Re:Go Into Sales
by ceredona on Sunday July 11, 2010 @02:13PM
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This article is spot on.
Startups do two things: they build product and they sell it (get people to use it).
A lot of non-technical aspiring entrepreneurs miss this point. They think that you build a product and you do "business stuff". They fail to realize that "business stuff" invariably boils down to one thing: sales (at least in the early days of the company).
I think the two most desired skills in a tech startup is the ability to program and the ability to sell.
Startups do two things: they build product and they sell it (get people to use it).
A lot of non-technical aspiring entrepreneurs miss this point. They think that you build a product and you do "business stuff". They fail to realize that "business stuff" invariably boils down to one thing: sales (at least in the early days of the company).
I think the two most desired skills in a tech startup is the ability to program and the ability to sell.