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Meeting Prep That Takes Minutes Instead of Hours

A proper briefing on any company or market, on demand. What automatic research does and where it still needs a human.

What changes, in one picture.

“Prep for one meeting takes half a day.”

Said by a business owner, more or less word for word

What it actually is

Ask for a company and get back a briefing. What they do, who runs it, how big they are, what has changed lately, what it might mean for you.

It gathers and organises. You still bring the judgement, but you start from a full picture instead of a blank page.

How it works

You name the company or market
One line is enough.
It gathers from public sources
Website, filings, news, job postings, social.
You get a briefing, not a link dump
Organised the way you would want it, with sources shown.

What preparing by hand costs

Meetings needing prep weekly6

Hours each1.5

Weeks a year48

=432 hours a year of reading before talking

Swap our numbers for yours. That figure is the only argument that matters.

Who this is for

B2B sales teams
Consultancies
Investment and advisory firms
Agencies pitching new business

Four signs you need it

People show up to meetings underprepared
Research falls to whoever is least busy
You learn something obvious mid-meeting
Proposals take days because of research

Typical cost: $800 to $3,000 a month
Time to set up: Days, not months
Category: Research Companies & Markets

Where to start

Before paying anyone, work out the number in that panel using your own figures. If it is small, this is not your first move and we will tell you so. If it made you wince, it is worth a conversation.

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