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Nov 2022
23m 27s

Customer Before Product: A Different Way...

SHOPIFY
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For most entrepreneurs, the path to success is difficult, but clear: find a product and then find your customers. But what if you did it the other way? Customer first. You'll hear how one Shopify merchant did just that on this episode. 
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