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LESSONS LEARNED
FROM SELLING A CRAZY
AMOUNT OF LIPSTICK
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IN 1952, THE WHO HELPED BORNEO
REDUCE MALARIA-INFECTED
MOSQUITOS FROM 40% to 1%
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SOMETIMES CAUSE & EFFECT
ONLY MAKE SENSE IN THE
REARVIEW MIRROR
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YOUR SUCCESS WITH
ECOMMERCE IS LINKED TO YOUR
APPETITE FOR EXPERIMENTATION
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DEFINING THE TARGET RIGHT
AND DEFINING THE RIGHT TARGET
ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS
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SCALING WOOCOMMERCE
TAKES MORE THAN JUST
SETTING IT UP
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HIRE DEVELOPERS WHO PREFER
TESTING OVER EVERYTHING
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YOUR HOST SHOULD BE A
PARTNER NOT JUST A VENDOR
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EVERYONE HAS BLINDSPOTS
THE SOLUTION IS A TEAM
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