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Find Decision Maker

Find the right person to talk to at any company. Get their profile, background, and LinkedIn in seconds.

Outbound prospectingAccount-based salesFinding championsOrg mapping

The Challenge

You know the company you want to sell to, but who's the right person? Digging through LinkedIn, guessing at org structures, and hoping you picked the right title wastes time. You need to find decision makers fast and know enough about them to make a good first impression.

What This Prompt Does

Company Research

Understand the business before finding contacts

Find Senior People

Filter by department and seniority level

Full Profile

Get background, tenure, and LinkedIn URL

Backup Options

Alternative contacts if first choice doesn't respond

The Prompt

The Prompt

Task

Use @google_searchName it "google_search" and call it with @google_search to research a company, then use @Apollo/Search PeopleName it "Apollo/Search People" and call it with @Apollo/Search People to find decision makers on a specific team, and @LinkedIn/Get ProfileName it "LinkedIn/Get Profile" and call it with @LinkedIn/Get Profile to build a complete profile.

Example: Find the Head of Engineering at Vercel.

Input

The user will provide a company name and target team or role.

Example: "Stripe - VP of Product" or "Who runs marketing at Notion?"

Context

What to Search For

Company context:

  • What does the company do?
  • How big are they? (helps gauge team structure)
  • Any recent news or changes?

Decision maker criteria:

  • Senior titles: VP, Director, Head of, Chief, Lead
  • Target department match
  • Currently employed (not former)

Profile details:

  • Current role and tenure
  • Career background
  • LinkedIn activity and interests

Search Strategy

  1. Google the company to understand their business and size
  2. Search Apollo for people at the company filtered by department
  3. Filter for senior titles (VP, Director, Head of, C-level)
  4. Pull LinkedIn profile for the best match
  5. If multiple candidates, provide top 2-3 options

What Counts as a Valid Result

  • Must be currently at the company
  • Title should indicate decision-making authority
  • Prefer people with 6+ months tenure (they're established)
  • Include LinkedIn URL for verification

Output

Company Context: 1-2 sentences on what they do and size.

Decision Maker:

  • Name and title
  • LinkedIn URL
  • Tenure at company
  • Career background (1-2 sentences)

Why This Person: Brief explanation of why they're the right contact.

Backup Options: 1-2 alternative contacts if available.

Example Usage

Try asking:

  • →"Find the VP of Engineering at Figma"
  • →"Who runs sales at Notion?"
  • →"Find me the marketing decision maker at Stripe"