Off List · Episode 5
The mistakes we all made
June 5, 2026 · Show notes and topics
In this episode
Every sourcing professional has paid for the same handful of mistakes. The panel names them without flinching: signing without reading, missing the notice window, buying the company you hope to become, winning the price and losing the terms, and walking in without a walkaway.
- Signing without reading, and what hides in the pages marked standard
- Missing the notice window: auto renewal ends the deal before it starts
- Buying projected headcount instead of the company you are
- Winning the price and losing the terms
- Walking in without a walkaway, and how the other side smells it
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