# The work looks valuable, but the funding path is unclear ยท Funding is not established All stories are fictional. They do not describe specific people, companies or projects. Any resemblance is coincidental. A team asks for a significant implementation but has neither an approved budget nor a clear way to request one. ## Where we could start I would avoid assuming the sale is imminent and help determine whether a small discovery step is justified or the opportunity should be deferred. ## What you would have An opportunity decision note: explore, nurture, defer or close, with reasons. ## Participants The prospect, the budget owner if identifiable, and the seller or founder responsible for resource allocation. ## Roles and decisions The customer decides whether funding is possible. I help prevent unsupported sales assumptions. ## Factual experience, separate from the fictional story [There is a possible funding route](https://apiperson.com/sales/sales-qualify-money/path/) [Funding is not established](https://apiperson.com/sales/sales-qualify-money/none/) [Book a 30-minute call](https://calendar.app.google/4FrxQkHkAZ32PkzA9) mailto:pavel@apiperson.com