5:30 PM (UTC)

    Oct

    9

    AMA with Isaiah McPeak

    Thu 10/95:30 PM—6:00 PM (UTC)
    Optional

What people are saying

        Really liked the videos. Felt like being new on the job in a corporate setting. I loved that Isaiah was engaged and active as a presenter. Content was excellent and I really enjoyed how deep the examples went.
Rasa

Rasa

Founder
        I honestly didn’t know how to find first customers or sell to them before this course. It covers all the basics of sales discovery and the typical sets of conversations you have with potential customers. Rare mix of a sales primer and user interview best practices, plus growth tips.  Not too long. 10/10.
Jeannette

Jeannette

Founder
        This course was the number-one rated course on our founder-focused education platform, which has sense pivoted to an AI product that Isaiah even invested in. I've used it to close big deals, VC and sales both.
Mindy

Mindy

Founder
        Isaiah is the superstar of training product-minded leaders how to sell without becoming Grant Cardone. I've referred him several times and seen him as much as double sales within a year without anyone increasing head count.
Young Han

Young Han

Founder/Celebrity Consultant

Meet your instructor

Isaiah McPeak

Isaiah McPeak

Isaiah is a 5x founder who’s led both product and go-to-market from zero to millions—without ever becoming “that sales guy.” He’s built and scaled revenue engines at startups like Pinwheel, Skribe, and Vendidit, and coached hundreds of technical and product-minded founders to close their first B2B deals with clarity and confidence.


Isaiah didn’t start out loving sales—he used to hide behind landing pages and hope someone else could figure out revenue. Now he teaches exactly how to lead high-trust conversations that convert, using mental models that feel natural and repeatable.


He’s helped founders land six-figure contracts, go head to head vs. the world's top competitive sales folks and win, and helped founders scale their own systems before hiring reps. He loves helping and fall in love with the dance of selling—not the pressure.

Career highlights

  • Coached Shark Tank celebrity investor and billionaire John Paul DeJoria in high stakes presentation

  • Went head-to-head vs. McKinsey and won massive Fortune 500 contract

  • Built first $1M funnel 5x, closing most deals as the product-focused founder

  • Built successful startups on micro deals to large, with top deal closing over $30M

  • Coached ten 1st-place national champs in collegiate and high school speech and debate (was a top 5 champ 5x also)

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Course schedule

1hr Meeting Per Week + 10-min of video

  • Thursdays

    1130pm - 1230pm CT (930 PT, 1230 ET)


  • Aug 27, 2025 - Oct 5, 2025


  • Weekly Dojo Trainings

    1 hr per week

    The Dojo is where we truly train. There are AMAs after for extended help, plus short reinforcing videos.

Learning is better with cohorts

Learning is better with cohorts

Active hands-on learning

This course builds on live workshops and hands-on projects

Interactive and project-based

You’ll be interacting with other learners through breakout rooms and project teams

Learn with a cohort of peers

Join a community of like-minded people who want to learn and grow alongside you

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