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growth playbook · Oct 23, 2026

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edisyl growth playbook

Diagnosis

edisyl grew out of Flipside Crypto, which sold its blockchain data business in May 2026 to focus on the knowledge layer. The product works and has a detailed CLI and documentation, and the company is hiring its founding Product Marketing Lead and a GTM Commercial Lead who will sell through a channel partner.

The gap is the story: the marketing site has two pages, explains the idea in the abstract, and has no use case, customer story, demo or comparison.

This playbook starts with one worked example on the site, a fixed-scope starter offer partners can sell, interviews with every deal in flight, a demo and a path from the docs, then adds comparisons, measured proof, a partner kit, expansion plans and a domain catalogue.

Growth Score

5/10

Biggest Opportunity

Show one problem buyers recognise, solved end to end, so partners and buyers can explain edisyl in a few sentences.

Biggest Risk

A broad product sold through one partner can stall if partners cannot explain it and buyers file it under a semantic layer or enterprise search they already have.

01

Start here

The three moves to make first. Each one is written up in full below.

  1. 1

    Lead with one worked example: a page that shows a Knowledge Pack settling "which definition of active patient"

    Write down the one question, wrong answer and right answer from a real pilot (anonymised).

    High impact First result in 1 month
  2. 2

    A fixed-scope first engagement the channel partner can sell without edisyl in the room

    Write the scope from the deals already in flight.

    High impact First result in 1 quarter
  3. 3

    Interview every deal in flight before the message is written

    List every open and recently lost opportunity.

    High impact First result in 1 month

02

Your idea portfolio

21 ideas, grouped by when to run them. Open any idea for how to run it: the steps, who to approach, copy you can use, and how to measure it.

  • 7 ideas are marked Unexpected: plays you are unlikely to have tried.

Every idea placed by the effort it takes against the impact it could have. Quick wins sit top left; select a number to open that idea. The filters below narrow the list by status, timing, category and what Programmable can build.

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Showing 21 of 21 ideas

This week 6

Quick wins with a clear first action.

  • 01

    The homepage explains the knowledge layer in the abstract, and its only concrete example is a commercial team with "three definitions of an active patient". The site names no industry, use case, customer or result, and has two pages in total. edisyl's own PMM post says the challenge is that buyers struggle to see "where to start", and that success is buyers understanding the product "in a few sentences".

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 month Product Marketing Lead

    First action

    Write down the one question, wrong answer and right answer from a real pilot (anonymised).

    How to measure it

    First meetings that move to a scoped pilot

    Now
    –
    Target
    +30%
    By
    90 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick the example

      The use case most won deals started from.

      Product Marketing Lead 1 week

    2. 2

      Capture before and after

      One question, both answers, what was taught.

      Sales Engineer 3 days

    3. 3

      Write the page

      Problem, example, three steps, deployment, call to action.

      Product Marketing Lead 1 week

    4. 4

      Record a 90-second clip

      The question asked in a chat tool, with and without the pack.

      Sales Engineer 2 days

    5. 5

      Link from home

      Hero link and contact form option.

      Product Marketing Lead 1 day

    6. 6

      Test in calls

      Send before first meetings; note what still confuses.

      GTM Commercial Lead 1 month

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Staff time
    Owner
    Product Marketing Lead

    Smallest test

    Send a one-page version of the example to the next three prospects before their first call.

    Why it works

    Build one use-case page around the example the homepage already uses (or whichever first use case won deals show is stronger): the question a commercial analyst asks, the wrong answer an agent gives without context, the right answer with a Knowledge Pack, and what was taught (the definitions, the regulatory codes, the source tables). Show the three steps from the docs (connect a source, teach, ask), the deployment model (your cloud or on premises) and one call to action. Link it from the homepage hero.

    A buyer understands a broad platform through one problem they recognise. A concrete before-and-after gives sales and the channel partner one story to tell, and lets prospects judge fit without a call.

    Ready to use

    CopyUse-case page outline

    1. Headline: Your AI keeps picking the wrong definition. Here is the fix.
    2. The question: "How many active patients did we add in the Northeast last quarter?"
    3. Without a Knowledge Pack: a confident answer using the wrong definition
    4. With a Knowledge Pack: the answer your commercial team would give, with the definition and source cited
    5. What was taught: three definitions reconciled, regulatory codes, source tables
    6. How it works: connect a source, teach, ask
    7. Runs in your cloud or on premises, inside the AI tools you already use
    8. Call to action: Tell us the question your AI gets wrong

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Example too narrow for other industries

      Present it as the first of several examples and add a second once a second use case wins.

    • Customer data in the example

      Use invented but realistic data and definitions.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteHomepage (checked October 22, 2026): "The knowledge layer for enterprise AI." A Knowledge Pack has two halves, domain knowledge ("partner data, government and regulatory sources, market data, standards and codes", "built and maintained by fleets of agents, steered by subject matter experts") and proprietary knowledge, over a semantic layer; installed "in your cloud or on your premises". The only concrete example: models "will still be guessing which of your three definitions of an active patient your commercial team uses." "Tell us what you are building and we will tell you whether the knowledge layer fits." There are no industry or use-case pages, customer names, case studies, demo video or pricing; the sitemap has two URLs (home and careers).Source
    • HiringProduct Marketing Lead (Boston / Remote, posted September 18, 2026): "edisyl has built a product that works, is gaining traction, and can solve many different problems. That creates a marketing challenge." The role decides "The best first use case for each type of customer", "Why edisyl is different from existing options" and "How customers can expand their use of the product over time"; it will "Study successful and unsuccessful sales opportunities", "Build case studies and customer stories" and create "the website, sales deck, product pages, demos". Year-one success: "The right buyers can understand what edisyl does in a few sentences". "This is not mainly a demand generation or content production role."Source
    • Your websiteDocumentation (docs.edisyl.com, updated October 20, 2026): a CLI and Knowledge Pack platform with concepts "Ask, Teach, Task", "Known, Understood, New", sources and the semantic layer; Getting Started covers "Install & log in", "Connect a data source", "Teach & ask"; guides cover "Lexicon and objectives, closing gaps, steering with PACK.md, scheduling recurring work"; packs can be asked from common chat and coding tools, and the docs themselves can be searched from an AI tool.Source
    • Your websiteCareers page: the Product Marketing Lead is described as "Founding marketing partner, not a demand-gen hire", with the line "The product works. The hard part now is saying what it's for, in a few sentences, to the right person." The company has no blog, newsletter or customer stories, and its GitHub organization has no public repositories.Source
  • 02

    The GTM Commercial Lead is asked to make edisyl "easy for the firm to sell" and to let partners "carry smaller opportunities on their own". Partners sell packaged offers with a known scope, price and timeline, and the site gives them nothing to point to.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter GTM Commercial Lead

    First action

    Write the scope from the deals already in flight.

    How to measure it

    Pilots proposed by the partner without edisyl leading

    Now
    –
    Target
    3
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Review deals in flight

      Common scope and timeline.

      GTM Commercial Lead 1 week

    2. 2

      Define the offer

      Scope, weeks, fee range, success measures.

      GTM Commercial Lead 1 week

    3. 3

      Write the SOW template

      For partner use.

      GTM Commercial Lead 1 week

    4. 4

      Partner one-pager

      What it is, who it is for, the result.

      Product Marketing Lead 1 week

    5. 5

      Brief partner leads

      Walk through the offer.

      GTM Commercial Lead 2 weeks

    6. 6

      Review

      Which practices propose it.

