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How did selling a bad product make Abby Huang a better salesperson?

Abby's funniest story about getting better at pitching: if you can sell people and get them to pay for a product that doesn't even work, that takes real sales skill. Back when she was "poking in the dark," she built a bad MVP, kept selling it, sent out a lot of emails, and got some subscribers and clients onto the platform.

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Abby Huang · Dime
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Abby's funniest story about getting better at pitching: if you can sell people and get them to pay for a product that doesn't even work, that takes real sales skill. Back when she was "poking in the dark," she built a bad MVP, kept selling it, sent out a lot of emails, and got some subscribers and clients onto the platform.

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