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Platforms to Find RFPs: Finding Good RFPs is Hard. These Sites Make It Less Painful.

Looking for private-sector RFPs can feel like a bit of a wild goose chase. Unlike government RFPs, which are usually posted in one place, companies in the private sector tend to share their RFPs across different websites—or sometimes not publicly at all. So if you've been trying to figure out where to actually find these…
Ronak Surti
20/07/2025
Ronak Surti
20/07/2025

Platforms to Find RFPs: Finding Good RFPs is Hard. These Sites Make It Less Painful.

Looking for private-sector RFPs can feel like a bit of a wild goose chase. Unlike government RFPs, which are usually posted in one place, companies in the private sector tend to share their RFPs across different websites—or sometimes not publicly at all. So if you've been trying to figure out where to actually find these…
5 proven strategies to shorten sales cycle and boost close rates
Sales

5 Proven Strategies to Shorten B2B Sales Cycles

(And Stop Deals From Dragging for Weeks) You know that awkward phase in sales where everything feels promising… but nothing’s actually closing? Yeah, that. It happens a lot—especially in startups. You’ve got leads coming in, demos are happening, there’s interest… but deals just sit. For days. Sometimes weeks. And suddenly, your entire pipeline feels like…
Manasvi Makhania
24/04/2025
5 proven strategies to shorten sales cycle and boost close rates
Manasvi Makhania
24/04/2025

5 Proven Strategies to Shorten B2B Sales Cycles

(And Stop Deals From Dragging for Weeks) You know that awkward phase in sales where everything feels promising… but nothing’s actually closing? Yeah, that. It happens a lot—especially in startups. You’ve got leads coming in, demos are happening, there’s interest… but deals just sit. For days. Sometimes weeks. And suddenly, your entire pipeline feels like…
How to improve collaboration on RFPs Across Teams
Proposals, Sales

How to Improve Collaboration on RFP Response Across Teams

If you've ever been part of an RFP response process, you know the real challenge isn’t just answering questions. It’s coordinating people. From sales and legal to product and finance, one RFP often involves 5 to 10 different people… sometimes more. Everyone owns a piece of the puzzle, but getting that puzzle assembled smoothly? That’s…
Manasvi Makhania
24/04/2025
How to improve collaboration on RFPs Across Teams
Manasvi Makhania
24/04/2025

How to Improve Collaboration on RFP Response Across Teams

If you've ever been part of an RFP response process, you know the real challenge isn’t just answering questions. It’s coordinating people. From sales and legal to product and finance, one RFP often involves 5 to 10 different people… sometimes more. Everyone owns a piece of the puzzle, but getting that puzzle assembled smoothly? That’s…
Questions to Ask Before Responding to an RFP
Proposals, Sales

Questions to Ask Before Responding to an RFP

There are tons of articles that will tell you the way to get an RFP response right. But do you know what will practically guarantee its failure? Jumping in without asking the right questions.  See, if you jump into writing too soon, you risk missing key details or worse, solving the wrong problem. That’s how…
Manasvi Makhania
24/04/2025
Questions to Ask Before Responding to an RFP
Manasvi Makhania
24/04/2025

Questions to Ask Before Responding to an RFP

There are tons of articles that will tell you the way to get an RFP response right. But do you know what will practically guarantee its failure? Jumping in without asking the right questions.  See, if you jump into writing too soon, you risk missing key details or worse, solving the wrong problem. That’s how…
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