sales

6 statements across 5 episodes · 4 bullish · 2 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Sep 19, 2018 by Kat Mañalac · across every show →

Everything said about sales, oldest first

Sep 19, 2018 negative
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Mañalac: Early-stage founders must treat pitching press like core business development
“So like BD or sales, which you wouldn't outsource early in your company's life, you shouldn't outsource pitching to press in the very early stages of your company.”
Kat Mañalac Sep 19, 2018 ▶ 22:31 PR + Content for Growth by Kat Mañalac and Craig Cannon · Y Combinator
Aug 15, 2019 positive
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Alströmer: Startups with definable target customer lists should use direct sales
“If you can make a list of all your customers, even if that list is a 100,000, or 500,000, if, as long as it's not mainstream enough, they'll be in the tens of millions, you're probably gonna do sales.”
Gustaf Alströmer Aug 15, 2019 ▶ 23:32 Gustaf Alströmer - Growth for Startups · Y Combinator
Mar 31, 2022 positive
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Caldwell: Startup sales requires uninterrupted maker blocks, not 20-minute slots
“What I've learned that I did not appreciate when I was a founder is that the maker schedule vibe works for sales and talking to customers too. And it's scheduling, 20 minute blocks to talk to customers is not the same as an eight hour. Like even if it's not li…”
Dalton Caldwell Mar 31, 2022 ▶ 9:31 How Future Billionaires Get Sh*t Done · Y Combinator
Nov 26, 2024 positive
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Learning to sell is much easier than learning to communicate with developers
“Learning to sell is way easier than learning how to speak with a developer.”
Nicolas Dessaigne Nov 26, 2024 ▶ 32:19 How To Start A Dev Tools Company | Startup School · Y Combinator
Feb 12, 2025 positive
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Dessaigne: No One Can Sell an Early Product Better Than the Founder
“No one can sell the product better than the founder.”
Nicolas Dessaigne Feb 12, 2025 ▶ 4:07 The Right (And Wrong) Way To Spend Money At Your Startup · Y Combinator
Feb 12, 2025 negative
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Dessaigne: Do Not Hire Sales or Marketing Before Product-Market Fit
“Don't have a hire for sales or marketing until product market fit.”
Nicolas Dessaigne Feb 12, 2025 ▶ 3:12 The Right (And Wrong) Way To Spend Money At Your Startup · Y Combinator
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