The way we live today wasn't defined just via the invention itself. Things like the steam engine, telegraph, reaper, highways, the telephone, the automobile...and just about every other revolutionary advancement was met with extreme skepticism. They all HAD TO BE SOLD. The incredible inventors had to be ingenious salespeople, too.
Here are their stories.
In this episode, which I really enjoyed researching, I take you through the stories of so many things we just assume have always been around - and must have sold themselves...but didn't.
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The Transparency Sale - the first book, (ironically) named one of the top 100 sales books of all time.
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