Todd Cranny: If you are explaining, you are losing
Todd Cranny · a16z Podcast | Messages and Movements in Politics AND Business · Jan 2, 2019 · at 21:28
Political strategist Todd Cranny shares a key strategic maxim shared between political campaigns and go-to-market execution.
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“If you're explaining, you're losing.”
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