cyberneticlibrary

Research prospect company systematically

sales-researchskillsetup L2591
zubair-trabzada/ai-sales-team-claude

Causal-lift measurements

sales-strategy+12pp vs no-skill baselinewith-skill 72% · baseline 60%

Measured by running the task with and without this artifact, K=5, graded by deterministic checks — no LLM judging.

What it does

Research prospect company across 8 structured dimensions

Best for

Sales or BD teams researching prospect fit before outreach — produces standardized intel across 8 dimensions (strategy, positioning, team, tech stack, customers, funding, competitors) faster than manual research.

Inputs
  • · Prospect URL
  • · Discovery briefing (optional, pre-fetched page content)
Outputs
  • · COMPANY-RESEARCH.md with 8 research dimensions
  • · Company Fit Score (0-100)
  • · Structured company data (founding story, team, pricing, tech stack)
Requires
  • · WebFetch
  • · WebSearch
Preconditions
  • · Prospect URL or website accessible
  • · Optional: discovery briefing pre-populated
Failure modes
  • · Website requires interactive login or client-side rendering (JS-heavy sites)
  • · Company is pre-revenue/stealth (minimal website data)
  • · External data sources (Crunchbase, LinkedIn) are outdated or paywalled
  • · Conflicting data across sources — relies on source priority hierarchy
Trust signals
  • · 8-dimension framework (website analysis, tech stack detection, web research, source priority hierarchy)
  • · Data freshness requirements specified (employee count <6 months, funding data recent)
  • · Phase-by-phase breakdown with specific page targets and signal sources