      GTM Commercial Lead monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time
    Owner
    GTM Commercial Lead

    Smallest test

    Propose the starter offer in one deal in flight.

    Why it works

    Define a starter offer: one Knowledge Pack for one domain and one team, delivered in a set number of weeks, with entry criteria, deliverables, success measures and a fixed fee range. Write the partner one-pager and statement of work template.

    A packaged first engagement lowers the partner's risk in proposing edisyl and turns their client relationships into a repeatable pipeline.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Fixed scope underprices complex clients

      Set entry criteria and a clear upgrade path.

    Evidence

    • HiringEnterprise Solutions Strategist / GTM Commercial Lead (posted October 7, 2026): "Your first job is to take over deals already in flight and close them." The role decides "how Edisyl reaches clients through our key channel partner", works "with a sales engineer alongside", grows "each client across teams and domains", and will "Make Edisyl easy for the firm to sell" with "positioning, proof points and commercial model that give partners the confidence to bring Edisyl to their clients, and to carry smaller opportunities on their own". Signals: selling "through or alongside a large professional services firm (Deloitte, Accenture, KPMG, or equivalent)".Source
    • Your websiteHomepage (checked October 22, 2026): "The knowledge layer for enterprise AI." A Knowledge Pack has two halves, domain knowledge ("partner data, government and regulatory sources, market data, standards and codes", "built and maintained by fleets of agents, steered by subject matter experts") and proprietary knowledge, over a semantic layer; installed "in your cloud or on your premises". The only concrete example: models "will still be guessing which of your three definitions of an active patient your commercial team uses." "Tell us what you are building and we will tell you whether the knowledge layer fits." There are no industry or use-case pages, customer names, case studies, demo video or pricing; the sitemap has two URLs (home and careers).Source
    • HiringProduct Marketing Lead (Boston / Remote, posted September 18, 2026): "edisyl has built a product that works, is gaining traction, and can solve many different problems. That creates a marketing challenge." The role decides "The best first use case for each type of customer", "Why edisyl is different from existing options" and "How customers can expand their use of the product over time"; it will "Study successful and unsuccessful sales opportunities", "Build case studies and customer stories" and create "the website, sales deck, product pages, demos". Year-one success: "The right buyers can understand what edisyl does in a few sentences". "This is not mainly a demand generation or content production role."Source
  • 03

    The commercial lead's first job is to close deals already in flight, and the PMM must "Study successful and unsuccessful sales opportunities". Those deals hold the evidence for which problem to lead with.

    High impactLow effort First result in 1 month Product Marketing Lead

    First action

    List every open and recently lost opportunity.

    How to measure it

    Buyer interviews

    Now
    –
    Target
    15
    By
    30 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      List deals

      Open and lost.

      GTM Commercial Lead 1 day

    2. 2

      Write the guide

      Six questions.

      Product Marketing Lead 1 day

    3. 3

      Book interviews

      Champions and blockers.

      GTM Commercial Lead 1 week

    4. 4

      Interview

      20 minutes each.

      Product Marketing Lead 2 weeks

    5. 5

      Tag answers

      Triggers, problems, objections.

      Product Marketing Lead 3 days

    6. 6

      Share findings

      One page for the team.

      Product Marketing Lead 1 day

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Staff time
    Owner
    Product Marketing Lead

    Smallest test

    Interview three buyers this week.

    Why it works

    Run a short interview with each open and recently lost opportunity: the trigger, the first question they wanted answered, who signed off, what confused them, and the alternative they considered. Tag the answers and pick the lead problem by count, not opinion.

    Positioning from real buyers avoids the trap of listing everything the product can do.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Prospects in late-stage deals are busy

      Keep it to 20 minutes and offer a summary in return.

    Evidence

    • HiringProduct Marketing Lead (Boston / Remote, posted September 18, 2026): "edisyl has built a product that works, is gaining traction, and can solve many different problems. That creates a marketing challenge." The role decides "The best first use case for each type of customer", "Why edisyl is different from existing options" and "How customers can expand their use of the product over time"; it will "Study successful and unsuccessful sales opportunities", "Build case studies and customer stories" and create "the website, sales deck, product pages, demos". Year-one success: "The right buyers can understand what edisyl does in a few sentences". "This is not mainly a demand generation or content production role."Source
    • HiringEnterprise Solutions Strategist / GTM Commercial Lead (posted October 7, 2026): "Your first job is to take over deals already in flight and close them." The role decides "how Edisyl reaches clients through our key channel partner", works "with a sales engineer alongside", grows "each client across teams and domains", and will "Make Edisyl easy for the firm to sell" with "positioning, proof points and commercial model that give partners the confidence to bring Edisyl to their clients, and to carry smaller opportunities on their own". Signals: selling "through or alongside a large professional services firm (Deloitte, Accenture, KPMG, or equivalent)".Source
  • 04

    The homepage has no screenshot, video or demo; the docs show a CLI and packs asked from chat tools. Technical buyers want to see it work before they fill in a form.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 2 weeks Sales Engineer

    First action

    Script the demo around the use-case example.

    How to measure it

    Form submissions per visitor

    Now
    –
    Target
    +25%
    By
    60 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Script

      Three steps, one question.

      Product Marketing Lead 1 day

    2. 2

      Record

      Screen and voice.

      Sales Engineer 1 day

    3. 3

      Edit

      Two minutes, captions.

      Product Marketing Lead 1 day

    4. 4

      Publish

      Homepage and docs.

      Engineering Lead 2 hours

    5. 5

      Share

      Sales emails and partner kit.

      GTM Commercial Lead ongoing

    6. 6

      Measure

      Plays and form submissions.

      Product Marketing Lead monthly

    First result
    2 weeks
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Sales Engineer

    Smallest test

    Record a rough version and send it to one prospect.

    Why it works

    Record a two-minute demo: connect a source, teach one definition, ask the same question before and after. Put it under the homepage headline and in the docs introduction.

    Seeing the change in an answer is more persuasive than any description of a knowledge layer.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Demo goes out of date

      Re-record each quarter.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteHomepage (checked October 22, 2026): "The knowledge layer for enterprise AI." A Knowledge Pack has two halves, domain knowledge ("partner data, government and regulatory sources, market data, standards and codes", "built and maintained by fleets of agents, steered by subject matter experts") and proprietary knowledge, over a semantic layer; installed "in your cloud or on your premises". The only concrete example: models "will still be guessing which of your three definitions of an active patient your commercial team uses." "Tell us what you are building and we will tell you whether the knowledge layer fits." There are no industry or use-case pages, customer names, case studies, demo video or pricing; the sitemap has two URLs (home and careers).Source
    • Your websiteDocumentation (docs.edisyl.com, updated October 20, 2026): a CLI and Knowledge Pack platform with concepts "Ask, Teach, Task", "Known, Understood, New", sources and the semantic layer; Getting Started covers "Install & log in", "Connect a data source", "Teach & ask"; guides cover "Lexicon and objectives, closing gaps, steering with PACK.md, scheduling recurring work"; packs can be asked from common chat and coding tools, and the docs themselves can be searched from an AI tool.Source
  • 05

    The documentation is detailed and public (CLI, concepts, guides, connections to chat tools) and is updated often, while the marketing site has two pages. Technical evaluators will read the docs first, but the docs have no route to a sales or pilot conversation.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 month Product Manager

    First action

    Add one link to the docs header.

