Door-to-door sales
Door-to-door sales in New Mexico.
From his interview answers. Nothing here is invented.
- 01Why New MexicoWhy New Mexico, and why door-to-door, when you left Portland with $500 in the bank and $500 in credit card debt?
- 02What he was sellingWhat were you actually selling, and who were you selling it to?
- 03A day on the doorsWhat did a full day on the doors look like?
- 04Going all inWhat did "going all in" mean, in concrete terms, during that stretch?
- 05The hardest objectionWhat was the hardest objection you heard at the door, and how did you handle it?
- 06When it started to go wellWhen did it start to go well, and how did you know?
- 07A day he still thinks aboutWhat's a door, a no, or a day from that period you still think about?
- 08How he lived thereHow did you live while you were there — where, and on what?
- 09Advice for learning salesWhat would you tell someone who wants to learn sales the hard way, the way you did?
- 10When he leftWhen did you leave that work, and what did you take with you?
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Advice for learning sales
What would you tell someone who wants to learn sales the hard way, the way you did?
Go do it. Put your nose to the grindstone and go do door-to-door sales.
Go do it. Put your nose to the grindstone and go do door-to-door sales.
Source: Round 6, question 9. Michael McCraw, voice transcript relayed by Gideon, Nov 14, 2026, 3:57 PM MT. Profanity cleaned, meaning kept. Pages on this site use only his interview answers or other verified sources. Nothing here is invented.
Questions people ask
Did Michael McCraw work for Verizon or AT&T?
As a field sales rep, he sold Verizon and AT&T cell phones and internet to consumers, door to door. That is not a claim that he worked for Verizon or AT&T, or that they endorse him.
Source: Round 6, question 2. Michael McCraw, voice transcript relayed by Gideon, Nov 14, 2026, 3:57 PM MT.
Why did he do door-to-door sales in New Mexico?
New Mexico was because they were opening up the brand new office. The reason for door-to-door, he says, is that Mark Cuban, his biggest inspiration, has said that he did door-to-door when he was super young and suggested that everyone does it, and Michael agrees. He left Portland with $500 in the bank and $500 in credit card debt. Mark Cuban is named as an inspiration only, not as a personal connection or an endorsement.
Source: Round 3, question 8, and Round 6, question 1.
What did door-to-door sales teach him that shows up in his work now?
Every conversation is obviously a sale, but that does not mean every conversation always has to be about business. It is about selling yourself. He wants every individual that he talks to, and every individual that works with McCrawAI, to feel like they're valued and that they're cared about, because that is the truth.
Source: Round 4, question 6, and Round 6, question 10.
What would he tell someone who wants to learn sales the hard way?
Go do it. Put your nose to the grindstone and go do door-to-door sales.
Source: Round 6, question 9. Profanity cleaned, meaning kept.