Tell em your building a consultancy
Agree next time £40K, This time you're doing it cheap to get a foot in the door!
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Previously on "Cold Calling - An Update"
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Originally posted by norrahe View PostC'mon the rest of us want in on this gig
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Originally posted by Menelaus View PostThe gig that I've cold-called-and-sold, KPMG (eg) would have sold it for around £100,000 and taken three months to do it. Sod that, especially as the co in question mentioned that (quote):
"at least you're not giving me numbers that would make me sound interested but having me shifting uncomfortably in my seat".
Bob will be getting upset.
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Originally posted by Zippy View PostNext time 40k ...
(a) how long the work will take
(b) how much more accurate my output will be
(c) (correlated with (a) above) how easy I find it to do
Menelaus the co believes in doing a Fair Trade models deal ...
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I'm a mathematical modeller for credit portfolios, liquidity and market risk... with precisely zero commercial skills but my "secret sauce" seems to be not bulltulipting in the same way that the big 4 do, doing small team gigs (me plus 0.5 (as necessary)) and delivering fast.
The gig that I've cold-called-and-sold, KPMG (eg) would have sold it for around £100,000 and taken three months to do it. Sod that, especially as the co in question mentioned that (quote):
"at least you're not giving me numbers that would make me sound interested but having me shifting uncomfortably in my seat".
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Originally posted by Menelaus View PostI posted a note earlier this week on cold calling and having blagged a meeting with a possible client for MyCo.
Just got in from said meeting and have secured £25,000 for a piece of work that'll work out at being around 3.5 weeks long.
Cold calling - is it the future?
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Originally posted by realityhack View PostAssuming a 40 hour week, a tidy £178.57 an hour! Nice one Menelaus.
Good effort though - what is it you do?
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Assuming a 40 hour week, a tidy £178.57 an hour! Nice one Menelaus.
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