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How to run win/loss interviews people answer

Placeholder Author · · 6 min read

Response rates on win/loss outreach are mostly a function of framing. 'Can we get 20 minutes of feedback so we build a better product' works. 'Can we reconnect about your evaluation' does not.

The five questions that carry the interview

  • What made you start looking in the first place?
  • Who else was involved in the decision, and what did they care about?
  • What did you think we did well?
  • Where did we lose you — and when?
  • What would have had to be true for you to choose us?
The moment a rep joins the call, you stop getting research and start getting a second sales conversation.

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