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#100 Chairman of Kleiner Perkins, John Doerr: Getting Into Trouble with Disruptors

Grit

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I'd Move to Chicago for a Sales Job. It's a Great City

I've heard that you were an exceptional when you went from engineering to marketing to then sales. I love selling, because selling micro processes was basically solving people's problems. The approach to selling isn't like we're flogging breakfast cereal. You solve a problem, you'll get an order. It's a kind of consultative service missionarya activity. And i consider it to be a really high calling.

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