6 lessons learned closing a $10M+ AI deal at a F500
iamrobotbear · x · 2026-08-26
PromptQL just closed its first 8-figure deal at a Fortune 500 company. Founder Tanmai shares 6 key lessons.
Key Points:
- Enterprise First: Unlike Hasura, they went enterprise-first this time.
- Second Startup Feel: It felt like a second startup—learning lessons from scratch, but with a team that had done it before.
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