The Challenge

Coding Partners had a strong foundation:
They offered elite European developers — senior-level, affordable, and fast to onboard — seamlessly embedded into product teams. The value was real, and referrals proved it. But that’s where growth stalled.

The entire sales process lived inside the founders’ heads. There was:

  • Even with solid credibility, growth hit a ceiling. The brand had legs — it just lacked a machine to carry it.
  • No CRM, so lead tracking happened in inboxes or not at all
  • No outbound engine, making client acquisition reactive
  • No clear ICP, which led to chasing too many types of prospects
  • No structured messaging, which meant every sales call started from scratch

The Solution

We partnered with the founders to build a scalable, repeatable sales system that didn’t just mimic how they sold — it multiplied it.

1. Positioning & ICP Realignment

We helped them clarify what made their offer truly compelling:

  • Speed: onboarding in days, not weeks
  • Seniority: developers with experience in demanding US and EU projects
  • Reliability: long-term engagements with low churn

Then we narrowed the focus:

  • Defined a clear Ideal Customer Profile (ICP): fast-moving startups, tech-enabled agencies, and VC-backed companies scaling product
  • Refined the core messaging to speak directly to founders and tech leads facing delivery bottlenecks

Now, instead of explaining what they do, the story told itself.

2. Sales System Setup

We didn’t just roll out a CRM — we designed a conversion engine:

  • A CRM structured around real buying stages, not vague lead statuses
  • Defined properties to track intent signals, source quality, and next steps
  • Built outreach sequences across email, LinkedIn, and warm intros — modular, testable, and scalable
  • Created a persona-specific messaging library, making it easy to personalize at speed
  • Designed dashboards for visibility, so founders could see what was working — and what wasn’t — at a glance
3. Messaging That Matches the Brand

The founders had a distinct tone: candid, no-BS, and technically sharp. We mirrored that in outbound messaging:

  • Led with empathy and insight into pain points: missed deadlines, unreliable freelancers, bloated dev teams
  • Followed up with proof and credibility: senior dev bios, project references, client outcomes
  • Avoided fluff — every message had a point and a purpose

No long sales decks. Just relevance and results.

The Result

  • Sales became repeatable — no longer reliant on referrals or the founders’ personal networks
  • CRM turned into a control center, enabling visibility and forecasting
  • Messaging scaled the founders’ voice, letting the brand feel personal, even in cold outreach
  • Pipeline quality improved as outreach aligned with the new ICP and filtered out noise
  • Most importantly: growth became proactive, not passive — ready to scale with delivery

What used to be founder-led hustle became an engine for growth.

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