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Shivam Singh

Business Development professional with a sharp eye for new markets, client acquisition, and building pipelines that actually convert. Focused on turning strategy into results that stick.

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Helping Companies Build Exceptional Tech Teams | Specialized in Full-Stack Developers (React, Next.js, Node.js) | Database Experts (MongoDB, PostgreSQL) | Tech Talent Acquisition

Shivam Singh - Startup Growth Consulting | GTM, Revenue & Brand | Stravyn Hill
55

of total sales through a single streamlined outreach system

60

increased customer retention

140

total growth in six months

Alumni Case Study Showcase
Real-world projects built by our alumni, highlighting their approach to problem-solving, execution, and measurable impact across different domains.
Prashant X, Founder & CEO of Stravyn Hill
Founder's Recommendation

"As Founder of Stravyn Hill, I worked closely with Shivam during their Business Development Internship. He showed strong ownership in lead generation and outreach, executed consistently, and adapted quickly to feedback. Reliable and proactive, he can add value to any growth or sales team. I recommend them with confidence."

Prashant X, Founder & CEO @ Stravyn Hill

Work in Practice: Case Study Exploration

Real projects. Real results. Each case study walks through the challenge, the strategy behind the solution, and the impact it created giving you an honest look at how problems get solved and value gets delivered.

Cracking a New Market

How We Identified and Converted 50 High-Value Leads in 90 Days
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From Cold Outreach to Closed Deal

A B2B Sales Strategy That Delivered 3x Pipeline Growth
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Building a Partnership from Scratch

Securing a Six-Figure Collaboration in a Competitive Landscape
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Project Overview

Cracking a New Market: How We Identified and Converted 50 High-Value Leads in 90 Days

This case study walks through how a B2B company sitting on flat growth for over a year made a calculated move into a market they had never touched before. The sales team was active but directionless, chasing leads that rarely converted and working without a clear profile of who they were actually selling to. There was no shortage of effort, just a lack of focus.

The turning point came when the team stepped back and rebuilt their approach from the ground up. That meant getting specific about who the right buyer was, what problems actually mattered to them, and how to reach them in a way that felt relevant rather than generic. With a tight timeline and no room for guesswork, every decision had to be deliberate.

What followed was a structured push across research, messaging, and outreach that replaced scattered activity with a process that could be tracked, measured, and improved week by week. Within 90 days, the results were clear. Fifty high-value leads converted, a new market vertical open for business, and a repeatable system the team could keep using long after the project wrapped.

Cracking a New Market: How We Identified and Converted 50 High-Value Leads in 90 Days

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Clients Goal and Challenge

Client’s Goal

The client wanted to grow beyond their existing customer base and generate qualified leads in a new industry vertical, without adding headcount or overspending on budget.

Challenge

The biggest roadblock was a lack of market intelligence. No existing relationships in the new segment, no proven messaging, and a tight timeline to show results. Every outreach attempt before this had fallen flat with low response rates and no clear conversion path.

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Our Process

Business Development Strategy

1

Market Research and ICP Definition

Pinpointed the highest potential segment by studying competitor gaps, buyer behavior, and deal size. Built a focused Ideal Customer Profile to guide every outreach decision.

2

Outreach Infrastructure Setup

Built a targeted lead list, wrote messaging tailored to real pain points, and set up tracking to measure response and conversion at every stage.

3

Execution and Iteration

Ran structured outreach across email and LinkedIn. Reviewed performance weekly, dropped what was not working, and doubled down on messaging that got replies and booked meetings.

4

Pipeline Conversion

Moved qualified prospects through discovery calls and proposals using a consistent follow up cadence, converting 50 leads within 90 days.

Cracking a New Market: How We Identified and Converted 50 High-Value Leads in 90 Days - Stravyn Hill

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Result

10 High-Value Leads Converted in 90 Days

Within three months, the client went from zero presence in a new market to a fully working pipeline with real momentum behind it. Fifty high-value leads converted, but the number alone does not tell the full story.

Before this engagement, the team was putting in the work without much to show for it. Cold outreach was going unanswered, follow ups were inconsistent, and there was no clear way to tell what was working and what was not. By the time the 90 days were up, that had completely changed.

The client walked away with a targeted lead list they could keep building on, a messaging framework that had been tested and refined through actual conversations, and a follow up cadence that removed the guesswork from pipeline management. Every piece of the process was documented so the internal team could run it independently without starting from scratch.

More importantly, the new vertical that once felt like a risk had become a legitimate revenue stream. The relationships built during those 90 days were already opening doors to referrals and repeat conversations, giving the client a foothold they could grow from steadily.

The goal at the start was to hit a number. What the client got was a system, a market, and the confidence that they knew exactly how to do it again.