# How LeadUp works

One place to keep the companies you sell to, where each deal stands, and who you call next.

LeadUp follows the way a seller works: find a company worth approaching, talk to it, meet, send a proposal, and close. Everything in the app hangs off that path.

## The four places you'll use

| Page | What it's for |
| --- | --- |
| **Home** | Your pipeline at a glance, today's follow-ups and the companies added most recently. |
| **Companies** | Every company in your workspace. Search by name, segment or city, and filter by stage. |
| **Pipeline** | Every company at the stage it's in. Move one forward or back and the whole team sees it. |
| **Tasks** | The follow-ups set on your companies, overdue first, so nobody waits for a call that never comes. |

## The selling path

Every company sits at one of six stages:

<Steps>

<Step title="Prospect">

A company you've found and think is worth approaching. You haven't talked yet.

</Step>

<Step title="Contacted">

You've reached out, by phone, email or message, and the conversation has started.

</Step>

<Step title="Meeting">

There's a meeting booked or held: they're listening.

</Step>

<Step title="Proposal">

They have your proposal in hand. This is where follow-ups matter most.

</Step>

<Step title="Won or lost">

The deal closed, or it didn't. Both are worth recording: lost deals tell you where your pitch needs work.

</Step>

</Steps>

## Read next

<Cards>
  <Card href="/product/set-up-your-workspace" title="Set up your workspace">Create it, name it, and bring your team in.</Card>
  <Card href="/product/prospect-a-company" title="Prospect a company">Get a company into your pipeline.</Card>
  <Card href="/product/work-the-pipeline" title="Work the pipeline">Move deals forward, stage by stage.</Card>
  <Card href="/product/win-the-deal" title="Win the deal">Turn proposals into closed business.</Card>
</Cards>