06
Listen seventy percent. Talk thirty. Strategize zero.
Week 1 is reconnaissance. Anything else is suicide.
07
Lose the first comp you can afford to lose.
Comp threats get evicted. Comp pieces get to jury.
08
The first person who likes you Day 1 is the last one you trust Day 30.
Quick warmth is usually a sales pitch.
09
The first alliance offered to you is a test, not an offer.
Say “maybe.” Watch what they do with it.