    How to measure it

    Docs-sourced requests

    Now
    –
    Target
    10 a month
    By
    90 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Add header link

      Talk to an engineer.

      Engineering Lead 1 hour

    2. 2

      Add sandbox option

      At the end of Getting Started.

      Product Manager 1 week

    3. 3

      Homepage link

      Docs in the main navigation.

      Engineering Lead 1 hour

    4. 4

      Tag the source

      Docs requests in HubSpot.

      Product Marketing Lead 1 day

    5. 5

      Follow up

      Within a day.

      Sales Engineer ongoing

    6. 6

      Review

      Pages that convert.

      Product Manager monthly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Product Manager

    Smallest test

    Add the header link today.

    Why it works

    Add a "talk to an engineer" link and a "request a sandbox pack" option to the docs header and the end of Getting Started, and link the docs prominently from the homepage. Track which docs pages lead to requests.

    Practitioners who read the docs are the warmest leads; a clear next step turns their reading into pipeline.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Hobbyist requests

      Ask for company and use case on the request form.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteDocumentation (docs.edisyl.com, updated October 20, 2026): a CLI and Knowledge Pack platform with concepts "Ask, Teach, Task", "Known, Understood, New", sources and the semantic layer; Getting Started covers "Install & log in", "Connect a data source", "Teach & ask"; guides cover "Lexicon and objectives, closing gaps, steering with PACK.md, scheduling recurring work"; packs can be asked from common chat and coding tools, and the docs themselves can be searched from an AI tool.Source
    • Your websiteHomepage (checked October 22, 2026): "The knowledge layer for enterprise AI." A Knowledge Pack has two halves, domain knowledge ("partner data, government and regulatory sources, market data, standards and codes", "built and maintained by fleets of agents, steered by subject matter experts") and proprietary knowledge, over a semantic layer; installed "in your cloud or on your premises". The only concrete example: models "will still be guessing which of your three definitions of an active patient your commercial team uses." "Tell us what you are building and we will tell you whether the knowledge layer fits." There are no industry or use-case pages, customer names, case studies, demo video or pricing; the sitemap has two URLs (home and careers).Source
    • Your websiteContact form on the homepage: first and last name, email, company, a job role list (C-Suite Executive, VP / Head of Department, Director, Manager, Data / AI Practitioner, IT / Enterprise Architecture, Knowledge Management, Operations, Other) and "What are you trying to do?". A HubSpot chat widget and analytics run on the page.Source
  • 06

    Real visitors pass Core Web Vitals, but in Google's mobile test the opening paragraph appears after 7.8 seconds, held up by three web font families, 409 KB of third-party code and two analytics pipelines. Partner and outbound links will bring new visitors on phones and slow networks.

    Low impactLow effort First result in 1 week Engineering Lead

    First action

    Run the PageSpeed test again after moving the fonts.

    How to measure it

    Mobile lab largest contentful paint

    Now
    –
    Target
    under 2.5 s
    By
    30 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Self-host fonts

      Subset and swap.

      Engineering Lead 2 hours

    2. 2

      Cut a family

      Two typefaces, not three.

      Product Marketing Lead 1 hour

    3. 3

      Defer chat

      Load on interaction.

      Engineering Lead 1 hour

    4. 4

      Keep one pipeline

      Remove duplicate analytics.

      Engineering Lead 2 hours

    5. 5

      Re-test

      PageSpeed mobile.

      Engineering Lead 1 hour

    6. 6

      Watch field data

      Chrome UX Report monthly.

      Engineering Lead monthly

    First result
    1 week
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Engineering Lead

    Smallest test

    Move the fonts today and re-test.

    Why it works

    Self-host and subset the fonts with font-display swap, drop one font family, load the chat widget after interaction, and keep one analytics pipeline. Re-test the page.

    A fast first paragraph keeps first-time visitors reading, and fewer tools are easier to maintain.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Losing tracking

      Check reports before removing a tool.

    Evidence

    • Google PageSpeedMobile lab test: performance 64, largest contentful paint 7.8 s, and the largest element is the homepage's opening paragraph ("AI tools fail on expert work..."); 409 KB of third-party code from 8 services (a tag manager 193 KB, HubSpot 100 KB, Google Fonts 81 KB across three font families, plus a second analytics pipeline); 249 KB of unused JavaScript; 550 ms of render-blocking requests. Real visitors (Chrome UX Report) see LCP 1,464 ms, INP 62 ms and CLS 0.01, so the site passes Core Web Vitals for current traffic.Source
    • Your websiteContact form on the homepage: first and last name, email, company, a job role list (C-Suite Executive, VP / Head of Department, Director, Manager, Data / AI Practitioner, IT / Enterprise Architecture, Knowledge Management, Operations, Other) and "What are you trying to do?". A HubSpot chat widget and analytics run on the page.Source

This quarter 9

The core plays for the next three months.

  • 07

    The PMM must explain "Why edisyl is different from existing options". Buyers will compare it with semantic layers (AtScale, dbt), enterprise AI search (Glean) and building retrieval in-house. edisyl's difference, external domain knowledge maintained for the customer plus its own definitions, is not spelled out anywhere.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 month Product Marketing Lead

    First action

    List the alternatives prospects mentioned in deals.

    How to measure it

    Losses citing an existing tool

    Now
    –
    Target
    -30%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      List alternatives

      From interviews.

      Product Marketing Lead 1 week

    2. 2

      Check facts

      Each vendor's current claims.

      Product Marketing Lead 1 week

    3. 3

      Write the table

      Coverage, maintenance, deployment.

      Product Marketing Lead 1 week

    4. 4

      Review

      Sales engineer and legal.

      Sales Engineer 1 week

    5. 5

      Publish

      Page and sales slide.

      Product Marketing Lead 1 day

    6. 6

      Refresh

      Quarterly.

      Product Marketing Lead quarterly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Staff time
    Owner
    Product Marketing Lead

    Smallest test

    Add the comparison slide to the deck first.

    Why it works

    Publish a fair comparison: what each approach covers (metric definitions, internal documents, external regulations and standards), who maintains it, where it runs, and when you would use both. Give sales the same table.

    Buyers already have a mental category; placing edisyl next to it is faster than inventing a new one alone.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Sounding hostile to partners' tools

      Show where edisyl works with them.

    Evidence

    • Competitor researchAdjacent options, from their own homepages: AtScale, "the semantic layer for trusted analytics" ("One metric, defined once... served the same way to every AI, BI tool, and team"); dbt Semantic Layer ("Define metrics once and deliver consistent, governed insights across tools"); Glean, "Enterprise AI that Works | Agents, Assistant & Search". None of them sells external domain knowledge (regulations, standards, codes) maintained for the customer.Source
    • Your websiteHomepage (checked October 22, 2026): "The knowledge layer for enterprise AI." A Knowledge Pack has two halves, domain knowledge ("partner data, government and regulatory sources, market data, standards and codes", "built and maintained by fleets of agents, steered by subject matter experts") and proprietary knowledge, over a semantic layer; installed "in your cloud or on your premises". The only concrete example: models "will still be guessing which of your three definitions of an active patient your commercial team uses." "Tell us what you are building and we will tell you whether the knowledge layer fits." There are no industry or use-case pages, customer names, case studies, demo video or pricing; the sitemap has two URLs (home and careers).Source
    • HiringProduct Marketing Lead (Boston / Remote, posted September 18, 2026): "edisyl has built a product that works, is gaining traction, and can solve many different problems. That creates a marketing challenge." The role decides "The best first use case for each type of customer", "Why edisyl is different from existing options" and "How customers can expand their use of the product over time"; it will "Study successful and unsuccessful sales opportunities", "Build case studies and customer stories" and create "the website, sales deck, product pages, demos". Year-one success: "The right buyers can understand what edisyl does in a few sentences". "This is not mainly a demand generation or content production role."Source
  • 08

    The PMM post says the product "is gaining traction" and asks for "strong customer stories, clear examples, and measurable results". The site has no customer names or stories.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 2 quarters Product Marketing Lead

    First action

    Ask two customers what they would allow to be published.

