Andy Mewborn

Distribute.so

I use to be young & cool. Now I do b2b SaaS. 

Husband. Dad. Ironman. Pilot. Taco lover. 

Founder of Distribute // Co-founder of Taplio (acq. by Lemlist) // Early @ Outreach.io.

Creator

A community of over 4,000+ B2B professionals growing together on Linkedin.

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🚀 Start Building An Audience Of Potential Buyers On LinkedIn In 30 Days👇

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Sellers

When should you walk away from a deal?

A) No budget confirmed
B) No clear timeline
C) Prospect won't give you access
D) You should never walk away

P.S. - 15,000 sellers stopped writing follow-ups. Take the 2-min quiz to see what they switched to: https://lnkd.in/eNYQ3DeQ

Andrew Mewborn

Sellers

Your pipeline is thin. What do you do?

A) Outbound blitz
B) Revisit closed-lost
C) Ask for marketing help
D) Work referrals harder

P.S. - Still writing follow-ups manually? This 60-second quiz builds you an AI system that does it for you: https://lnkd.in/eNYQ3DeQ

Sellers 

Biggest time waster for sellers?

A) Internal meetings
B) CRM updates
C) Chasing bad-fit deals
D) Waiting on legal/procurement

P.S. - If your follow-ups take longer than 60 seconds, you're doing it wrong. Take the quiz: https://lnkd.in/eNYQ3DeQ

Sellers 

What separates top 1% reps?

A) Natural talent
B) Relentless follow-up
C) Deal qualification
D) Executive presence

P.S. - Took me 2 min to find out I was wasting 11 hrs/week on follow-ups. Take the quiz, get your number: https://lnkd.in/eNYQ3DeQ

Sellers 

Cold calling in 2026 is:

A) Dead
B) Harder but still works
C) Underrated
D) Only works in certain industries

P.S. - 15,000 sellers stopped writing follow-ups. Take the 2-min quiz to see what they switched to: https://lnkd.in/eNYQ3DeQ

Sellers

Is in-person selling obsolete?

A) Yes - Digital demos/contracts achieve same results faster
B) No - Physical presence builds irreplaceable rapport
C) Hybrid wins - Use tech for efficiency, save travel for key accounts
D) Industry-specific - Pharma needs face time, SaaS doesn't

P.S. - If your follow-ups take longer than 60 seconds, you're doing it wrong. Take the quiz: https://lnkd.in/eNYQ3DeQ

Sellers 

Hot take: What's overrated?

A) Discovery calls
B) Social selling
C) Sales methodologies
D) Demo environments

P.S. - Steal my 1-pager email follow-ups: https://lnkd.in/eQr9JQhq

Sellers

What ruins discovery calls the most?

A) Talking too much
B) Asking scripted questions
C) No real pain uncovered
D) Jumping to demo too fast

P.S. - Steal my 1-pager email follow-ups: https://lnkd.in/eQr9JQhq

Sellers

What pipeline source is the most underrated?

A) Referrals
B) Past customers
C) LinkedIn
D) Cold calling

P.S. - 15,000 sellers stopped writing follow-ups. Take the 2-min quiz to see what they switched to: https://lnkd.in/eNYQ3DeQ

What pipeline source is the most underrated?

Sellers

What can ruin a sales career fastest?

A) Staying too long at one company
B) Job hopping too much
C) Avoiding prospecting
D) Avoiding enterprise deals

P.S. - If your follow-ups take longer than 60 seconds, you're doing it wrong. Take the quiz: https://lnkd.in/eNYQ3DeQ

Sellers

What actually closes deals?

A) Relationships
B) Timing
C) Price
D) Pain

P.S. - If your follow-ups take longer than 60 seconds, you're doing it wrong. Take the quiz: https://lnkd.in/eNYQ3DeQ

Sellers

What do prospects usually do with sales emails?

A) Delete them
B) Skim them
C) Forward them internally
D) Save them for later

P.S. - Still writing follow-ups manually? This 60-second quiz builds you an AI system that does it for you: https://lnkd.in/eNYQ3DeQ

What do prospects usually do with sales emails?

Sellers 

What builds pipeline fastest?

A) Cold calls
B) Cold emails
C) LinkedIn DMs
D) Referrals

P.S. - 15,000 sellers stopped writing follow-ups. Take the 2-min quiz to see what they switched to: https://lnkd.in/eNYQ3DeQ

Sellers

What matters most for quota?

