Steers: Founders under $300K in revenue must handle all sales personally
Steven Steers · Episode 675 | Storytelling as a Sales Superpower (Book Recommenda... · Aug 22, 2023 · at 19:30
Steven Steers, author and sales consultant, outlines revenue-based sales delegation milestones for early-stage founders during an interview with Rob Walling.
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“If you are in the zero to 300 K, the only things you should be outsourcing are tasks that don't have to do with sales. This is you doing bookkeeping, automation stuff, like you should be doing all of the selling if you're at that level.”
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