Inflation costs are killing my pipeline. Many of my deals are scaling back greatly because of their rising operating costs.

How do we overcome the inflation objection? I mean obviously the answer is to show how much value we offer, but how do we do that when all of the companies we work with barely have enough funding?

They need our services, which is at least some job security, but their scale back is greatly affecting our projections and quota attainment.

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Which company do you currently work for? I’m interested in EdTech and would like any advice you might have to enter that field.

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Honestly, I’m pretty scared of the economy right now.

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Eh… What kind of services do you provide? If any their value should be increased by inflation.

I appreciate your perspective! Those are good thoughts and I’ll share them with our team.

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