I work in a large global consulting firm, so I know a lot of people inside large companies who actually understand how teams buy, approve, reject, and use products. Real operators, managers, decision-makers and senior execs. Not random people giving surface-level opinions.
I’m curious whether anyone wants access to people like that to validate a product, pressure test a feature, or get real input before building too much. Most are not going to do that for free, which is fair, but I think many would do it for $50 to $100 an hour if the conversation was focused and useful.
You probably do not need hours and hours from someone like this. A short, sharp conversation is often enough. But their time is valuable, and they are not going to do it for free.
Also, these folks will unlikely become your next customer, but will mainly provide you their expertise (and maybe an with intro if they like what you're doing).
Anyone want access to decision-makers to validate a product or next feature?
byu/plaitv inEntrepreneur
Posted by plaitv
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I’ve done this before, 30 minutes with the right exec saves weeks of wasted development.Not everyone will do it free, and that’s fair their time is literally worth money. Treat these conversations like gold, not casual chats.
How can they help us?
Yes for enckeg.com
Real decision-makers > random opinions 😎