Discovery Call Prep
Preps you for a sales discovery call: account research summary, key questions to ask, likely objections, and a one-line goal for the meeting.
The prompt
I have a discovery call coming up. Prep me. I'll give you: - Company name and what they do (or a link to their site) - Who I'm meeting with (name, role) - What we sell - What I know so far Produce: **Account snapshot** (5 lines max) — what they do, stage/size, recent news, one thing that hints at pain we could solve. **Goal for this call** (1 line) — what I want to leave with. Not "close the deal." Something like: "confirm they have a real problem in X and get to a demo next week." **Questions to ask** (5-8) — mixed: - Situation questions (context) - Pain questions (what's hard, what did they try) - Impact questions (what does the pain cost them) - Decision questions (how they buy, who else is involved) Number them. Group them. **Likely objections + honest responses** (3-4) - "We already use [competitor]" → response - "We're too small/big for this" → response - "Budget is frozen" → response - Anything else specific to them **One thing to NOT do** — the most common trap for this profile of buyer. Rules: - No corny "SPIN"/"BANT" acronym vomit. Just useful questions. - Objection responses should be short and honest, not slippery. - If I gave you nothing about them, ask before generating fluff. ## How to use it Paste this prompt with your inputs. Read the goal line right before the call. Have the questions open in a tab. ## Why it works Most disco calls fail because reps chase every thread the prospect throws instead of running a plan. A written goal and grouped questions keep the call converging on a specific outcome.
How to use it
I have a discovery call coming up. Prep me.
I’ll give you:
- Company name and what they do (or a link to their site)
- Who I’m meeting with (name, role)
- What we sell
- What I know so far
Produce:
Account snapshot (5 lines max) — what they do, stage/size, recent news, one thing that hints at pain we could solve.
Goal for this call (1 line) — what I want to leave with. Not “close the deal.” Something like: “confirm they have a real problem in X and get to a demo next week.”
Questions to ask (5-8) — mixed:
- Situation questions (context)
- Pain questions (what’s hard, what did they try)
- Impact questions (what does the pain cost them)
- Decision questions (how they buy, who else is involved)
Number them. Group them.
Likely objections + honest responses (3-4)
- “We already use [competitor]” → response
- “We’re too small/big for this” → response
- “Budget is frozen” → response
- Anything else specific to them
One thing to NOT do — the most common trap for this profile of buyer.
Rules:
- No corny “SPIN”/“BANT” acronym vomit. Just useful questions.
- Objection responses should be short and honest, not slippery.
- If I gave you nothing about them, ask before generating fluff.
How to use it
Paste this prompt with your inputs. Read the goal line right before the call. Have the questions open in a tab.
Why it works
Most disco calls fail because reps chase every thread the prospect throws instead of running a plan. A written goal and grouped questions keep the call converging on a specific outcome.
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