Skurman advises startups to never outsource sales or tech development
Luke Skurman · 1162 Pittsburg Placed Niche.com Passes 10m Uniques/Mo, $3m in SaaS Revenue · Sep 29, 2018 · at 21:59
Luke Skurman, founder and CEO of Niche.com, reflects on the most important lessons he would share with his 20-year-old self regarding company building.
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“One, go after the biggest market humanly possible. Always own your sales folks internally. Don't ever outsource that and own tech internally. Never outsource that.”
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