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What makes you particularly qualified at sales and marketing other than not being a "tech guy"?

• gizmo 17y ago
  Why the snark? Somebody who hasn't gone to university and managed to keep a business afloat for 8 years has to have some skills in sales in marketing. Otherwise you just don't make it. Starting a business and sticking with it for a couple of years is not that easy, and it probably makes him a lot more qualified than most of us here.
  • nearestneighbor 17y ago
    I don't know about Japan, but in America, you can register a company and keep it "afloat" for as long as you like, even if it doesn't do anything.
    • jacquesm 17y ago
      If you read the introduction you'd see that this person is (1) not in America and (2) has been living of his company for a long time. That doesn't come close to having a dormant entity, and to try to equate it with that is disingenuous.
      • nearestneighbor 17y ago
        (1) I did notice. Why do you think I mentioned Japan? (2) He never stated how much revenue his IT consulting activities generated. This person is quite eager to qualify his potential partners (that's a sales technique, btw), but from reading the pitch, the only thing that's clear is what he doesn't bring to the table. Promises of help with future marketing and funding do not justify equity to me, but things might look different to someone else.
• jason_tko 17y ago
  I don't equate not being a "tech guy" with being qualified or good at sales and marketing. I've learned a lot about sales and marketing, and I consider myself to be pretty good at it, but it's not my main profession. My advantage is that I've been the sole salesperson for my company for a couple of years in the beginning, I have experience selling small and large scale IT products and services, and my company has resources to hire salespeople who I can train and assist.