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Prospect

A Prospect is a person or Organization a Startup found but who has never engaged, held with the legal basis for contact.

Its first reply engages it, which makes it a Lead.

Properties

PropertyTypeRequiredDescription
foundInstringrequiredWhere the Startup found them.
basisstringrequiredThe legal basis for contacting them.

Object

JSON
{
  "$id": "https://api.sb/petpantry.shop/prospects/prospect_1",
  "$type": "Prospect",
  "foundIn": "Example found in",
  "basis": "Example basis"
}

Relationships

Verbs

  1. createCreates a Prospect.
    POST /{namespace}/prospectsdoProspect.created
  2. getReturns one Prospect by id.
    GET /{namespace}/prospects/{id}readNo Event
  3. listReturns Prospects, newest first, one page at a time.
    GET /{namespace}/prospectsreadNo Event
  4. updateChanges the given properties of a Prospect.
    PATCH /{namespace}/prospects/{id}doProspect.updated
  5. deleteDeletes a Prospect; its history is kept.
    DELETE /{namespace}/prospects/{id}doProspect.deleted
  6. engageEngage records a Prospect’s first reply or raised hand and makes it a Lead that keeps its Acquisition.
    POST /{namespace}/prospects/{prospect}/engagedoProspect.engaged

Permissions

Which Access level may call each Verb. One-way Verbs wait their delay window.

Operationowneradminmemberviewer
Prospect.createYesYesYesNo
Prospect.getYesYesYesYes
Prospect.listYesYesYesYes
Prospect.updateYesYesYesNo
Prospect.deleteYesYesYesNo
Prospect.engageYesYesYesNo

Call it

Text
Engage the prospect Priya Natarajan.

Example

A litigation-support firm found on a public list of court vendors becomes a Prospect, held with legitimate interest as the basis for one outreach email.