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Coordinating the best available time for all, esp with folks at diff companies.

I think the back and forth is one of the most time-consuming parts. How do you manage it?

Yup. It’s the back and forth.

We offer a number of times/dates and if it’s a high profile meeting we have to block them all on our side until they respond. It’s a lot of steps for something that could be automated somehow, especially if there are key folks who may need to change at the last moment.

How many emails does it usually take for you to lock something in? And do you end up following up manually if they don’t respond?

It varies widely. Often enough they pick a time and within a round of emails and we set a meeting for 6-8 folks.

Occasionally it can take a couple of rounds. It’s the uncertainty of it and owning it that’s the thing.

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