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Can I ask what the product was?

Software for teachers. Teachers tend to talk to each other, which is great for distribution. On the other hand, they have very little spending power. But back on the other hand again, they don't get as many cold emails as execs do.

Research we’ve seen shows execs still spend 6+ hours per week on scheduling.

Be very careful not to delude yourself here. No one is spending 6+ hours a week on scheduling who is willing to use your tool. That's almost a full workday. If you are at this point, you probably have a human assistant who handles this.

Would you be bothered if you were on our 23/mo plan and still had a banner there?

Probably not. But if i were, i'd probably just upgrade to a higher plan.

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