My Favourite Failure: I didn't know my limitations - Mike Connolly
Secret Leaders with Dan Murray-Serter
English - March 07, 2024 06:30 - 10 minutes - ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsEntrepreneurship Business Careers technology web entrepreneurship business leaders advice lifehack startup tech london Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Mike Connelly was a top telecoms salesman who decided to strike out on his own. His new venture, Simple Cloud Communications, quickly landed clients thanks to Mike's sales prowess. But he struggled immensely to service those customers without strong technical operations skills.
Mike learned first-hand that even star employees can falter as solo Founders if their skillsets are too one-dimensional, but by embracing the right partner to fill knowledge gaps, a business can finally find its footing.
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Mike Connelly was a top telecoms salesman who decided to strike out on his own. His new venture, Simple Cloud Communications, quickly landed clients thanks to Mike's sales prowess. But he struggled immensely to service those customers without strong technical operations skills.
Mike learned first-hand that even star employees can falter as solo Founders if their skillsets are too one-dimensional, but by embracing the right partner to fill knowledge gaps, a business can finally find its footing.
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Check out Personio - the all in one HR platform: https://personio.com/secretleaders