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Improving Sales: The Excuse Departement is Closed

Both Sides of the Table

This article originally appeared on TechCrunch. Specifically what is often not in the DNA of founders are sales skills. The result is a lack of knowledge of the process and of sales people themselves. I had never had any sales training so everything we did for the first couple of years was instinctual. Here are mine.

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Inside the Realms of Ruin

TechCrunch LA

Then fans would be tasked with writing their own stories, submitting them to the Realms of Ruin universe by minting them as NFTs on the Solana blockchain. If the authors are inviting fans to write fan fiction about a universe they created, who owns the derivative works?

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Ten Rookie Startup Mistakes You Won’t Make

InfoChachkie

However, it is my hope that this article will help you avoid learning the following lessons the hard way. If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! 1) Expect Independent Channel Sales Reps To Perform Missionary Sales. 5) Allow Partners To Write Your Agreements.

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Startup Lessons From Pink Floyd’s Dark Side Of The Moon

InfoChachkie

A version of this article previously appeared on Inc. By 2012, total sales exceeded 50 million copies and founding band member Roger Waters was cited by Forbes as the second highest paid musician of the year, pulling in $88 million. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles!

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In 15 Years From Now Half of US Universities May Be in Bankruptcy. My Surprise Discussion with @ClayChristensen

Both Sides of the Table

But while universities are developing online content they are not fundamentally disrupting leaning because the method of delivery is not a new business model. In many ways I think general purpose writing & thinking skills are as valuable as math skills. The numerator (return) encourages more sales, which is fine.

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Business Development Advice (for the online world)

Jason Nazar

I often get asked for advice on Business Development. I’ve spent most of my career in sales (or some sales like function), and here are my thoughts on how to be better with your BD. The Sale Begins After the Deal is Done – You closed the deal, so what! Embed this article on your website or blog with Docstoc.

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Investors Know A Product Doesn’t Make a Business

Startup Professionals Musings

The product plan tells your developers what to build, and the marketing team what to market. Enough detail is required so that someone else can build it without you (outsourcing). Equally important, marketing and sales people should be able to identify benefits and marketing strategies, set prices, and validate a business model.

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