What would you tell a sales founder who wanted to learn development? Best option is to be a key part and advocate of the sales process, and getting someone exp

What would you tell a sales founder who wanted to learn development? Best option is to be a key part and advocate of the sales process, and getting someone experienced to help steer biz dev. If that's not an option second best choice is watch and learn. Find sales people who are good that will eat lunch with you often and maybe let you go on a few in person customer calls as a person in the background. I'll tell you from experience, don't underestimate the skill it takes. I spent quite a bit of time as CTO working closely with a talented team, you'd be amazed at the EIQ and nuance required. It's hard to explain because the skill set is so different than the product side, and even different from the marketing side. You'll be visiting a foreign country, but spend enough time there and you'll become fluent enough in the language.