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🦙 You’re Going Too Fast

Brian LaManna

July 6, 2025

Read Time: 2 minutes

Soham Parekh is going viral this week. And not in a good way.
He got busted for having 5+ remote software engineer jobs, at once.
He targeted Y Combinator start-ups.
Now, he’s the one looking.

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You’re Going Too Fast

Use this in calls #2 and beyond

Most sellers feel pressure to immediately start the demo in call #2.

You promised them the demo.

But you have more questions from the first call.

This strategy will help you earn the right to continue discovery and fill in gaps.

All in the spirit of giving them the best, most precise demo.

After a brief agenda, I tee up:

“I actually re-listened to our call on Monday and took notes on it all. I’d love to get your perspective on what I understand so far to make sure the demo is more personalized.”

Pull up slide and give a 45-second overview.

Then ask:

“What did I miss or potentially misunderstand here?” “If you had built this slide, what would you add?”

Template starting point

What to include on the slide:

  • Review the first call and note critical details (metrics, pain points, initiatives)
  • Use their exact verbiage (if they call SDRs “MDRs,” use that term)
  • It’s ok to leave “???” or “___” for questions you still have
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The biggest advantage?

You don’t need perfect discovery in call #1.

Get the most important parts, generate intrigue, then fill in gaps in call #2.

Template in Google Slides

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