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Re:$250k of DigitalOcean credits for YC startups by nhangen on Wednesday February 03, 2016 @11:25PM (#11031971)
As a founder, I've got sales guys cold calling and emailing me all day long. They are usually new, and completely disconnected from the realities that a startup founder faces. They also generally lack the authority to make decisions, so the call always ends up as a waste of time.
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Re:$250k of DigitalOcean credits for YC startups by vecter on Thursday February 04, 2016 @12:20AM (#11032173)
Who do you want to talk to then? Unless you're a big customer, the founder or VP of the company selling to you is probably (understandably) too busy to talk to you. If they really want your business, the sales person will escalate it appropriately. If they don't want it bad enough ... they won't get it.
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Re:$250k of DigitalOcean credits for YC startups by schrodinger on Thursday February 04, 2016 @12:47AM (#11032259)
Don't wanna work for the company you're founding with that attitude
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Re:$250k of DigitalOcean credits for YC startups by nhangen on Thursday February 04, 2016 @10:28AM (#11034506)
I don't recall asking you to do so.
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