When I was 12, I briefly acquired a girlfriend called Maria. I’m not sure how it started, but I am sure how it ended: badly. In high-school I dated Eylem, a Kurdish girl. Everything was great when we were alone, but she was distant in public. It took me many years to understand where both relationships went wrong. Now I run a company which makes tools for salespeople and I’ve noticed that dating requires many of the same skills that you need in sales or customer success. Sales and dating both involve interacting with another person with a particular goal…
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