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Make the founder who said they would think about it hear from you again.

A follow-up system for a startup consultant is the set of reminders, messages and calls that bring a founder back after a first conversation. GullySales drafts the messages, sets the reminders against each founder's next event, and leaves every send to your approval.

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Scope, fee, reporting and term are agreed in writing after we have read your brief and spoken to you.

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What follow up systems means

A follow-up system is the set routine for calling, messaging or emailing an enquiry more than once, since most buyers do not decide on the first conversation. GullySales sets the number and timing of follow-ups so an undecided buyer keeps hearing from you until they decide either way.

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For startup consultants

Where it usually goes wrong, and what we would do.

  • “The first call is not the decision”

    A founder listens, nods and says they will come back after the pitch. Weeks later they meet another adviser. The consultant who contacts them at the right moment, with something useful, is the one remembered.

  • “A chase message loses the founder”

    Asking whether they have decided reads as pressure. A message that shares a relevant checklist or notes that a scheme window has opened gives the founder a reason to reply.

  • “Different founders wait for different things”

    A student team waits for a competition result, a family waits for a funding decision, a technical founder waits for a prototype. The follow-up should be tied to that event, not a set interval.

  • “A proposal sent and then silence”

    A proposal with no note on what happens next sits unread. Add a short message explaining the first step and an easy way to ask a question.

What we do

What we deliver for startup consultants.

Every deliverable, what it covers for you, and the result it is there to produce. Nothing here is an extra.

  1. A follow-up map per engagement stage

    What gets sent after a first call, after a proposal, after a paid engagement ends and when a founder goes quiet.

    Result: Every stage has a planned next contact.

  2. Drafted messages in your voice

    Short notes for WhatsApp and email, each with something useful in it, ready for you to edit and send.

    Result: You never start a follow-up from a blank screen.

  3. Reminders tied to the founder's event

    A date in each record for the pitch, the application or the first order the founder is waiting on.

    Result: You reach the founder when their situation changes.

  4. A polite closing note

    A final message for a founder who has gone quiet, leaving the door open and offering the checklist.

    Result: Cold enquiries end cleanly, not forgotten.

  5. A check on who was never contacted

    A list of enquiries with no follow-up logged, reviewed with you.

    Result: No enquiry sits untouched.

How the result is measured

  • Follow-up completion rate
  • Average number of follow-ups before close
  • Enquiries closed after repeat follow-up

Recorded as a baseline before work starts, so every later report has an honest comparison.

Read the full lead response and follow-up page

Who it is for

This is written for these startup consultants.

  • First-time founders leaving a job to start a company
  • Technical founders building software or hardware products
  • Family businesses launching a new venture or a separate company
  • Women entrepreneurs applying for state and central schemes
  • Student and campus startup teams
  • Small manufacturers starting a product company
  • Professionals turning a practice into a company, such as doctors and architects
  • Agri and rural startups looking for scheme support

How it works

How the follow up systems work runs

The work itself, in order. How an engagement starts, from your brief to a written scope, is set out on our method page.

  1. 1

    Measure today's reply time

    From last month's enquiries, we measure how long each waited for a first reply and how many follow-ups it got.

  2. 2

    Agree targets and the sequence

    We set reply targets and the follow-up sequence with your team, based on its real hours and workload.

  3. 3

    Set up templates, tasks and ownership

    Templates, first-call questions, CRM tasks and named owners go live, with cover for leave and weekends.

  4. 4

    Track and adjust every month

    Reply time and follow-up completion are reported against the baseline, and the routine is changed where it is not kept.

Where this fits

Three pieces of sales work, in this order.

This work sits inside sales process design, at stage 2, qualification. The audit comes before it, and sales management keeps it running.

  1. Step 1

    Sales audit

    Find where deals are being lost and what to fix first.

    Start here if you cannot say where orders are lost.

  2. Step 2 · you are here

    Sales process design

    One written way to sell, from first enquiry to repeat order.

    Start here if every salesperson sells differently.

  3. Step 3

    Sales management

    A target, a review routine and someone who owns the number.

    Start here if the team has targets and no routine.

Tell us what you need Your brief is read before we call. Scope, fee and term in writing.

FAQ

Questions owners ask before they call.

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Is following up too much for a professional adviser?
Not when each message offers something. A silent founder is not always refusing; they may be busy. A well-timed note shows you remember their plan.
Should follow-up be automatic?
Reminders can be automatic. The messages themselves should be checked by you before sending, since founders discuss private plans and a wrong word costs trust.
How many times should I contact a founder?
As many times as there is a real reason to, such as an event or a useful update. Stop when the founder asks you to, and note it in the record.
How much does it cost?
There is no price list, because the work differs by business. The fee is scoped after we have read your brief and spoken to you, and put in writing before anything starts, split into our time, your media spend and production.
How long is the contract?
The term is agreed in writing after we have spoken, along with the fee and the reporting. It is never a default twelve months, and renewal is decided on the numbers against the baseline recorded at the start.
How soon will we see results?
It depends on the trade, the channel and what is already in place. After we have read your brief and spoken to you, we say what we would expect to move first and how it will be measured against the baseline. Nothing here is guaranteed.
Who will actually do the work?
The person you speak to before anything starts. We work from one office in Nagarbhavi, Bengaluru, with no account managers in between.
What do you need from us?
Your brief, and a conversation. After that, access to whatever this work touches, such as your website, your accounts or your enquiry record, and time with the people who handle your enquiries.
What if we are not happy with the work?
Tell us and the plan changes. Everything is reported against the baseline, so a number that is not moving is visible to both sides. The term is in your written scope, and the refund and cancellation policy sets out the rest.

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