Last month, we finally got a demo with a massive prospect a 500-person company that was exactly our target audience. The demo went perfectly. The VP of Product loved our tool, and the team was ready to sign a $1,500/month contract.
Then, the deal moved to their IT and Security department.
I believe that it's important to remember that we only have 24 hours in a day, and essential to use this time wisely by planning and organizing our activities. What are you doing to plan your day? Do you use any tool or follow specific methodologies?
One thing I've been thinking about while building tooling for AI agents is that a budget and a cost estimate solve two very different problems.
A budget tells you what you're willing to spend. A prediction tells you what a task is likely to cost. Neither guarantees that the task will finish within that amount.
For me it's invoices. Every month I had to go on 15 different tools to download them for our accountant, I hated it. Now it runs alone. Not sexy but I'm quite happy with it.
What about you? And was it worth the time to set it up?
Are you the kind of person who believes in your dream enough to burn through most of your savings on it?
For millionaires, this might not be a big deal, but what about people with a typical 9 5 job? I see how much a solid marketing campaign costs on just one platform (often the monthly expense is equal to at least a full year s salary).
The day before yesterday, a friend told me he and his wife are closing their restaurant, which they opened just six months ago. They had taken a loan for it, which makes it even worse.
