I'm not sure if it was even useful in this case. One day's delay is highly unlikely to have led to the deal failing. Therefore, I don't think this mindset/skill

I'm not sure if it was even useful in this case. One day's delay is highly unlikely to have led to the deal failing. Therefore, I don't think this mindset/skillset has anything to do with selling a startup. As a matter of fact, I believe that the CFO was aware that the founder was lying.