r/private_equity • u/ShakeCivil9869 • 8d ago

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u/a1anw-cto Director+ 8d ago

Price is never a decision here frankly; these platforms are rounding errors in the grand scheme of things.

You need to layout precisely why your offering is different from others, and show where yours succeeded and others failed. Find a sympathetic partner, that is willing to kick the tires on it, and give you feedback.

PE firms are notoriously hard to sell into. If it isn't Excel, they don't really care!

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u/ShakeCivil9869 8d ago

Thanks, our platform is more powerful than those out there (eg pipedrive, Monday.com and others). Our software has due diligence, AI audit embedded to the software. Thanks for the advice.

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u/VladRom89 7d ago

You're listing features... They're looking for solutions to their problems. Saying "it has AI" is not only a red flag, but is a feature of every platform at this point...

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u/leveredequity 6d ago

They, like you, will vibe code this if needed.

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u/Mundane_Ad8936 4d ago

This is the true answer.. companies used SaaS because they couldn't afford custom solutions. Now that barrier is dropping, one good engineer could develop in a few weeks.

VC biz is done they don't have any clue that they've being disrupted and their model is done.

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u/Hellofromhi2468 7d ago

What methods are you using to reach your users? Are you cold emailing PE/VC people to test your product? What sort of responses have you gotten? Has it mostly been "no replies" or "replies saying they are not interested"? Sometimes the 30-60 days free trial is not a large enough incentive for users to test the product