The 3 Myths of Sales
Caterina Nicoletti Prior to taking Professor Sweet’s class Sales in the Startup I myself had made bad associations with the thought of being in sales. We all may think of a salesman…
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Having Discernments is Crucial
Alex Chen “Hey man, love the car. What do you do for living?” I am sure most of us have seen this tik-toker asking people in luxury cars about their profession. Some…
The Role You
Katie Rose Emmons In class, we discussed a topic called the Real You versus the Role You. The real you is the person that you truly are, unhindered, not made up any certain…
Being a Social Introvert
All my life, people have told me that I’m a crazy extrovert. I love people, I love functions, and I especially love strangers. I’m not afraid of meeting people; in…
Learned Helplessness
The idea of learned helplessness describes how different people explain their personal experiences. Persons with an optimistic style would explain difficult things, like rejection, in a temporary, passing kind of…
Sales in Entrepreneurship
Zachary Allen So, you’re a new entrepreneur with tons of great ideas but you find that no one will listen to them. What’s the problem, why are you being ignored? The problem…
Want To Sell Yourself? Be Unique.
One problem with our modern culture is the over saturation of information and ideas. This saturation makes differentiating yourself from the rest of the crowd extremely difficult. In order to…
Paper Clip to House
By now most of us have heard the story of Kyle MacDonald: the masterful tradesman who was able to trade a paperclip up to a house. But how does one…
How NOT to Sell Yourself
Luke Mantzell Everybody knows the movie Stepbrothers, whether you have seen it or not it is a hilarious movie about two step brothers that are trying to figure out their new life…
Dealing With Failure
Reese Corley Dealing with failure is necessary for success. In class, we discussed the importance of interrogative self-talk. I think a great example of interrogative self-talk can be found in Jim Carrey’s…