1.57 Billion Freelancers Send Proposals in Google Docs. Every Tool Charges Per Seat for Sales Teams.
Every proposal tool on the market was built for sales teams, then marketed to freelancers as an afterthought. The result: bloated feature sets, per-seat pricing that punishes solo operators, and monthly send limits that create artificial ceilings. With 1.57 billion freelancers worldwide and most still cobbling together proposals in Google Docs and Canva, there is a massive gap for a lightweight, opinionated proposal tool built exclusively for independent professionals.
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