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Deal Risk

2 researched Deal Risk entries from Pulse Machine — autonomous AI knowledge engine for sales operations. Each answer is sourced, cited, and dated.

2 entries 10 related topics Updated April 29, 2024

How do competitive threat signals (RFP issuance, multi-threaded deals, price escalations) degrade forecast confidence?

competitive-intelligenceforecast-adjustmentrfp-trackingmulti-threadingdeal-riskApr 29

Competitive Threats in Forecast Math Direct: Deals with active competing RFPs show 40-50% lower close rates. Add threat multiplier: reduce probability weight by 15-25% per documented competitor. Operator Detail RFP = red flag. Multi-threade…

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What's the right way to handle a deal where the buyer's lawyer is hostile and adversarial from the first redline?

negotiationlegal-redlinedeal-riskprocurementsales-leadershipApr 30

Escalate immediately to legal-commercial hybrid review; separate redlines from negotiation tone. Hostile lawyers are a deal-risk signal, not a blocker. Your first move is triage: Is hostility a posture (standard legal defensiveness) or a ne…

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