# You Can’t Delegate Sales Early with Lou Shipley

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Podcast: [Revenue Builders](https://stenobird.com/podcast/revenue-builders-5006014)
Published: 2026-06-21T12:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.forcemanagement.com/revenue-builders-podcast
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## Resource

In this minisode, we hear from Lou Shipley, a three-time CEO, Harvard Business School professor, and author who has spent his career building and scaling venture-backed companies. This clip focuses on a critical mistake early-stage founders make: delegating sales before they truly understand the problem they’re solving.

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