- Shift from supply-side to demand-side: Customers don’t want a product tour — they want help achieving an urgent, important goal.
- Core structure:
- Start with their goal — frame the discussion around what they’re trying to accomplish.
- Tell a relatable story — how another (real or hypothetical) customer approached and achieved that goal.
- Show only what’s relevant — minimal product/process details needed to prove you can deliver that outcome.
- Why it works:
- Builds trust by focusing on their world, not yours.
- Generates higher good-fit conversion rates (60–80% vs. 5–10% for supply-side demos).
- Helps you uncover what they really value before you’ve fully built it.