Spent 5 months on an enterprise deal, only to lose the deal to the CPO's buddy
I have a startup in the AI Agents domain, which is an extremely competitive space with 100s of similar products. However, we differentiate by focusing a bit more on enterprises, data compliance, PII encryption, and serverless / self-hosted setups. Because of this, we generally work closely with a client's tech team rather than their customer support team. In May, we received an inbound inquiry from a multi-billion dollar company. Our first meeting went great. They loved our product, and we went
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2026-11-03 05:45:19.770Z
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Source account: I have a startup in the AI Agents domain, which is an extremely competitive space with 100s of similar products. However, we differentiate by focusing a bit more on enterprises, data compliance, PII encryption, and serverless / self-hosted setups. Because of this, we generally work closely with a client's tech team rather than their customer support team. In May, we received an inbound inquiry from a multi-billion dollar company. Our first meeting went great. They loved our product, and we went
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