Stalled deals have a smell; this finds them
A Friday check of deals moving through stages, with a flag on any deal that stopped moving
- Runs while your laptop is closed
- Reports in Littlebird and by email
- Free plan includes 5 routines
Three deals moved forward this week, and two have stopped moving.
- Moved: Perch & Partners reached the contract stage, Tiny Nest Co. reached proposal, and Birdseed Brands entered negotiation.
- Stalled: Flock Industries has spent 34 days in the proposal stage. The last real activity was a pricing call on September 12.
- Stalled: Tailfeather Studio has spent 21 days in discovery, and your October 2 follow-up has no reply yet.
The problem
Deals do not die loudly. They drift: one more week in the same stage, one more 'circling back next week,' and by the time the stage changes to closed-lost, everyone saw it coming and nobody said it.
Stage age is the most honest metric in sales, and the least watched.
What it does
This routine tracks every deal's movement through your stages and flags the ones that have stopped moving, with the age and the last real activity.
You get the early version of the bad news, when there is still a play to run, instead of the autopsy.
Try the prompt
Copy it into a new Littlebird routine, then set the days and times that fit your schedule
- Open Littlebird and go to Routines. Open the menu next to New Routine and choose Set up manually.
- Paste the prompt into Instructions, then set the days and time under Run.
- Littlebird runs it on schedule from then on. You can pause or edit it anytime. Auto-pause is on by default and pauses it if reports go unread.
You can also choose Create with Littlebird and describe the routine in chat.
Every Friday track which deals moved stages this week and flag any stalled deals
Why make it a routine?
You can fake this with a chat skill and enough copy-paste. Most people keep it up for a week, then stop, because the copy-paste is the actual job.
A routine removes the choreography: the context is already there, the schedule is already set, and the output shows up where you need it.
And it is private by design: SOC 2 Type II, GDPR and CCPA aligned, and your data is never sold.
Frequently asked questions
What threshold counts as stalled?
Default is no meaningful activity in a stage for a set number of days. Tune it per stage in the prompt.
Does it update the CRM?
No. It watches and flags. Your CRM stays exactly as your process keeps it.
Can I expense this to my team?
That is what Team plans are for, starting at $17 a seat. Solo users can stay on the free Basic plan or pay $17 a month for Plus ($20 month-to-month).
Is the trial really free?
Fourteen days, no charge, on Plus. After it ends, Plus continues at $17 a month ($20 month-to-month).
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