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Engineers and Founders: The First Sales Team

Steve Blank, Stanford University

The most radical thing a new company can do is sell their product, says serial entrepreneur Steve Blank. He believes that the company founders – not the sales team – should be the first to try to turn a profit, as they will learn firsthand about their product’s shortcomings and usability. Great engineers directly understand what their customers need.