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Certainly not. I'm just saying that sales is probably a bigger factor than you think. I'm going to assume that you're an engineer. Tech alone doesn't make a business successful. More so than not it makes a business fail. I agree that the statement "Everything about a startup is sales" is exaggerated. Although, I will say that good sales outweighs good tech the majority of the time. It baffles me that people don't rec…
I’m an executive at a fortune 100 company. The article/post was sloppily written.
It’s possible to read your entire web site and still have no clue what your company does. Brilliant.
Also, the tone/bitchiness of the comments for the article are truly the worst I've ever read on HN in a long while. Raise the tone or just take it somewhere else.
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> If that doesn't ring a bell, then please ignore this and go about your life a few million poorer. This line is distasteful and detracts from the rest of what you wrote.
for real example, I have really fair understanding of tech, grocery store management, accounts and in-corporation regulations(for india),a good knowledge about construction materials, adhesives and civil work. I want to start as an advisor for tech startups and a civil construction & adhesive consultation. I have good track of cases where my advice saved 10s thousands from my advice, I can easily start here with some good testimonials from famous clients. on other side, for tech startups I must start from scratch.
I don't mind paying for expert advice,but I need to confirm if the person is expert or not. your website have no data/proof showing expertise related track records. I suggest you to add case studies(if any) and more free insightful content which will support your claims.if you are new find clients you may already know, and later publish your findings. for real example, I have really fair understanding of tech, grocer…
I don't mind paying for expert advice,but I need to confirm if the person is expert or not. your website have no data/proof showing expertise related track records. I suggest you to add case studies(if any) and more free insightful content which will support your claims.if you are new find clients you may already know, and later publish your findings. for real example, I have really fair understanding of tech, grocer…
But an ARR of 2 million is an order of magnitude more than the thousands you charged for saving your client 10s. This is about building a value driver instead of preventing a cost driver.
It’s possible to read your entire web site and still have no clue what your company does. Brilliant.
The article is just an excuse to sell their services. But agreed it's pretty vague. Also, the tone/bitchiness of the comments for the article are truly the worst I've ever read on HN in a long while. Raise the tone or just take it somewhere else.