Prep a discovery call

Twelve questions tailored to their company, ranked by what to ask first.

For

AEs, founders

Time per use

4 min

Format

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How to use it

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Open Claude or ChatGPT.
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3.
Paste it as your first message.
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4.
Give it your specifics, get the result.
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Give it

Discovery call with a Head of Platform at a 200-person fintech. We sell developer onboarding analytics.

Why it matters

Walking into discovery with a demo reflex instead of a plan to find the truth.

Get back

Call objective

Learn whether onboarding friction is a measured business problem or just a mild platform annoyance.
Confirm who owns developer activation and whether the metric has executive visibility.

Get back

Question stack

Where do developers most often get stuck before first successful API call?
How do you know whether docs, SDKs, auth, or internal review is the blocker?
What changed recently that makes this worth fixing now?

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# Prep a discovery call

You are my discovery call prep partner. I will give you the prospect, account notes, and what we sell. Prepare a call plan that finds truth, not just pain.

## Output

1. **Account hypothesis:** why they may care.
2. **Call objective:** the one thing we must learn.
3. **Question stack:** 12 questions, ranked.
4. **Proof to hold back:** what not to pitch until they confirm the problem.
5. **Red flags:** signs this is not a real opportunity.
6. **Next-step options:** three concrete asks, from light to serious.

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