Seed stage: You have traction.
You don’t have a system.
Phi has built GTM from zero for companies that raised $12M+ Series A rounds.
Before and after: From founder-led scramble
to a system that runs.
Before PhiFounder is the SDR, AE and closer.
After PhiFounder on demos only.
Before PhiCRM is a spreadsheet.
After PhiCRM with attribution and pipeline stages.
Before PhiICP is “companies that might buy.”
After PhiICP mapped and validated through execution.
Before PhiEvery deal is a one-off.
After PhiA playbook running. Sequences repeating.
Before PhiNo idea what converts.
After PhiDaily conversion data at every stage.
Zero to pipeline in six weeks: Signal first.
Then a pod that produces.
- Week 1-2
Signal
Your market and data. We find what is broken before we build.
- Week 3-4
Blueprint
ICP mapped, playbook designed, CRM set up. You sign off first.
- Week 5-6
Pod live
SDR calling, AE demoing, daily huddles. Conversions tracked from day one.
- Week 7+
Compound
QA spots patterns. The playbook iterates weekly. Pipeline gets predictable.
The pod: One team. Every role
revenue needs.
SDRs
Pre-trained on your ICP. Multi-channel from day one.
AEs
Run demos, handle objections, convert pipeline.
GTM Engineer
Enrichment, CRM flows, targeting, attribution.
GTM Consultant
Knows your vertical. Owns the number.
QA layer
Every call and email reviewed, every day.
Your command center: Your dashboard
from week one.
One pod. One dashboard. Updated daily, not at a monthly review.
Where does pipeline narrow?
Connections are strong, meetings drop: the conversation is the problem. Caught on day two.
- Calls made
- 1,302
- Conversations
- 51
- Meetings set
- 7
- Demos run
- 3
- Closed won
- 3
What is QA catching?
Reps were advancing unqualified deals. Fixed the same day.
| Metric | Target | Actual | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connection rate | 8%+ | 9.2% | |
| Meeting rate | 3%+ | 2.1% | |
| Show rate | 80%+ | 85% | |
| Qualification accuracy | 90%+ | 72% | |
| Email reply rate | 4%+ | 5.8% | |
| QA call score avg | 7/10+ | 6.8 |
Are we hitting the number?
Revenue is on pace, demo show-up is not. QA flagged the confirmation sequence the same day.
| Metric | Team | Actual | Target | Pace | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accounts closed | AE team | 3 | of 5 | 220% | |
| Revenue closed | AE team | $47K | of $50K | 95% | |
| Demos set | SDR team | 8 | of 10 | 73% | |
| Demos show up | SDR team | 3 | of 8 | 34% |
Which rep needs coaching?
Both on pace, but SDR 1’s show-up is low. QA flagged discovery depth. Coaching went out that day.
| Rep | Connects | Emails | Calls | Connect rate | Demos | Showed | Pace | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDR 1 | 20 | 21 | 744 | 2.7% | 3 | 1 | 110% | |
| SDR 2 | 31 | 50 | 558 | 5.6% | 4 | 2 | 147% |
A day in the life of a pod: This is what happens.
Every day, from week one.
- 7:30 AM
Daily huddle
Yesterday’s conversions reviewed. Today’s targets set.
- 8:00-12:00
SDR outbound
Calls and multi-channel outreach against the validated ICP.
- 12:00 PM
Warm transfers
Qualified conversations handed to the AE.
- 1:00-5:00
AE demos
Demos, objections, follow-ups. Pipeline updated live.
- 5:00 PM
QA review
Calls audited, patterns flagged, messaging fixed for tomorrow.
- End of day
Dashboard updated
Conversion by stage and sequence performance, all visible.
The culture difference: What most teams do,
and what we do.
Conversions, not dials.
We count deals that moved forward, not activity.
Daily huddles.
Not weekly check-ins and monthly reports.
Same-day coaching.
QA on every call. Reps do not coach themselves.
A playbook that moves.
Iterated weekly on live data, not frozen at month one.
A proven ICP.
Validated through outbound, not hoped for.
Problems by Tuesday.
Not at the end of the quarter.
Inside the seed motion: How we build revenue
from zero, in detail.
- 01
AI-Aided Sales
Enrichment, sequencing and ICP validation from day one, without a big team.
- 02
Day-to-Day Ops
What the pod does every day, with conversions tracked from the first call.
- 03
Playbooks
The first repeatable playbook, so growth stops depending on the founder.
- 04
QA & Metrics
QA on every call and email. Coaching gaps fixed the same day.
- 05
Sales Culture
The habits that convert at seed, installed from day one.
- 06
Cost of Inaction
What staying founder-led costs, and where it compounds against your runway.
Talk to us: The system that gets you
to a Series A.
Your market, your traction, what is broken. Talk to someone who has built a seed GTM before.
Talk to Phi