Outbid 3 agencies at $45k each. Won the deal at $12k. Delivered better results in 22 minutes than their 3-month timeline.
Outbid 3 agencies at $45k each. Won the deal at $12k. Delivered better results in 22 minutes than their 3-month timeline. Here's how I'm winning enterprise deals with speed: THE RFP BATTLEFIELD Manufacturing company, 850 employees: "Need complete order management automation" RFP responses received: - Agency A: $47,000 + 12 weeks - Agency B: $52,000 + 16 weeks - Agency C: $43,000 + 14 weeks - Me: $12,000 + same-day delivery CFO response: "Your bid seems too low. What's the catch?" THE ENTERPRISE REQUIREMENTS What they actually needed: - Purchase order automation - Vendor communication workflows - Inventory level monitoring - Approval routing systems - Invoice matching and processing - Real-time reporting dashboard Agencies' approach: "This requires custom enterprise architecture" My approach: "This is 6 connected workflows" THE LIVE PROOF SESSION CFO: "Can you prove this isn't too good to be true?" Me: "Give me 30 minutes on a call with your team" Opened Skada.ai and built live: "Create manufacturing order management system: PO creation → vendor notification → approval routing → inventory updates → invoice matching → reporting dashboard" 22 minutes later, their entire team watching: ✅ Complete PO workflow ✅ Automated vendor communications ✅ Multi-level approval system ✅ Real-time inventory tracking ✅ Invoice matching logic ✅ Executive dashboard The room went silent. THE DEMO MOMENT Operations Manager: "Can we test it with real data?" Me: "Upload a sample PO" *They upload their standard purchase order* *System processes it in 8 seconds* *Vendor gets automated email* *Approvals route to correct managers* *Inventory updates in real-time* CFO: "The other agencies said this would take 3 months" Me: "It's working right now" THE COMPETITIVE COMPARISON Agency Solutions: - Custom database design: 3 weeks - API integrations: 4 weeks - User interface development: 3 weeks - Testing and debugging: 2 weeks - Training and deployment: 2 weeks - Total timeline: 14+ weeks