    How to measure it

    Customer stories

    Now
    –
    Target
    2
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick customers

      Clear results.

      GTM Commercial Lead 1 week

    2. 2

      Ask permission

      Named or anonymous.

      GTM Commercial Lead 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Measure

      One number each.

      Sales Engineer 1 month

    4. 4

      Write

      Short stories.

      Product Marketing Lead 2 weeks

    5. 5

      Approve

      Customer review.

      GTM Commercial Lead 1 month

    6. 6

      Publish

      Site, deck, partner kit.

      Product Marketing Lead 1 week

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    Staff time
    Owner
    Product Marketing Lead

    Smallest test

    Draft one anonymous story.

    Why it works

    Pick two customers with a clear before and after (answers that were wrong, time spent checking, a workflow automated). Write short stories with one number each, anonymised if needed.

    Enterprise buyers and partners need proof that someone like them has done it.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Customers decline

      Use anonymised industry descriptions.

    Evidence

    • HiringProduct Marketing Lead (Boston / Remote, posted September 18, 2026): "edisyl has built a product that works, is gaining traction, and can solve many different problems. That creates a marketing challenge." The role decides "The best first use case for each type of customer", "Why edisyl is different from existing options" and "How customers can expand their use of the product over time"; it will "Study successful and unsuccessful sales opportunities", "Build case studies and customer stories" and create "the website, sales deck, product pages, demos". Year-one success: "The right buyers can understand what edisyl does in a few sentences". "This is not mainly a demand generation or content production role."Source
    • Your websiteHomepage (checked October 22, 2026): "The knowledge layer for enterprise AI." A Knowledge Pack has two halves, domain knowledge ("partner data, government and regulatory sources, market data, standards and codes", "built and maintained by fleets of agents, steered by subject matter experts") and proprietary knowledge, over a semantic layer; installed "in your cloud or on your premises". The only concrete example: models "will still be guessing which of your three definitions of an active patient your commercial team uses." "Tell us what you are building and we will tell you whether the knowledge layer fits." There are no industry or use-case pages, customer names, case studies, demo video or pricing; the sitemap has two URLs (home and careers).Source
    • Your websiteCareers page: the Product Marketing Lead is described as "Founding marketing partner, not a demand-gen hire", with the line "The product works. The hard part now is saying what it's for, in a few sentences, to the right person." The company has no blog, newsletter or customer stories, and its GitHub organization has no public repositories.Source
  • 09

    edisyl's argument is that models fail on expert work because they lack context, not capability. That is testable, and no one has published the numbers for edisyl.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Sales Engineer

    First action

    Write the first 20 questions with a domain expert.

    How to measure it

    Deals where the test was shared

    Now
    –
    Target
    50%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick the domain

      The lead use case.

      Product Marketing Lead 1 week

    2. 2

      Write questions

      100 with an expert.

      Sales Engineer 1 month

    3. 3

      Run both ways

      With and without a pack.

      Engineering Lead 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Grade

      Blind expert review.

      Sales Engineer 2 weeks

    5. 5

      Publish

      Method and results.

      Product Marketing Lead 2 weeks

    6. 6

      Offer to prospects

      Run it on their questions.

      GTM Commercial Lead ongoing

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Expert grading time
    Owner
    Sales Engineer

    Smallest test

    Run 20 questions and share the result internally.

    Why it works

    Build a set of 100 expert questions in one domain, answer them with an agent with and without a pack, have a subject matter expert grade the answers, and publish the method and results.

    A transparent test turns a belief into evidence that sales, partners and buyers can check.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Results look cherry-picked

      Publish the questions and the grading rules.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteHomepage (checked October 22, 2026): "The knowledge layer for enterprise AI." A Knowledge Pack has two halves, domain knowledge ("partner data, government and regulatory sources, market data, standards and codes", "built and maintained by fleets of agents, steered by subject matter experts") and proprietary knowledge, over a semantic layer; installed "in your cloud or on your premises". The only concrete example: models "will still be guessing which of your three definitions of an active patient your commercial team uses." "Tell us what you are building and we will tell you whether the knowledge layer fits." There are no industry or use-case pages, customer names, case studies, demo video or pricing; the sitemap has two URLs (home and careers).Source
    • Your websiteDocumentation (docs.edisyl.com, updated October 20, 2026): a CLI and Knowledge Pack platform with concepts "Ask, Teach, Task", "Known, Understood, New", sources and the semantic layer; Getting Started covers "Install & log in", "Connect a data source", "Teach & ask"; guides cover "Lexicon and objectives, closing gaps, steering with PACK.md, scheduling recurring work"; packs can be asked from common chat and coding tools, and the docs themselves can be searched from an AI tool.Source
    • HiringProduct Marketing Lead (Boston / Remote, posted September 18, 2026): "edisyl has built a product that works, is gaining traction, and can solve many different problems. That creates a marketing challenge." The role decides "The best first use case for each type of customer", "Why edisyl is different from existing options" and "How customers can expand their use of the product over time"; it will "Study successful and unsuccessful sales opportunities", "Build case studies and customer stories" and create "the website, sales deck, product pages, demos". Year-one success: "The right buyers can understand what edisyl does in a few sentences". "This is not mainly a demand generation or content production role."Source
  • 10

    edisyl reaches clients "through our key channel partner", and the commercial lead must give partners "positioning, proof points and commercial model". Partner consultants need to qualify and pitch without a sales engineer on every call.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter GTM Commercial Lead

    First action

    Draft the discovery questions.

    How to measure it

    First meetings led by partner staff

    Now
    –
    Target
    10 a quarter
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Draft deck

      Ten slides.

      Product Marketing Lead 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Discovery guide

      Questions and red flags.

      GTM Commercial Lead 1 week

    3. 3

      Add proof

      Demo and stories.

      Product Marketing Lead 1 week

    4. 4

      Train a practice

      One session.

      GTM Commercial Lead 1 month

    5. 5

      Collect feedback

      After five calls.

      GTM Commercial Lead 1 month

    6. 6

      Update

      Quarterly.

      Product Marketing Lead quarterly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time
    Owner
    GTM Commercial Lead

    Smallest test

    Train three partner consultants.

    Why it works

    Build a partner kit: a ten-slide deck, discovery questions, qualification criteria, the demo video, the starter offer and two stories. Train one practice and collect feedback.

    Consultants promote what they can explain; a kit makes edisyl easy to bring up with clients.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Partner misrepresents the product

      Train first and review early proposals.

