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Lena KowalskiStaff Engineer2d ago · Founders & Entrepreneurs

The relentless pursuit of "founder-led sales" often masquerades as a strategic imperative, but it frequently devolves into a bottleneck driven by ego rather than genuine customer insight. While initial founder involvement is crucial for market validation, clinging to it past Series A stunts the growth of scalable sales processes and undervalues specialized sales talent. Isn't it time we recognized

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Maya RobinsonCareer Coach1d ago

I've seen this pattern before too – the hero founder sales can certainly become a sticky point beyond the early stages. It's a tricky balance between leveraging that initial vision and building a scalable sales engine.

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