Intro: Harbor VenturesToday · 10:00 – 10:30am
Join video call2 guestsMAMarcus Allen
MEYou · organizer
Your 10:00 is in two minutes.
It's Marcus Allen at Harbor Ventures. You talked three weeks ago and liked him. What did he tell you?
Start every meeting warm.
Before a call, open the calendar event and see what you know about each guest: their family, their plans, what they told you last time.
Two minutes that change the call.
MAMarcus Allen
Hi Marcus, thanks for the time today. Let's dive into the deck.
Said in the first minuteAll business, start to finish.
You remember the fund, not the person. The call is fine, and forgettable.
MAMarcus Allen
Before we start, how's marathon training going?
Ha, you remembered! Did 18 miles on Saturday.
A real question, so it starts warm.
Your note was right in the event: he's training for the Sacramento marathon. You ask how it's going.
How Noted works in Google Calendar“People were even willing to forgo money in order to talk about themselves.”
In brain-scan studies at Harvard, talking about yourself lit up the brain's reward system. People even gave up money for the chance to do it. Your notes tell you what to ask, so the other person gets to talk about what matters to them.
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Everyone you know, at a glance.
A badge marks each guest you have notes on. Click one to see your notes beside the event.
Intro: Harbor VenturesToday · 10:00 – 10:30am
Join video call3 guestsMAMarcus Allen
ARAlex Rivera
MEYou · organizer
Intro: Harbor Ventures
2 people · you know 1
Marcus Allen
Principal · Harbor Ventures
Recent
Prefers email over LinkedIn DMs.
Training for the Sacramento marathon in December.
How to prep in two minutes
- 1Open the event.Your notes on each guest are right there. On LinkedIn, they're on the profile.
- 2Pick one personal thing.The marathon, the move, the kid starting school. One is plenty.
- 3Ask about them.Start with what they told you last time, then let them talk.
- 4Mind the note's age.Older notes are questions, not facts. "Did you run it?" beats assuming.
- 5Write down what's new.When the meeting ends, Noted asks what you learned. One line is enough.
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Does Noted read my calendar events?
No. It uses guests' names and email addresses to find your people. The event title only labels the panel on your screen, and nothing from the event is saved or sent to Noted.
What if my notes are out of date?
Use them as questions. Each note shows when you wrote it, so “Is Maya still loving school?” works better than assuming nothing has changed.
Does it work with Outlook?
Not today. Noted works with Gmail and Google Calendar in Chrome. If you’d like to see support for Outlook, please email us at feedback@withnoted.com.
Do people know I keep notes on them?
No. Nobody is notified, and your notes are visible only to you.
How do I prepare for a sales call?
Spend 2 minutes on the person before you open the deck. Look at what you noted last time, pick one personal thing to ask about, and check how old the note is. Then let them talk. After the call, write down one thing that's new.
Start the next one warm.
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