    Evidence

    • HiringEnterprise Solutions Strategist / GTM Commercial Lead (posted October 7, 2026): "Your first job is to take over deals already in flight and close them." The role decides "how Edisyl reaches clients through our key channel partner", works "with a sales engineer alongside", grows "each client across teams and domains", and will "Make Edisyl easy for the firm to sell" with "positioning, proof points and commercial model that give partners the confidence to bring Edisyl to their clients, and to carry smaller opportunities on their own". Signals: selling "through or alongside a large professional services firm (Deloitte, Accenture, KPMG, or equivalent)".Source
    • HiringProduct Marketing Lead (Boston / Remote, posted September 18, 2026): "edisyl has built a product that works, is gaining traction, and can solve many different problems. That creates a marketing challenge." The role decides "The best first use case for each type of customer", "Why edisyl is different from existing options" and "How customers can expand their use of the product over time"; it will "Study successful and unsuccessful sales opportunities", "Build case studies and customer stories" and create "the website, sales deck, product pages, demos". Year-one success: "The right buyers can understand what edisyl does in a few sentences". "This is not mainly a demand generation or content production role."Source
  • 11

    The commercial lead must grow "each client across teams and domains", and the PMM must show "How customers can expand". Knowledge Packs are built per domain, which gives a natural expansion path.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 2 quarters GTM Commercial Lead

    First action

    Map one customer's next two teams.

    How to measure it

    Accounts with a second pack

    Now
    –
    Target
    50%
    By
    4 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Draft the map

      First pack to next teams.

      GTM Commercial Lead 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Template

      Account plan.

      GTM Commercial Lead 1 week

    3. 3

      Apply

      Each customer.

      GTM Commercial Lead 1 month

    4. 4

      Find champions

      In the next teams.

      Sales Engineer ongoing

    5. 5

      Propose

      Second packs.

      GTM Commercial Lead quarterly

    6. 6

      Review

      Expansion rate.

      CEO and co-founder quarterly

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    Staff time
    Owner
    GTM Commercial Lead

    Smallest test

    Write the plan for the largest customer.

    Why it works

    Write the map: the first pack, the adjacent teams that reuse its definitions, and the next domains. Add an account plan template and review each customer against it every quarter.

    Expansion is cheaper than new logos, and a map makes it a plan rather than luck.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Pushing too early

      Expand after the first pack shows results.

    Evidence

    • HiringEnterprise Solutions Strategist / GTM Commercial Lead (posted October 7, 2026): "Your first job is to take over deals already in flight and close them." The role decides "how Edisyl reaches clients through our key channel partner", works "with a sales engineer alongside", grows "each client across teams and domains", and will "Make Edisyl easy for the firm to sell" with "positioning, proof points and commercial model that give partners the confidence to bring Edisyl to their clients, and to carry smaller opportunities on their own". Signals: selling "through or alongside a large professional services firm (Deloitte, Accenture, KPMG, or equivalent)".Source
    • HiringProduct Marketing Lead (Boston / Remote, posted September 18, 2026): "edisyl has built a product that works, is gaining traction, and can solve many different problems. That creates a marketing challenge." The role decides "The best first use case for each type of customer", "Why edisyl is different from existing options" and "How customers can expand their use of the product over time"; it will "Study successful and unsuccessful sales opportunities", "Build case studies and customer stories" and create "the website, sales deck, product pages, demos". Year-one success: "The right buyers can understand what edisyl does in a few sentences". "This is not mainly a demand generation or content production role."Source
    • Your websiteHomepage (checked October 22, 2026): "The knowledge layer for enterprise AI." A Knowledge Pack has two halves, domain knowledge ("partner data, government and regulatory sources, market data, standards and codes", "built and maintained by fleets of agents, steered by subject matter experts") and proprietary knowledge, over a semantic layer; installed "in your cloud or on your premises". The only concrete example: models "will still be guessing which of your three definitions of an active patient your commercial team uses." "Tell us what you are building and we will tell you whether the knowledge layer fits." There are no industry or use-case pages, customer names, case studies, demo video or pricing; the sitemap has two URLs (home and careers).Source
  • 12

    The contact form lists nine job roles, from C-suite to knowledge management, but the site speaks to all of them at once. Each cares about a different result.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Product Marketing Lead

    First action

    Count form submissions by role.

    How to measure it

    Role-page visitors who submit the form

    Now
    –
    Target
    +20%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Count roles

      From the form.

      Product Marketing Lead 1 day

    2. 2

      Pick three

      Most common in deals.

      Product Marketing Lead 1 day

    3. 3

      Write pages

      Problem, change, proof.

      Product Marketing Lead 1 month

    4. 4

      Link

      From homepage and form.

      Engineering Lead 1 day

    5. 5

      Use in outreach

      Role-based emails.

      GTM Commercial Lead ongoing

    6. 6

      Review

      Conversion by page.

      Product Marketing Lead monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time
    Owner
    Product Marketing Lead

    Smallest test

    Write the data leader page.

    Why it works

    Write three short pages for the roles that appear most in deals: what they are trying to fix, what edisyl changes for them, the proof, and the next step.

    Buyers stay when they see their own problem described in their own words.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Too many pages for a small team

      Start with one role.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteContact form on the homepage: first and last name, email, company, a job role list (C-Suite Executive, VP / Head of Department, Director, Manager, Data / AI Practitioner, IT / Enterprise Architecture, Knowledge Management, Operations, Other) and "What are you trying to do?". A HubSpot chat widget and analytics run on the page.Source
    • HiringProduct Marketing Lead (Boston / Remote, posted September 18, 2026): "edisyl has built a product that works, is gaining traction, and can solve many different problems. That creates a marketing challenge." The role decides "The best first use case for each type of customer", "Why edisyl is different from existing options" and "How customers can expand their use of the product over time"; it will "Study successful and unsuccessful sales opportunities", "Build case studies and customer stories" and create "the website, sales deck, product pages, demos". Year-one success: "The right buyers can understand what edisyl does in a few sentences". "This is not mainly a demand generation or content production role."Source
    • Your websiteHomepage (checked October 22, 2026): "The knowledge layer for enterprise AI." A Knowledge Pack has two halves, domain knowledge ("partner data, government and regulatory sources, market data, standards and codes", "built and maintained by fleets of agents, steered by subject matter experts") and proprietary knowledge, over a semantic layer; installed "in your cloud or on your premises". The only concrete example: models "will still be guessing which of your three definitions of an active patient your commercial team uses." "Tell us what you are building and we will tell you whether the knowledge layer fits." There are no industry or use-case pages, customer names, case studies, demo video or pricing; the sitemap has two URLs (home and careers).Source
  • 13

    The domain half of every pack covers "government and regulatory sources, market data, standards and codes", maintained by agents and experts. Buyers cannot see which domains are already covered.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 2 quarters Product Manager

    First action

    List the domains already built.

    How to measure it

    Organic visits

    Now
    –
    Target
    1,000 a month
    By
    3 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      List domains

      Ready sources.

      Product Manager 1 week

    2. 2

      Write entries

      Source, frequency, example.

      Product Marketing Lead 1 month

    3. 3

      Publish

      One page per domain.

      Engineering Lead 1 month

    4. 4

      Link

      From use-case pages.

      Product Marketing Lead 1 week

    5. 5

      Request form

      Ask for a new domain.

      Product Manager 1 week

    6. 6

      Update

      Monthly.

      Product Manager monthly

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    Staff time
    Owner
    Product Manager

    Smallest test

    Publish five domain entries.

    Why it works

    List the domains and sources that are ready (by industry and regulator), with update frequency and an example question for each. Each entry becomes a page that can rank for searches on that regulation or standard.

