Build notes | Clayton DeanLessons from building. Short field notes on revenue, partnerships, AI, leadership, and the messy work of turning opportunities into something repeatable.https://claytonadean.com/Most fumbled calls are prep problemshttps://claytonadean.com/notes/most-fumbled-calls-are-prep-problems/https://claytonadean.com/notes/most-fumbled-calls-are-prep-problems/Okay, story time.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTSell to learn before you scale the machinehttps://claytonadean.com/notes/sell-to-learn-before-you-scale/https://claytonadean.com/notes/sell-to-learn-before-you-scale/The hardest lesson for me to learn over the past year has been to slow down. Even though we need to move fast.Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTMost cold outreach right now is noisehttps://claytonadean.com/notes/most-cold-outreach-is-noise/https://claytonadean.com/notes/most-cold-outreach-is-noise/Not because sellers are lazy...because everyone automated at the same time, and now inboxes are full of "personalized" messages that feel identical.Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe easiest growth channel is usually already in the buildinghttps://claytonadean.com/notes/easiest-growth-channel/https://claytonadean.com/notes/easiest-growth-channel/Your first B2B customers probably shouldn’t come from outbound.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT