About this episode
The episode discusses the complexities of origin stories in entrepreneurship and the concept of selling before having a product.
Origin stories aren't as clean as they are made out to be. A lot of the time you sell what you don't yet have and see who bites. So, how do you really get going early on? Stories from the Howard Schultz, Starbucks founder and more.
People in this episode
Host: Jason Kitenge
Topics covered
- origin stories
- entrepreneurship
- selling
- business strategy
- startups
Keywords
- fake it till you make it
- Howard Schultz
- Starbucks
- entrepreneurship
- business strategy
- selling
- startups
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Starbucks
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