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As a solopreneur for the past 7 years, I realized one of my biggest weaknesses is negotiating.  I read the book "Never Split the Difference" which felt like a detailed negotiation course. My biggest takeaways were to ask calibrated questions and let the other party speak first.

For the past seven years, I've worked for myself as a solopreneur. A big thing I found missing from my...

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