Scaling a Startup and Building a High-Velocity Revenue Engine With Matt Shephard

Matt Shephard is the Chief Revenue Officer at BatchData, a property and homeowner intelligence company providing real estate data solutions. Since joining BatchData in 2023, Matt has helped propel the company from $50,000 in ARR to capturing 9% market share within two years, all with a lean team. Previously, he spent nearly a decade at ZoomInfo (formerly DiscoverOrg), where he led teams closing major enterprise deals and developed deep expertise in data-driven sales. In this episode… Most startups don't fail because of a lack of ideas — they fail because their revenue engine never quite clicks. So what does it actually take to scale a company from near-zero revenue into a meaningful market player in just a couple of years? According to Matt Shephard, a seasoned revenue leader who has helped scale high-growth tech companies, the key lies in clarity and focus early on. He explains that the first priority is identifying the right customer, building a product that truly fits their needs, and making the buying experience simple enough that switching feels easy. In practice, that meant redefining the ICP, reshaping the product offering, and simplifying the sales conversation to focus on outcomes instead of features. The result is a revenue motion that moves faster because every part of the system is aligned around the same customer and value proposition. In this episode of the Revenue Engine Podcast , Alex Gluz is joined by Matt Shephard, Chief Revenue Officer at BatchData, to discuss how to scale a startup and build a high-velocity revenue engine. They explore identifying the right ICP, simplifying sales for practical buyers, and aligning marketing and sales around shared accounts. Matt also shares advice on signal-based go-to-market strategies and why timing is becoming the most important advantage in modern sales.

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Scaling a Startup and Building a High-Velocity Revenue Engine With Matt Shephard is an episode from Revenue Engine Podcast by Alex Gluz.

This episode is 25:52 long.

This episode was published on Mar 13, 2026.

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