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Maker vs. Manager Schedule

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Lenny’s Podcast75 min

Founder-led sales

Pete Kazanjy · Dec 15, 2022
Key learnings
  • Founders should personally run sales first, since outsourcing it early breaks the feedback loop on whether the product and…
  • Build a repeatable sales motion before hiring: aim for roughly a 15-25% conversion from first meeting to customer across cohorts…
  • Iterate on your pitch continuously: after each objection, update slides, talk tracks, and collateral so the next cohort of…