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#### Dave Shepherd

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![Best of SaaStr Annual 2021](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/7Mjk1csDVKWLThl2PR62UPXl8NWbGy3Z7zf4HDqtXqXgyWvBxIvx_gXcXzekYr6e-PU3Nz_aX7j160Z1-WRqdJWvt8-KBSKmTyk08lndxI1J4X2hmgU1lGIZQNO3Bq20NH5f_1O0=s0)

September 30, 2021

## [Best of SaaStr Annual 2021](https://www.daveshep.co/best-of-saastr-annual-2021)

[Read](https://www.daveshep.co/best-of-saastr-annual-2021)

![The Founding Fathers were Bitcoiners](https://www.daveshep.co/hubfs/foudning%20fathers%20john%20trumbull.jpg)

September 23, 2021

## [The Founding Fathers were Bitcoiners](https://www.daveshep.co/founding-fathers-were-bitcoiners)

[Read](https://www.daveshep.co/founding-fathers-were-bitcoiners)

![The Brutal Career Advice I Wish Someone Had Given Me](https://www.daveshep.co/hubfs/origami%20crane.jpg)

September 15, 2021

## [The Brutal Career Advice I Wish Someone Had Given Me](https://www.daveshep.co/the-brutal-career-advice-i-wish-someone-had-given-me)

[Read](https://www.daveshep.co/the-brutal-career-advice-i-wish-someone-had-given-me)

![The Secret to Avoiding Burnout: Balancing Energy with Output](https://www.daveshep.co/hubfs/burnout.png)

January 10, 2020

## [The Secret to Avoiding Burnout: Balancing Energy with Output](https://www.daveshep.co/the-secret-to-avoiding-burnout-balancing-energy-with-output)

[Read](https://www.daveshep.co/the-secret-to-avoiding-burnout-balancing-energy-with-output)

![Dear Sales Rep: the phone is not the ENEMY](https://www.daveshep.co/hubfs/Copy%20of%20The%20phone%20is%20not%20the%20enemy.png)

December 17, 2019

## [Dear Sales Rep: the phone is not the ENEMY](https://www.daveshep.co/dear-sales-rep-the-phone-is-not-the-enemy)

[Read](https://www.daveshep.co/dear-sales-rep-the-phone-is-not-the-enemy)

![Can I have a discount with that?](https://www.daveshep.co/hubfs/May%20I%20have%20a%20discount%20with%20that-2.png)

November 25, 2019

## [Can I have a discount with that?](https://www.daveshep.co/can-i-have-a-discount-with-that)

[Read](https://www.daveshep.co/can-i-have-a-discount-with-that)

![Performance fear](https://www.daveshep.co/hubfs/600300%20i%20suffer%20from%20performance%20fear.png)

November 7, 2019

## [Performance fear](https://www.daveshep.co/performance-fear)

[Read](https://www.daveshep.co/performance-fear)

![The best professional gift EVER](https://www.daveshep.co/hubfs/The%20best%20professional%20gift%20ever.png)

October 23, 2019

## [The best professional gift EVER](https://www.daveshep.co/the-best-professional-gift-ever)

[Read](https://www.daveshep.co/the-best-professional-gift-ever)

![](https://www.daveshep.co/hubfs/Keep%20Calm%20%26%20....png)

August 16, 2019

## ["Check your emotions at the door" is BS advice](https://www.daveshep.co/check-your-emotions-at-the-door-is-bs-advice)

[Read](https://www.daveshep.co/check-your-emotions-at-the-door-is-bs-advice)

![The most underrated value today is TOUGHNESS](https://www.daveshep.co/hubfs/Toughness.png)

August 9, 2019

## [The most underrated value today is TOUGHNESS](https://www.daveshep.co/the-most-underrated-value-today-is-toughness)

[Read](https://www.daveshep.co/the-most-underrated-value-today-is-toughness)

![Take a chance in your career](https://www.daveshep.co/hubfs/Take%20A%20Chance.png)

July 18, 2019

## [Take a chance in your career](https://www.daveshep.co/take-a-chance-in-your-career)

[Read](https://www.daveshep.co/take-a-chance-in-your-career)

![The most important sales manager skill is EMPATHY](https://www.daveshep.co/hubfs/Sales%20Manager%20Empathy.png)

June 12, 2019

## [The most important sales manager skill is EMPATHY](https://www.daveshep.co/the-most-important-sales-manager-skill-is-empathy)

[Read](https://www.daveshep.co/the-most-important-sales-manager-skill-is-empathy)

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