Kenny cuts own pay to fund sales coach without raising burn
Harris Kenny · Episode 797 | TinySeed Tales s5e5: Should I Raise More Funding? · Sep 18, 2025 · at 26:11
Harris Kenny, founder of Outbound Sync, discusses hiring sales coach Daniel Hebert to improve his founder-led sales pipeline.
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“I cut my pay to cover the cost of the coach because I didn't want to affect the burn on the business, and that really stressed me out more.”
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