research-company

Research a Company

Goal: produce a concise research brief on a single company.

Inputs

The user will supply one of:

• Company name (e.g., "Stripe")
• Company website (e.g., stripe.com)
• Company LinkedIn URL

Steps

1. Identify the company. Call crustdata_company_identify with whatever the user provided. This is FREE — always start here. Confirm the match before moving on (name + domain).

2. Enrich firmographics. Call crustdata_company_enrich with the resolved identifier. Request all fields.

3. Find decision-makers. Call crustdata_people_search_db filtered on:

   • current_employers.company_id = the resolved company id
   • current_employers.seniority_level in ["CXO", "Vice President", "Director"]
   • Limit to 25 results.

4. Summarize. Produce a brief in this exact structure:

   ## <Company Name> — <One-line description>
   
   **Firmographics**
   - HQ, founded, headcount, headcount growth (last 12 mo if available)
   - Industry, company type, website
   - Latest funding round (amount, date, lead investor) if available
   
   **What they do**
   - 2–3 sentences from the description, in plain language
   
   **Decision-makers (top 10)**
   - Name — Title — LinkedIn URL
   - Group by function (Eng, Sales, Product, Ops, etc.)
   
   **Recent signals**
   - Hiring velocity (if available from headcount trend)
   - Any obvious news or activity flag from enrich response
   

Notes

• Always start with crustdata_company_identify — it's free and avoids wasting credits on the wrong company.
• If crustdata_company_identify returns multiple plausible matches, ask the user which one before enriching.
• Don't list every employee — cap decision-maker list at 10 across functions.
• If decision-maker search returns 0, mention it explicitly rather than silently dropping the section.