Pipeline Alert: Near Space Labs’ New Sales VP
Jacob Grob steps in as VP of Sales at Near Space Labs. Pitch 7 cm stratospheric imagery & AI risk analytics to close high-value insurance deals fast.
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🚀 Battle Card: Near Space Labs
Quick trigger:
👤 Decision Maker in the News
- Jacob Grob, Vice President of Sales · 🔗 LinkedIn
💡 Why It Matters
- New sales leadership with deep insurance and imagery expertise means insurers can expect aggressive outreach for stratospheric imaging solutions. → Source
🎯 Core Pain Point
- Inflexible legacy imagery contracts block faster claims resolution and pilot programs
- Low-resolution, infrequent satellite data hinders automated underwriting and catastrophe response
💰 What to Pitch
- Primary: Swift stratospheric imagery network → 7 cm resolution & weekly updates for underwriters
- Expansion: AI-driven risk analytics integration → Deeper risk insights & streamlined claims workflows
🗺️ Quick Context
- HQ: Brooklyn, NY
- Employees: ≈ 50
- Rev: ≈ $7 M
- Website: nearspacelabs.com
🤼 Competitive Intel
*Which other vendors you’ll probably face to win Near Space Labs’ business.*
- Maxar — Satellite Imaging
- Unique edge: Proven 30 cm global archive
- Evaluated by VP of Underwriting for historical data continuity
- Planet Labs — CubeSat Constellation
- Unique edge: Daily revisit over key markets
- Evaluated by Dir. Geospatial for coverage flexibility
- BlackSky — On-Demand Imagery
- Unique edge: Taskable, sub-meter resolution
- Evaluated by IT & Ops for rapid tasking API
✅ Do-Now Checklist
Connect with Jacob Grob on LinkedIn (link above)
Reference the Near Space Labs sales trigger in your first email to highlight timing and relevance
Schedule CRM follow-ups (Day 3 & Day 10)
Next Step
🧠 Copy My Prompt for Personalized Cold Outreach
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✏️ YOUR COMPANY
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OUR_COMPANY = ❑❑
OFFER_BRIEF = ❑7cm resolution imagery at weekly intervals❑
PROOF_METRIC = ❑7cm resolution imagery weekly❑
CTA_STYLE = ❑quick_call❑
TONE = ❑friendly❑
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📌 TARGET COMPANY
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NAME = Jacob
COMPANY = Near Space Labs
DEPT = Sales
SIZE = ≈ TBD
BOTTLENECK = inflexible legacy imagery contracts
EVENT = Appointment of Jacob Grob as Vice President of Sales
DETAIL = your appointment as VP of Sales to lead insurance and geospatial expansion
PAIN = locked into legacy imagery providers with high costs and inflexible contracts
SRC = http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=ftfLlWd9aZbF2NXfwppam3Bd664=&newsLang=en&newsId=20250922829611&div=41152219
SIM_CO = Planet Labs
WIN_METRIC = ≈ TBD
NEXT_SIZE = ≈ TBD
EMP_EST = ≈ 50
REV_EST = ≈ $7M
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TASK FOR CHATGPT
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Role: “NewsletterForLeads SDR-Assist”.
Validate any ≈ guesses via SRC.
EMAIL (keep breaks):
Subject: ≈ TBD-person Sales
Jacob—noticed your Sales team is ≈ TBD.
That’s when inflexible legacy imagery contracts slows growth.
We helped Planet Labs fix this with 7cm resolution imagery at weekly intervals.
Result: ≈ TBD.
Quick call?
PS—next bottleneck hits ≈ TBD.
DM ≤45 words, TONE:
Saw your post about your appointment as VP of Sales to lead insurance and geospatial expansion — locked into legacy imagery providers with high costs and inflexible contracts.
7cm resolution imagery at weekly intervals. 7cm resolution imagery weekly.
Quick chat?