All answers
Buying and evaluation

How should we report relationship-led pipeline to the board?

Report relationship-led pipeline through a traceable funnel, clear sourcing definitions and commercially relevant outcomes. Show delivered introductions, held qualified meetings, accepted opportunities, wins and full costs. Distinguish open pipeline from realised return and disclose cohort maturity; changes in ACV, retention or CAC should not be attributed to relationships without evidence supporting the claim.
October 8, 2026

Show the operating funnel

Include request volume, approvals, introductions delivered and meetings held. Explain where conversion changed and whether connector capacity is sustainable.

Show commercial contribution

Report sourced and influenced opportunities separately, with dates and definitions. Include closed-won outcomes and sales-cycle context. Avoid double-counting one deal across several motions.

Explain economics and uncertainty

Use total fees and internal cost. Present observed cohort results and labelled forecasts. Relationship-selected accounts may differ from other accounts, so a higher win rate does not automatically prove causal lift.

Make the decision clear

Explain whether to expand, adjust or stop a defined programme and what evidence supports that recommendation. A large graph or pipeline headline is not enough.

Orbb can support the relationship-led workflow and agreed reporting. Keep the service's contribution distinct from sales execution and the buyer's broader process so board reporting remains useful and defensible.

Related questions

Orbb researches the relationships your company already has — across customers, employees, investors and partners — then runs the introduction end to end, from finding the path to the meeting in the calendar.
See it on your own accounts