Is this a prompt for an AI?

No — this one is plain fill-in-the-blanks text for you to complete during or right after a call. The AI-facing counterpart is the prospect research prompt, used before a call.

Why does the follow-up email live in the same template?

Because the best version of that email is the one drafted while the call is still fresh — writing it later means re-remembering details you already had in front of you.

Do I need Anguardia to use this?

No. It's a free, standalone template. Anguardia is optional — paste the completed notes in and the next step becomes a dated follow-up automatically instead of a line in a document you have to remember to reopen.

What if the call doesn't produce a clear next step?

Write down the most honest one — even "check back in three months" is a next step with a date. A blank Next step section is the version of this template that causes a lead to go quiet.

Discovery call notes template

Fill-in-the-blanks notes with a follow-up email draft built in — so the next step gets written while the call is still fresh.

## Discovery call notes — [Company name]

Date: [YYYY-MM-DD]
Attendee(s): [name, role]

### What they're trying to solve
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### How they handle it today
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### Pain points / friction
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### Objections or hesitations
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### Next step
- [ ] [specific action] | due: [YYYY-MM-DD]

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### Follow-up email draft

Subject: [one line, specific to this call]

Hi [name],

[one line referencing something specific they said]

[the next step you're proposing, with a date]

[sign-off]

Why the follow-up email lives in the same document

Most follow-up emails get written from memory, hours or days after the call, once the specific thing worth referencing has already gone fuzzy. Drafting it in the same sitting as the notes — while the detail is still exact — is the difference between a generic “great chatting today” and a line that shows you were actually listening.

What each section is for

What they’re trying to solve: In their own words if possible — this is what any follow-up should speak to directly.
How they handle it today: Current tools or workarounds — useful context for why they took the call at all.
Objections or hesitations: Named honestly, even the vague ones — a follow-up that ignores a stated hesitation reads as not having listened.
Next step: One specific action with a real due date — not “follow up,” which is not a next step so much as a hope.

Do you need Anguardia to use it?

No. The template is free and standalone. Paste the completed notes into Anguardia and the next step becomes a dated, surfaced follow-up instead of a line in a document you have to remember to reopen.

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Frequently asked questions

Is this a prompt for an AI?: No — this one is plain fill-in-the-blanks text for you to complete during or right after a call. The AI-facing counterpart is the prospect research prompt, used before a call.
Why does the follow-up email live in the same template?: Because the best version of that email is the one drafted while the call is still fresh — writing it later means re-remembering details you already had in front of you.
Do I need Anguardia to use this?: No. It's a free, standalone template. Anguardia is optional — paste the completed notes in and the next step becomes a dated follow-up automatically instead of a line in a document you have to remember to reopen.
What if the call doesn't produce a clear next step?: Write down the most honest one — even "check back in three months" is a next step with a date. A blank Next step section is the version of this template that causes a lead to go quiet.