Account Wedge Finder

Purpose

This skill finds the strongest commercial wedge into a target account for outbound. The wedge is the specific business problem, pressure, inefficiency, or missed outcome that gives the rep a credible reason to reach out now.

This is not generic account research. The output should help a rep avoid bland category pitching and lead with a sharper reason to care.

When To Use

Use this skill when the user asks things like:

• what is the best angle into this account
• find me the wedge here
• how should I position outbound to this company
• what pain should I lead with
• what is most likely to resonate at this account
• give me the best outbound hook for this target

Core Workflow

1. Clarify the selling motion.

   • Identify what the seller offers and what category or problem it addresses.
   • If missing, infer the most likely motion from context and state that assumption briefly.

2. Identify possible wedges.

   • Look for likely commercial entry points such as growth pressure, hiring load, conversion inefficiency, process bottlenecks, team scaling issues, after-hours lead loss, stakeholder complexity, tool sprawl, poor routing, weak follow-up discipline, or incumbent dissatisfaction.
   • Prefer a wedge with visible urgency or operational pain over a generic value proposition.

3. Rank the wedges.

   • Choose the strongest primary wedge.
   • Optionally include one secondary wedge if it is meaningfully different.
   • Explain why the chosen wedge is stronger than the obvious generic pitch.

4. Match wedge to persona.

   • State which role is most likely to care first.
   • Explain whether the wedge should be taken to an operator, team leader, executive, or technical evaluator first.

5. Translate wedge into outbound language.

   • Provide a tight positioning angle.
   • Provide one short opener or hook the rep can actually use.
   • Keep it reply-oriented, not over-polished.

6. Flag weak wedges.

   • If the apparent angle is too broad, too vendor-centric, or too hard to prove, say so and recommend a better one.

Output Format

Return:

1. Selling-motion assumption
2. Best wedge
3. Why this wedge wins
4. Best persona to lead with
5. Optional secondary wedge
6. Suggested opener
7. Risks or caveats

Rules

• The wedge must be specific enough to create curiosity or tension.
• Prefer operating pain, revenue friction, timing pressure, or visible inefficiency over abstract transformation language.
• Do not default to safer but weaker phrasing just because it sounds polished.
• If no strong wedge exists, say so and recommend a research path instead of forcing one.
• Do not give three equally weighted angles. Pick the best one.

Bad vs Good

Bad:

• Lead with helping them streamline operations.
• Say you help companies drive efficiency and growth.
• Pitch the product category before establishing a real problem.

Good:

• Lead with a specific missed outcome or bottleneck that is likely visible inside the account.
• Explain why that pain matters now.
• Tie the wedge to the role most likely to own the problem.

Tone

Be crisp and opinionated. The user should leave with one angle they can actually use, not a buffet of vague possibilities.