Do You Clearly Remember Your First 100 Customers?

Originally published 2023-11-27Paraphrased book advice (Yongbao Ni de Kehu [擁抱你的客戶], as named in the post; author unconfirmed)

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English translation of the Chinese post originally published 2023-11-27. Translated 2026-10-30 with AI assistance. Historical figures and claims have not been updated or independently verified. 中文原文

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The post quotes advice from a book it calls Yongbao Ni de Kehu (擁抱你的客戶, meaning “Embrace Your Customers”): remember all the information about your first 100 or 1,000 customers and study it as thoroughly as possible. It says the secret to success is captured in four Chinese characters: know your customers.

Key points

Remember the information about your first 100 or 1,000 customers.
Study it as thoroughly as possible.
The secret to success: know your customers.

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Full text — English translation

Do you clearly remember your first 100 customers? The book Yongbao Ni de Kehu (擁抱你的客戶, meaning “Embrace Your Customers”) recommends remembering all the information about your first 100 or 1,000 customers and studying it as thoroughly as possible. The secret to success comes down to four Chinese characters: know your customers.

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