An Opportunity Too Good to Pass Up I grew up playing soccer. It was an everywhere activity; I loved it — soccer
An Opportunity Too Good to Pass Up I grew up playing soccer. It was an everywhere activity; I loved it — soccer
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An Optimal Response I was asked by a founder this week, looking for support, “Any chance you guys have guidance to companies
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Founders often have good sales instincts. They can read the room. They can tell a solid story. It’s not always polished or entertaining, but authenticity and passion more than compensate. It works great for one-on-one interactions. Need to convince one person? Recruit one candidate? Court one investor? Most founders are up to the task. But what happens when a deal is not one-on-one? What if it’s one to many? What if it is highly complex with lines of authority, budget calendars, unclear politics, a procurement department, an RFP process, technology diligence, and/or a legal review? What if multiple people have to sign off to win the deal?
Hidden Costs Have you ever sat in a meeting and wondered halfway through what the hell people were talking about? Or have
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