# The customer keeps saying “later”

All stories are fictional. They do not describe specific people, companies or projects. Any resemblance is coincidental.

After two demos, the buyer says the solution is useful and asks to 'revisit it next quarter'. No event or consequence has been discussed.

## Where we could start

I would first map the known facts, stakeholders and missing decisions, then identify the most useful next question without treating uncertainty as a sales failure.

## What you would have

A concise situation brief with facts, assumptions, questions and a possible next step.

## Participants

The customer’s business owner, the current contact and whoever can describe relevant deadlines.

## Roles and decisions

Only the customer can establish a genuine critical event; I help test its relevance.

## Factual experience, separate from the fictional story



[A real deadline or milestone exists](https://apiperson.com/sales/sales-buying-context-urgency/event/)

[The timeline is only a preference](https://apiperson.com/sales/sales-buying-context-urgency/vague/)

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