The Ultimate Sales Show: Founders vs. Professionals
Schedule
Thu Jun 04 2026 at 06:00 pm to 08:00 pm
UTC-07:00Location
Manny's | San Francisco, CA
About this Event
San Francisco has a hundred events where people build things. This is the one where people sell them.
You can build an app in one afternoon now. You can vibe-code an entire product without writing a line yourself. Everyone's a builder.
But here's the thing nobody talks about at demo day: the hardest part was never the build.
It's getting someone to pick up the phone. To take the meeting. To sign the deal.
Great companies aren't just great products - they're great products that someone figured out how to get to market. And that someone is a seller.
The Ultimate Sales Show puts the craft of selling on stage - live, unscripted, in front of an audience.
Two teams go head-to-head across the full sales cycle. Three judges who've been in the trenches score every round. You - the audience - get a vote too.
Episode 1: Founders vs. Professional
Three founders who built the thing and had to learn how to sell it -versus three professional sellers who do this every single day.
Same product.
Same rules.
Who wins The Ultimate Sales Show's inaugural title?
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If you're in sales, come see how you stack up.
If you've never made a cold call in your life, come see how it's actually done - no filter, no playback, no AI. Just people, pressure, and persuasion.
Doors open early, drinks flow after. Come for the show, stay for the company - you'll be surrounded by some of the sharpest sales and entrepreneurial talent in San Francisco.
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Contestants and judges will be posted in the coming weeks. Follow along so you don't miss the lineup reveal.
April 7 Update: 🎟️ $10 Early Bird tickets are sold out (promo code won't work)!
Tickets now $15.
Price increases to $20 at 50 sold, and $25 at the door (capacity permitting).
Visit sabotageworks.com for a special discount code.
Where is it happening?
Manny's, 3092 16th Street, San Francisco, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:



















