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James Sinclair

James Sinclair

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3x Exited Founder and Founder Coach helping entrepreneurs navigate the startup journey.

StartUp Founders: Sell

Founders don't grow out of selling — they grow through it. Learn how selling scales trust, signal, and survival.

April 13, 2025

Core Takeaway

Hey Reader,

You don't grow out of selling. You grow through it.

Sales is just concentrated empathy plus action. You've already got both. I hope.

Sales is about deeply understanding someone else's problem (empathy) and caring enough to do something about it (action).

This is the word MVP to see if it gets linked.

To not sell it, would be selfish :)

And more...

LFG,
— James

Thanks for reading!