Lou Shipley
Three-time CEO, Harvard Business School professor, and co-author of Unlikely Entrepreneurs, bringing deep experience in sales, go-to-market strategy, and scaling software companies.
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Feb 3, 2026 • 46min
GTM: Why Most Founders Build the Wrong Company (And Realize It Too Late), with Lou Shipley, Former CEO and Co-Author of Unlikely Entrepreneurs
Lou Shipley, three-time CEO and Harvard Business School teacher, shares hard-earned lessons on sales, customer pain, and scaling software companies. He explains why founders must sell early to learn, how distribution becomes a competitive edge, why small high-quality teams win, and when churn signals deeper product-market shifts. Practical, blunt, and focused on avoiding the classic founder trap.
Mar 31, 2026 • 28min
Should Wasabi Technologies Make the Move from Direct Sales to a Channel Strategy?
Lou Shipley, Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School and author of Unlikely Entrepreneurs, explores go-to-market strategy for a fast-growing cloud storage company. He breaks down when founders should shift a winning sales motion to channels. Short takes cover channel partner risks, avoiding conflict, international anchor deals, OEM embedding, and how founders earn the right to scale.