    A catalogue shows what is ready on day one and brings searchers looking for help with specific regulations.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Revealing too much

      List sources, not methods.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteHomepage (checked October 22, 2026): "The knowledge layer for enterprise AI." A Knowledge Pack has two halves, domain knowledge ("partner data, government and regulatory sources, market data, standards and codes", "built and maintained by fleets of agents, steered by subject matter experts") and proprietary knowledge, over a semantic layer; installed "in your cloud or on your premises". The only concrete example: models "will still be guessing which of your three definitions of an active patient your commercial team uses." "Tell us what you are building and we will tell you whether the knowledge layer fits." There are no industry or use-case pages, customer names, case studies, demo video or pricing; the sitemap has two URLs (home and careers).Source
    • Your websiteDocumentation (docs.edisyl.com, updated October 20, 2026): a CLI and Knowledge Pack platform with concepts "Ask, Teach, Task", "Known, Understood, New", sources and the semantic layer; Getting Started covers "Install & log in", "Connect a data source", "Teach & ask"; guides cover "Lexicon and objectives, closing gaps, steering with PACK.md, scheduling recurring work"; packs can be asked from common chat and coding tools, and the docs themselves can be searched from an AI tool.Source
  • 14

    edisyl installs in the customer's cloud or on premises, a strong point for regulated buyers. The site says so in one line and has no security or deployment page.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Engineering Lead

    First action

    Collect the security questions from deals in flight.

    How to measure it

    Average days in security review

    Now
    –
    Target
    -30%
    By
    3 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Collect questions

      From deals.

      Sales Engineer 1 week

    2. 2

      Draw architecture

      One diagram.

      Engineering Lead 1 week

    3. 3

      Write answers

      Plain language.

      Engineering Lead 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Review

      Legal.

      CEO and co-founder 1 week

    5. 5

      Publish

      Page and brief.

      Product Marketing Lead 1 week

    6. 6

      Update

      Each release.

      Engineering Lead quarterly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time
    Owner
    Engineering Lead

    Smallest test

    Send the draft brief in one deal.

    Why it works

    Publish a page on architecture, where data stays, access control, logging, updates and certifications in progress, with a downloadable brief for security reviewers.

    Security review is where enterprise AI deals slow down; answering early saves weeks.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Claiming certifications not held

      List only what is complete and what is planned.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteHomepage (checked October 22, 2026): "The knowledge layer for enterprise AI." A Knowledge Pack has two halves, domain knowledge ("partner data, government and regulatory sources, market data, standards and codes", "built and maintained by fleets of agents, steered by subject matter experts") and proprietary knowledge, over a semantic layer; installed "in your cloud or on your premises". The only concrete example: models "will still be guessing which of your three definitions of an active patient your commercial team uses." "Tell us what you are building and we will tell you whether the knowledge layer fits." There are no industry or use-case pages, customer names, case studies, demo video or pricing; the sitemap has two URLs (home and careers).Source
    • HiringEnterprise Solutions Strategist / GTM Commercial Lead (posted October 7, 2026): "Your first job is to take over deals already in flight and close them." The role decides "how Edisyl reaches clients through our key channel partner", works "with a sales engineer alongside", grows "each client across teams and domains", and will "Make Edisyl easy for the firm to sell" with "positioning, proof points and commercial model that give partners the confidence to bring Edisyl to their clients, and to carry smaller opportunities on their own". Signals: selling "through or alongside a large professional services firm (Deloitte, Accenture, KPMG, or equivalent)".Source
  • 15

    The homepage states four beliefs, including that context "has owners, versions and a maintenance cost" and should "outlive the model". The PMM role is not a content role, so the founder's voice is the cheapest way to spread the point of view.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 quarter CEO and co founder

    First action

    Draft the first essay.

    How to measure it

    Meetings citing an essay

    Now
    –
    Target
    5 a quarter
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Outline four essays

      One per belief.

      CEO and co-founder 1 week

    2. 2

      Write

      Monthly.

      CEO and co-founder monthly

    3. 3

      Edit

      Keep it concrete.

      Product Marketing Lead monthly

    4. 4

      Publish

      LinkedIn and site.

      Product Marketing Lead monthly

    5. 5

      Share with partners

      For their clients.

      GTM Commercial Lead monthly

    6. 6

      Review

      Engagement and meetings.

      Product Marketing Lead quarterly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    CEO and co founder

    Smallest test

    Publish one essay.

    Why it works

    Publish one essay a month from the CEO on LinkedIn and the site, each on one belief with an example. Partners can share them with clients.

    A clear point of view draws the buyers who already agree, and gives partners something to forward.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Too abstract

      Open each essay with a real example.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteHomepage (checked October 22, 2026): "The knowledge layer for enterprise AI." A Knowledge Pack has two halves, domain knowledge ("partner data, government and regulatory sources, market data, standards and codes", "built and maintained by fleets of agents, steered by subject matter experts") and proprietary knowledge, over a semantic layer; installed "in your cloud or on your premises". The only concrete example: models "will still be guessing which of your three definitions of an active patient your commercial team uses." "Tell us what you are building and we will tell you whether the knowledge layer fits." There are no industry or use-case pages, customer names, case studies, demo video or pricing; the sitemap has two URLs (home and careers).Source
    • HiringProduct Marketing Lead (Boston / Remote, posted September 18, 2026): "edisyl has built a product that works, is gaining traction, and can solve many different problems. That creates a marketing challenge." The role decides "The best first use case for each type of customer", "Why edisyl is different from existing options" and "How customers can expand their use of the product over time"; it will "Study successful and unsuccessful sales opportunities", "Build case studies and customer stories" and create "the website, sales deck, product pages, demos". Year-one success: "The right buyers can understand what edisyl does in a few sentences". "This is not mainly a demand generation or content production role."Source
    • Your websiteedisyl.com/llms.txt (the summary AI assistants read): edisyl "grew out of Flipside Crypto, Inc., founded in 2017", which built blockchain data across "more than 40 blockchains, 700 million resolved wallet identities, and seven trillion-plus rows of curated on-chain data"; "In May 2026, Flipside sold its blockchain data business to SonarX and now operates exclusively as edisyl"; CEO and co-founder Dave Balter. Its careers section still lists a VP/Director of Finance and a Product Manager, which are not on the current job board.Source

Big bets 3

Larger plays that can change the trajectory.

  • 16

    edisyl says the knowledge layer "should outlive the model" and that context rebuilt with every vendor change "was never a layer". Enterprises worry about lock-in as AI tools change.

    High impactHigh effort First result in 3 quarters Product Manager

    First action

    Run the accuracy question set through two tools.

    How to measure it

    Pilots with the check

    Now
    –
    Target
    80%
    By
    3 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick tools

      Those customers use.

      Product Manager 1 week

    2. 2

      Run tests

      Same questions.

      Engineering Lead 1 month

    3. 3

      Publish

      Results and method.

      Product Marketing Lead 1 month

    4. 4

      Add to pilots

      Standard check.

      Sales Engineer ongoing

    5. 5

      Use in sales

      Ownership story.

      GTM Commercial Lead ongoing

    6. 6

      Repeat

      With each new tool.

      Product Manager quarterly

    First result
    3 quarters
    Cost
    Engineering time
    Owner
    Product Manager

    Smallest test

    Test one pack in two tools.

    Why it works

    Build a portability test: the same pack connected to several of the tools customers use, answering the same questions, with results published. Offer it as a standard check in every pilot.

