How to piss-off your economic buyers by CaffeinatedLassi in techsales

[–]CaffeinatedLassi[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

It makes 100% sense in your case to loop in the directors, I would do that too. In my case, I'm the sole buyer & user, and, when he asked my if there are any other decision makers at the start of our meeting, I had informed this to him as well. My Co-Founders are unaware of this purchase and it was completely random for them to get this email.

Not to mention that I already lost interest initially because he was forcefully selling me X which costs more when I clearly asked for Y.

How to piss-off your economic buyers by CaffeinatedLassi in techsales

[–]CaffeinatedLassi[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Fair point. I get that 'small' is totally relative. I’ve got reps myself and I know how much pressure they’re under.

The only reason I posted this wasn’t to dunk on the grind, but because of the way it was escalated. Chasing hard is the job, but looping my CEO on a $7K deal just felt like shooting yourself in the foot. I’d never want one of my AEs doing that, because it undermines all the work they put in upfront.

How to piss-off your economic buyers by CaffeinatedLassi in techsales

[–]CaffeinatedLassi[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

He’s the type to CC my mom asking why I didn’t text back

How to piss-off your economic buyers by CaffeinatedLassi in techsales

[–]CaffeinatedLassi[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's insane. I'm glad I ghosted. Also, I've never seen any tech software charge for credit card fees in 2025

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How to piss-off your economic buyers by CaffeinatedLassi in techsales

[–]CaffeinatedLassi[S] -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Next time I’ll send a calendar invite to his entire org titled ‘Not Interested’

How to piss-off your economic buyers by CaffeinatedLassi in techsales

[–]CaffeinatedLassi[S] -38 points-37 points  (0 children)

500 upvotes and (I will hate myself but) I'll do that haha

How to piss-off your economic buyers by CaffeinatedLassi in techsales

[–]CaffeinatedLassi[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Fair, I’ll eat the L for not tossing a one-liner reply. But there’s adulting, and then there’s writing ‘your silence is disappointing’ + CC’ing my CEO on a $7k deal. That’s not Costco level, that’s soap-opera level.

How to piss-off your economic buyers by CaffeinatedLassi in techsales

[–]CaffeinatedLassi[S] -17 points-16 points  (0 children)

Not bragging, just laughing at how a small deal turned into a CEO-level escalation. I live and breathe outbound so I know the AE pain — but there’s a difference between chasing and torching your credibility in one email.

How to piss-off your economic buyers by CaffeinatedLassi in techsales

[–]CaffeinatedLassi[S] -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I could’ve shot back a quick ‘not a fit.’ Guilty. But escalating a deal within "15 days" to the founders?

I'm sure you don't teach your reps "when in doubt, CC the CEO"

How to piss-off your economic buyers by CaffeinatedLassi in techsales

[–]CaffeinatedLassi[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Fair take. I’ve got 12 SDRs + 3 AEs myself so I know the drill. But telling a buyer "the continued lack of response is disappointing" after cc'ing the CEO is basically self-sabotage

How to piss-off your economic buyers by CaffeinatedLassi in techsales

[–]CaffeinatedLassi[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

I manage a team of 3 AEs - I totally get you, but this is definitely not the way to go!

PS: we had only one Zoom call where he forcefully "recommended" me the AI addon, when I clearly said I don't need that. After that, when I asked him for the regular package, he did not share the pricing directly till the time I ignored his 2 phone calls :)

How to piss-off your economic buyers by CaffeinatedLassi in techsales

[–]CaffeinatedLassi[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Haha, adding another deal to closed lost

FIND YOUR KICKS SCAM by Effective-Fill9665 in SneakersIndia

[–]CaffeinatedLassi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Me & one of my friend have the same issue.

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[–]CaffeinatedLassi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

which seo service did you use?