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Closed-Lost

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A deal that died. The loss reason field offers a dropdown of dignified options; 'price' gets selected when the truth was 'they never intended to buy' or 'our champion left.'

Heard in the wild

“Marked closed-lost — the budget evaporated in their reorg.”

Tone check: Technical

Loss-reason data is folklore. Win/loss interviews by neutral parties find the actual reasons, which is why nobody runs them.

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