    Showing portability answers the lock-in fear and makes the pack an asset the customer owns.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Tools behave differently

      Report the differences honestly.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteHomepage (checked October 22, 2026): "The knowledge layer for enterprise AI." A Knowledge Pack has two halves, domain knowledge ("partner data, government and regulatory sources, market data, standards and codes", "built and maintained by fleets of agents, steered by subject matter experts") and proprietary knowledge, over a semantic layer; installed "in your cloud or on your premises". The only concrete example: models "will still be guessing which of your three definitions of an active patient your commercial team uses." "Tell us what you are building and we will tell you whether the knowledge layer fits." There are no industry or use-case pages, customer names, case studies, demo video or pricing; the sitemap has two URLs (home and careers).Source
    • Your websiteDocumentation (docs.edisyl.com, updated October 20, 2026): a CLI and Knowledge Pack platform with concepts "Ask, Teach, Task", "Known, Understood, New", sources and the semantic layer; Getting Started covers "Install & log in", "Connect a data source", "Teach & ask"; guides cover "Lexicon and objectives, closing gaps, steering with PACK.md, scheduling recurring work"; packs can be asked from common chat and coding tools, and the docs themselves can be searched from an AI tool.Source
  • 17

    edisyl starts with one key channel partner. Smaller data and AI consultancies serve mid-market enterprises the large firm does not prioritise.

    High impactHigh effort First result in 4 quarters GTM Commercial Lead

    First action

    List ten consultancies that already sell data projects.

    How to measure it

    Share of new pipeline

    Now
    –
    Target
    25%
    By
    4 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      List firms

      Ten candidates.

      GTM Commercial Lead 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Set rules

      Account protection.

      GTM Commercial Lead 1 month

    3. 3

      Sign three

      With the kit.

      GTM Commercial Lead 1 quarter

    4. 4

      Train

      One session each.

      Sales Engineer 1 quarter

    5. 5

      Support deals

      First two each.

      GTM Commercial Lead 2 quarters

    6. 6

      Review

      Quarterly.

      CEO and co-founder quarterly

    First result
    4 quarters
    Cost
    Partner margins
    Owner
    GTM Commercial Lead

    Smallest test

    Talk to two consultancies.

    Why it works

    Once the starter offer works with the first partner, sign three boutique consultancies with the same kit and margins. Keep the large partner's accounts protected.

    A second channel spreads risk and reaches buyers the first partner does not.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Channel conflict

      Clear rules on account ownership.

    Evidence

    • HiringEnterprise Solutions Strategist / GTM Commercial Lead (posted October 7, 2026): "Your first job is to take over deals already in flight and close them." The role decides "how Edisyl reaches clients through our key channel partner", works "with a sales engineer alongside", grows "each client across teams and domains", and will "Make Edisyl easy for the firm to sell" with "positioning, proof points and commercial model that give partners the confidence to bring Edisyl to their clients, and to carry smaller opportunities on their own". Signals: selling "through or alongside a large professional services firm (Deloitte, Accenture, KPMG, or equivalent)".Source
    • HiringProduct Marketing Lead (Boston / Remote, posted September 18, 2026): "edisyl has built a product that works, is gaining traction, and can solve many different problems. That creates a marketing challenge." The role decides "The best first use case for each type of customer", "Why edisyl is different from existing options" and "How customers can expand their use of the product over time"; it will "Study successful and unsuccessful sales opportunities", "Build case studies and customer stories" and create "the website, sales deck, product pages, demos". Year-one success: "The right buyers can understand what edisyl does in a few sentences". "This is not mainly a demand generation or content production role."Source
  • 18

    Every pilot shows which questions agents answer wrongly without context. Aggregated, that is a story no one else can tell.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 3 quarters Product Marketing Lead

    First action

    Classify failures in the pilots so far.

    How to measure it

    Downloads

    Now
    –
    Target
    2,000
    By
    1 year

    Steps

    1. 1

      Classify failures

      From pilots.

      Sales Engineer 1 quarter

    2. 2

      Get permission

      Anonymous use.

      GTM Commercial Lead 1 month

    3. 3

      Analyze

      By domain.

      Engineering Lead 1 month

    4. 4

      Write

      Report and summary.

      Product Marketing Lead 1 month

    5. 5

      Launch

      With the partner.

      GTM Commercial Lead 1 month

    6. 6

      Repeat

      Yearly.

      Product Marketing Lead yearly

    First result
    3 quarters
    Cost
    Staff time
    Owner
    Product Marketing Lead

    Smallest test

    Publish one finding on LinkedIn.

    Why it works

    Publish a yearly report from anonymous pilot data and the accuracy tests: common failure types (definitions, regulations, sources), by domain, with examples. Launch it with the channel partner.

    Original data earns press and gives partners a reason to start conversations.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Customer confidentiality

      Aggregate and remove identifying detail.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteHomepage (checked October 22, 2026): "The knowledge layer for enterprise AI." A Knowledge Pack has two halves, domain knowledge ("partner data, government and regulatory sources, market data, standards and codes", "built and maintained by fleets of agents, steered by subject matter experts") and proprietary knowledge, over a semantic layer; installed "in your cloud or on your premises". The only concrete example: models "will still be guessing which of your three definitions of an active patient your commercial team uses." "Tell us what you are building and we will tell you whether the knowledge layer fits." There are no industry or use-case pages, customer names, case studies, demo video or pricing; the sitemap has two URLs (home and careers).Source
    • HiringProduct Marketing Lead (Boston / Remote, posted September 18, 2026): "edisyl has built a product that works, is gaining traction, and can solve many different problems. That creates a marketing challenge." The role decides "The best first use case for each type of customer", "Why edisyl is different from existing options" and "How customers can expand their use of the product over time"; it will "Study successful and unsuccessful sales opportunities", "Build case studies and customer stories" and create "the website, sales deck, product pages, demos". Year-one success: "The right buyers can understand what edisyl does in a few sentences". "This is not mainly a demand generation or content production role."Source
    • HiringEnterprise Solutions Strategist / GTM Commercial Lead (posted October 7, 2026): "Your first job is to take over deals already in flight and close them." The role decides "how Edisyl reaches clients through our key channel partner", works "with a sales engineer alongside", grows "each client across teams and domains", and will "Make Edisyl easy for the firm to sell" with "positioning, proof points and commercial model that give partners the confidence to bring Edisyl to their clients, and to carry smaller opportunities on their own". Signals: selling "through or alongside a large professional services firm (Deloitte, Accenture, KPMG, or equivalent)".Source

Wildcards 3

Unexpected experiments, each with a cheap way to test it.

  • 19

    Domain knowledge is "steered by subject matter experts". A visible network of named experts per domain would show quality and scale coverage.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 2 quarters Product Manager

    First action

    Recruit one expert for the lead domain.

    How to measure it

    Domains covered by experts

    Now
    –
    Target
    5
    By
    3 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Define the role

      Hours and pay.

      Product Manager 1 week

    2. 2

      Recruit

      One per domain.

      Product Manager 1 quarter

    3. 3

      Onboard

      Review workflow.

      Product Manager 1 month

    4. 4

      Publish

      On catalogue pages.

      Product Marketing Lead 1 month

    5. 5

      Measure quality

      Accuracy by domain.

      Sales Engineer quarterly

    6. 6

      Expand

      New domains.

      Product Manager quarterly

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    Expert fees
    Owner
    Product Manager

    Smallest test

    Hire one expert for a month.

    Why it works

    Recruit part-time experts per domain (former regulators, compliance leads, analysts), pay per review, and name them on catalogue pages with their credentials.

