Why Founders Who Avoid Sales Always Fail with Lou Shipley

Make It Happen Mondays - B2B Sales Talk with John Barrows by John Barrows

Apr 20, 202655:47Business

Every founder who has ever handed sales off too early has paid for it. Every single one. In this episode, John sits down with Lou Shipley, a Harvard Business School lecturer, board member, investor, and author of Unlikel...

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