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Nov 2012
19m 40s

Making Ideas Travel

Earwolf & Seth Godin
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Figure out how to help your ideas travel on today’s episode of Seth Godin’s Startup School. Seth talks about how getting rejected early is helpful, the sale cycle, and Bob Lefsetz’s email newsletter.

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