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Jun 2024
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You can't untie market sizings and 80/20...

JULIO AND BRUNO FROM CRAFTING CASES
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This clip is an excerpt from episode 07. Why we taught estimations first, where we explain why our coaching method involved (and our current teaching method also involves) teaching estimations before anything else, the skills estimations allow you to learn in isolation, and the frustrations and rewards it brought to the candidates who worked with us. If you ... Show More
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