David Gu

We discovered Kevin through Bookface and have had a great time working with him. He’s been a valuable and insightful partner as we’ve transitioned from founder led sales to bring on our first AE’s, and most recently hiring a VP of Sales.

Kevin has a wealth of experience doing sales himself as well as leading a team — he was previously the CRO at Fleet, a Series C company and was on the founding team at Close CRM.

Ali Nawab

I used to think being helpful would close the deal.
Custom demos. Integrations. Long calls.
Whatever it took to show we cared.

Then we lost a $1M opportunity.

• No signed SOW.
• No clear decision-maker.
• No timeline.

Just: “You’re the one we want.”
And then… silence.

That’s when I asked the Y Combinatorforums for a sales coach.
Got a few recs. Hired Kevin Ramani early.
Best. move. I’ve. made.

He didn’t teach me how to pitch.
He taught me how to sell—with clarity and control.

• Qualify harder than you think you need to.
• Don’t mistake interest for intent.
• Never solve until they say, “I’m ready—and I trust you.”

I still show up with value.
But now I know when to stop helping—and start closing.

Steli Efti

“If you’re looking for sales help, I recommend Kevin Ramani. He helped us build Elastic Sales (Sales-as-a-service) and Close.com where he helped dozens of startups solve unique sales challenges and build a repeatable sales playbook. His experience uniquely positions him to help B2B startups reach go-to-market fit and sale beyond.
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— Steli Efti

Cedric Kovacs-Johnson

“Kevin’s coaching has gone beyond sales strategy, and has impacted the core of Flume’s business. He has helped me grow as a leader - giving me the tools to create a practical, structured approach to hitting the bar I have set for myself and the company.”

— Cedric Kovacs-Johnson

Roland Ligtenberg

“I’ve known Kevin a long time and he would be a great fit at helping you unlock your next stage of growth. He was instrumental in his advice for building our early sales team at HouseCall Pro”

— Roland Ligtenberg

Flavia Tata Nardini

“I have to admit, Kevin made miracles in Fleet and our sales are finally picking up. After 1 year of stable ARR, we 20X’ed growth in the last two months and all with incredible companies, and this is just the beginning.
I think in this period of uncertainty for most of the startups, you should look into talking with Kevin.”

— Flavia Tara Nardini

Tim Zheng

“Kevin was incredibly helpful, and shared tons of helpful insights about sales best practices, how to build a sales team, how to effectively close inbound leads, how to write a great sales drip sequence, etc. All his advice were also very actionable and can have an immediate impact on our company. Thanks Kevin!”

— Tim Zheng

Lance Johnson

“Kevin was willing to jump on the call and WORK! His advice for cold email is something we’re going to implement immediately and his list building suggestions were helpful too. Also got a good idea on how to figure out a realistic minimum and maximum cost for leads. Thanks Kevin!”

— Lance Johnson

Robert Zhou

“One of the best sales coach! Kevin was able to quickly diagnose our sales issues and provide strategic direction with specific tactics to help. Incredible insights.”

— Robert Zhou

Neil Kothari

“One of the best sales coaches I have talked to.”

— Neil Kothari