Quick one outside the usual schedule. We've partnered with Pipedrive to get NCF members 20% off your first year, plus a 30-day free trial (double their standard 14 days).
If you're not familiar, Pipedrive is a CRM built around a visual sales pipeline. You drag deals between stages, every contact has a clear next action, and deals that go cold get flagged automatically. It takes about 20 minutes to set up with your actual sales process.
Most CRMs are built for sales teams with managers and territories and quarterly forecasts. Pipedrive is closer to what a founder actually needs: a way to keep track of who you need to follow up with, without the overhead.
A few things worth knowing:
Connects with 400+ tools (Zapier, Slack, Gmail, Google Calendar)
AI features handle email drafting and deal prioritisation
Cold deals get flagged automatically, useful when you're too busy to check your pipeline daily
If you're still tracking leads in a spreadsheet or losing deals because you forgot to reply, this is a good time to fix that.