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What to track after you send a proposal

A small outcome model gives you more signal than a dashboard full of vanity metrics.

June 14, 2026 · 5 min read

Track the funnel you can act on

Sent, replied, advanced, and won are enough to expose most operating problems. Add detail only when a real decision depends on it.

Keep denominators visible

A reply count without the sent count is not a rate. Always preserve the population and time window behind a metric.

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