    Named experts make the domain half of the product credible to skeptical specialists.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Expert availability

      Keep two per domain.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteHomepage (checked October 22, 2026): "The knowledge layer for enterprise AI." A Knowledge Pack has two halves, domain knowledge ("partner data, government and regulatory sources, market data, standards and codes", "built and maintained by fleets of agents, steered by subject matter experts") and proprietary knowledge, over a semantic layer; installed "in your cloud or on your premises". The only concrete example: models "will still be guessing which of your three definitions of an active patient your commercial team uses." "Tell us what you are building and we will tell you whether the knowledge layer fits." There are no industry or use-case pages, customer names, case studies, demo video or pricing; the sitemap has two URLs (home and careers).Source
    • Your websiteedisyl.com/llms.txt (the summary AI assistants read): edisyl "grew out of Flipside Crypto, Inc., founded in 2017", which built blockchain data across "more than 40 blockchains, 700 million resolved wallet identities, and seven trillion-plus rows of curated on-chain data"; "In May 2026, Flipside sold its blockchain data business to SonarX and now operates exclusively as edisyl"; CEO and co-founder Dave Balter. Its careers section still lists a VP/Director of Finance and a Product Manager, which are not on the current job board.Source
  • 20

    The homepage example is a company with three definitions of one metric. Many teams suspect this but have never listed them side by side.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 quarter Product Marketing Lead

    First action

    Build the worksheet for five terms.

    How to measure it

    Definition checks

    Now
    –
    Target
    30 a quarter
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Design the worksheet

      Five terms.

      Product Marketing Lead 1 week

    2. 2

      Build the report

      Conflicts listed.

      Engineering Lead 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Publish

      Landing page.

      Product Marketing Lead 1 week

    4. 4

      Promote

      Essays and partners.

      GTM Commercial Lead ongoing

    5. 5

      Follow up

      Pilot offer.

      GTM Commercial Lead ongoing

    6. 6

      Review

      Checks to pilots.

      Product Marketing Lead monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time
    Owner
    Product Marketing Lead

    Smallest test

    Run the worksheet with one prospect.

    Why it works

    Offer a simple worksheet or form: a team lists how each department defines five key terms, and gets a one-page report of conflicts and the questions an AI agent would get wrong. Follow up with a pilot offer.

    A useful free check starts the conversation with the exact problem edisyl solves.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Shallow results

      Keep it focused and offer a call for depth.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteHomepage (checked October 22, 2026): "The knowledge layer for enterprise AI." A Knowledge Pack has two halves, domain knowledge ("partner data, government and regulatory sources, market data, standards and codes", "built and maintained by fleets of agents, steered by subject matter experts") and proprietary knowledge, over a semantic layer; installed "in your cloud or on your premises". The only concrete example: models "will still be guessing which of your three definitions of an active patient your commercial team uses." "Tell us what you are building and we will tell you whether the knowledge layer fits." There are no industry or use-case pages, customer names, case studies, demo video or pricing; the sitemap has two URLs (home and careers).Source
    • HiringProduct Marketing Lead (Boston / Remote, posted September 18, 2026): "edisyl has built a product that works, is gaining traction, and can solve many different problems. That creates a marketing challenge." The role decides "The best first use case for each type of customer", "Why edisyl is different from existing options" and "How customers can expand their use of the product over time"; it will "Study successful and unsuccessful sales opportunities", "Build case studies and customer stories" and create "the website, sales deck, product pages, demos". Year-one success: "The right buyers can understand what edisyl does in a few sentences". "This is not mainly a demand generation or content production role."Source
  • 21

    edisyl publishes an llms.txt, the summary AI assistants read about the company, but it still lists roles that are no longer open. The GitHub organization has no public repositories, yet technical buyers often check it.

    Low impactLow effort First result in 2 weeks Product Marketing Lead

    First action

    Update llms.txt today.

    How to measure it

    Checked AI answers that are correct

    Now
    –
    Target
    90%
    By
    1 quarter

    Steps

    1. 1

      Update llms.txt

      Roles, use case, links.

      Product Marketing Lead 1 hour

    2. 2

      Set a reminder

      Monthly review.

      Product Marketing Lead 1 day

    3. 3

      Sample repository

      Example pack and config.

      Engineering Lead 1 week

    4. 4

      Link it

      From docs.

      Engineering Lead 1 hour

    5. 5

      Check assistants

      Ask them about edisyl.

      Product Marketing Lead monthly

    6. 6

      Fix gaps

      Update pages they cite.

      Product Marketing Lead monthly

    First result
    2 weeks
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Product Marketing Lead

    Smallest test

    Update the careers section of llms.txt.

    Why it works

    Update llms.txt with the current roles, the lead use case and links to docs and stories; review it monthly. Publish a small public repository with a sample pack and the docs examples.

    For a company that sells context to AI, its own context should be accurate, and a sample repository lets developers try it.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Sample exposes internals

      Use invented data.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteedisyl.com/llms.txt (the summary AI assistants read): edisyl "grew out of Flipside Crypto, Inc., founded in 2017", which built blockchain data across "more than 40 blockchains, 700 million resolved wallet identities, and seven trillion-plus rows of curated on-chain data"; "In May 2026, Flipside sold its blockchain data business to SonarX and now operates exclusively as edisyl"; CEO and co-founder Dave Balter. Its careers section still lists a VP/Director of Finance and a Product Manager, which are not on the current job board.Source
    • Your websiteCareers page: the Product Marketing Lead is described as "Founding marketing partner, not a demand-gen hire", with the line "The product works. The hard part now is saying what it's for, in a few sentences, to the right person." The company has no blog, newsletter or customer stories, and its GitHub organization has no public repositories.Source
    • Your websiteDocumentation (docs.edisyl.com, updated October 20, 2026): a CLI and Knowledge Pack platform with concepts "Ask, Teach, Task", "Known, Understood, New", sources and the semantic layer; Getting Started covers "Install & log in", "Connect a data source", "Teach & ask"; guides cover "Lexicon and objectives, closing gaps, steering with PACK.md, scheduling recurring work"; packs can be asked from common chat and coding tools, and the docs themselves can be searched from an AI tool.Source
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30/60/90 roadmap

What to focus on in each month, and the ideas that carry it.

  1. Days 1 to 307 ideas

    The worked-example page, starter offer, deal interviews, homepage demo, docs path and page speed; update llms.txt.

  2. Days 31 to 6011 ideas

    Comparison page, customer stories, accuracy test, partner kit, expansion map, role pages, domain catalogue, security page and founder essays; the expert network and definition check.

  3. Days 61 to 903 ideas

    Commit to the portability proof, a second channel and an annual report.

The research behind the plan

3 research areas, each summarised in a few lines. Open any of them for the full detail.

Customers

What customers say

Customers value answers that match how their business defines things. The most cited problem: AI agents guessing between internal definitions.

  • Running in their own cloud
  • Expert knowledge missing from company data
  • In their words: “context”

Market

Competitive landscape

4 competitors compared: AtScale, dbt Semantic Layer, Glean and In-house builds.

  • Gap to exploit: Maintained external domain knowledge for agents
  • AtScale: No maintained external domain knowledge
  • dbt Semantic Layer: Metrics only; not expert knowledge

Hiring signals

edisyl is moving from founder-led selling to a repeatable go-to-market.

  • Product Marketing Lead: First use case, positioning and proof. Ideas 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 12.
  • Enterprise Solutions Strategist / GTM Commercial Lead: Channel partner motion and account growth. Ideas 2, 10, 11, 17.

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