A) Territory you're given
B) Work ethic
C) Product-market fit
D) Manager support

P.S. - Still writing follow-ups manually? This 60-second quiz builds you an AI system that does it for you: https://lnkd.in/eNYQ3DeQ

Sellers

Which role is the hardest in sales?

A) SDR
B) Account Executive
C) Account Manager
D) Sales Manager

P.S. - Steal my 1-pager email follow-ups: https://lnkd.in/eQr9JQhq

Sellers

What mistake do reps make most often?

A) Talking too much
B) Weak qualification
C) Poor follow-up
D) Selling features

P.S. - Still writing follow-ups manually? This 60-second quiz builds you an AI system that does it for you: https://lnkd.in/eNYQ3DeQ

Sellers

How important is personality in sales?

A) Extremely important
B) Moderately important
C) Skills matter more
D) Not important

P.S. - 15,000 sellers stopped writing follow-ups. Take the 2-min quiz to see what they switched to: https://lnkd.in/eNYQ3DeQ

Sellers 

What matters more for success?

A) IQ
B) EQ
C) Work ethic
D) Luck

P.S. - Took me 2 min to find out I was wasting 11 hrs/week on follow-ups. Take the quiz, get your number: https://lnkd.in/eNYQ3DeQ

Sellers

Why do most sellers miss quota?

A) Bad territory
B) Weak pipeline
C) Poor leadership
D) Lack of effort

P.S. - Took me 2 min to find out I was wasting 11 hrs/week on follow-ups. Take the quiz, get your number: https://lnkd.in/eNYQ3DeQ

Sellers

What matters more: industry experience or sales skills?

A) Industry 100% – You can't sell what you don't understand 
B) Industry 70% – Credibility opens doors skills can't 
C) Sales 70% – A great seller can sell anything 
D) Sales 100% – Process beats product knowledge daily

P.S. - Steal my 1-pager email follow-ups: https://lnkd.in/eQr9JQhq

What matters more: industry experience or sales skills?

Property owners are often presented with only two paths: sell the land or try to be the developer. Both options leave value on the table.

GIS gives landowners a third path. I run a development management firm that takes a property from raw concept to fully executed project—without requiring the owner to build an internal team or give up control too early.

You bring the land.
We run the entire development process:
	•	Feasibility and site analysis
	•	Capital structuring and investor alignment
	•	Selecting and managing the right architects, engineers, and consultants
	•	Budgeting, entitlements, and preconstruction
	•	Construction management with full owner-side oversight
	•	Lease-up, sell-out, or recapitalization at completion

We operate on a fee-for-service model. Our upside is deferred until the project is capitalized, aligning incentives without creating false expectations.

Our goal is simple:
Help landowners realize the full potential of their property without selling early and leaving the upside on the table.

FOR INVESTORS

We also offer GP and LP investment opportunities in select ground-up development projects we operate. Investors join only after feasibility and underwriting confirm viability. 
https://giscompanies.co/capital/

Eugene Gershman

It took me 20 minutes to explain why a 6-month listing wouldn’t sell.

Five-unit townhouse infill.

Partially designed.

Engineers engaged.

Entitlements mostly in place.

They were asking $800,000.

They bought the land for about $500,000 and spent roughly $300,000 on design.

They just wanted to “get their money back.”

So I ignored the story and ran the math.

Pulled comparable sales.

Called two contractor friends.

Estimated real construction cost per square foot.

Then I asked a simple question:

“If someone builds exactly what’s drawn here, do they make money?”

No.

Not tight.

Not marginal.

Negative.

The plans weren’t value.

They were proof the project didn’t pencil.

This is the part people misunderstand.

Entitlements don’t guarantee profit.

Design drawings don’t create margin.

Sunk costs don’t increase land value.

Only spread does.

And here’s the uncomfortable truth:

You don’t need a developer to figure this out.

You can do a back-of-the-envelope feasibility yourself before you spend six figures on consultants.

Revenue ceiling.

Realistic build cost.

Soft costs.

Financing.

Target margin.

If those don’t work conservatively, stop early.

That 20-minute napkin saved someone years of denial.

If you’ve run your own feasibility, what assumption surprised you most?

Helping Property Owners Maximize Land Value Through Full-Service Development Management | Feasibility, Capital Structuring, and Execution Without Selling the Land

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