Sales
Season 1

Episode 15: Top sales mistakes every early-stage startup makes and how to avoid them?

Learn about the top sales mistakes to avoid, why startups fail at sales, and business-level sales mistakes from industry experts.
Host
Ashish Santhalia
Published on
March 5, 2026

Donald Kelly is the founder, and Chief Evangelist at The Sales Evangelist, VP of Sales and Marketing at BenfoComplete, and a podcast host himself. We spoke to Donald about:

āœ”ļø Why do startups fail at sales despite there being a ton of information on the Internet?

āœ”ļø What are the top sales mistakes that most early-stage startups make?

āœ”ļø What are some business-level sales mistakes to avoid?

āœ”ļø What are the sales mistakes that most startups make at the staff level and how to avoid them?

āœ”ļø Reading recommendations for our audience.

And a lot more….

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