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Don't do that. All they're going to hear is "Sure, we could do that." They're not going to listen to the rest of it, and then it's going to be your fault when s

• Thrymr 9y ago
  Another way to say it is "We could do that, but it will delay this other thing that is on your roadmap as top priority for X months."
  • s73v3r_ 9y ago
    The second they hear "We could do that," they tune the rest of everything out.
    • NegativeK 9y ago
      I've interacted with some bad sales people before, but they rarely tune out when you say things are going to be delayed.
• eanzenberg 9y ago
  That's the point. Almost anything is possible with the right team. Once it's communicated in terms of cost then the assessment is made whether it's worth it or not.
  • s73v3r_ 9y ago
    You're assuming they listen to the cost. For many of these terrible bosses, the second they here "We can", they tune the rest of it out.