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The VP Who Gives You Nothing

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Rob Callister

VP of Operations · Meridian Freight · fictional

"Fine." — his longest answer of the call, probably.

What you're walking into

  • One-word answers, long silences, no visible reaction to anything
  • Took the meeting for reasons he has not shared and will not
  • Open questions bounce off. Specific, informed ones stick.

The rulesDiscovery Call · no required framework · indifferent — pinned to this link, so every score is the same fight.

Take the call

A real voice call. Four minutes. Free — we don't even ask for a card.

How do you run discovery with a prospect who gives one-word answers?

Swap generic open questions for specific, informed ones that prove you did homework, tolerate the silences instead of filling them, and let curiosity flip the table — when the prospect starts asking you questions, you are winning.

Who is the VP Who Gives You Nothing?

A fictional AI discovery boss modeled on the stone-wall operations veteran: minimal answers, zero reaction, silent tests. He exists to break the habit of babbling into silence.