Past
Marketers pitched analysts and journalists, and paid for awards and listings.
FOUND · BE THE ANSWER WHEN THEY LOOK
N: Nods
Do trusted authorities recognise us?
Measured by: Analyst mentions, verified marketplace listings, credible unpaid media. · Owner: your CMO
The FOUND-N agent checks, drafts, maps and records. The Strategist agent checks each draft before you see it, and nothing goes outside the company without a person approving it. See FOUND-N run on a fictional company.
PAST AND FUTURE
FOUND-N: the story in two lines
Marketers will work differently with agents. This is what changes for this letter, and what stays with a person.
Present to future
Assistants and buyers lean on sources they trust: analyst notes, marketplace listings, credible press. The job becomes to be described accurately there, earned and not bought, and to amplify what these neutral parties actually said.
What the agent does
Maps which authorities buyers and AI cite, checks how each describes the company, and drafts briefing notes and correction requests marked draft.
What the marketer or CMO decides
Whom to brief, what to say in live conversations, and whether to share a mention. Nothing is purchased or manufactured.
Shifts used here: S2 From talking about ourselves to amplifying neutral voices; S7 From vanity metrics to share of answer. Read the full framework and sources.
How it is scored
How FOUND-N is scored
Each subcomponent is scored 0 to 5. What you tell us counts for at most 2. What our code checks counts for at most 4. Only a person who verifies the evidence can reach 5. The full method.
- AuthorityMachine ceiling 1 of 5
- Analyst or award mentions on the home page, at most 1; your own answer, counted up to 2
- RelevanceNo automated check
- Your own answer, counted up to 2; a person must verify more
- IndependenceNo automated check
- Your own answer, counted up to 2; a person must verify more
- RecencyNo automated check
- Your own answer, counted up to 2; a person must verify more
HARNESS
FOUND-N: the systems it would connect to
Maps which analysts, marketplaces and press buyers and AI rely on, checks how each describes the company, and drafts briefing notes and correction requests. Nothing is bought or manufactured.
Not built yetA design, with two building blocks started. No live connector, MCP client, sign-in flow or approval queue is built, and no vendor named has approved, certified or partnered with us. The CRM read rules and pipeline story, and the Google Analytics and Search Console read rules and analytics story, run on example data only.
Systems, and how an agent would reach each
- AWS Marketplace: read: how the listing reads today. Route: API. Checked in the vendor’s documents on 19 October 2026. (API)
- Microsoft Marketplace: read: same. Route: API. Checked in the vendor’s documents on 19 October 2026. (API)
- Google Cloud Marketplace: a person reads and records it. Route: portal; API only for private offers. Checked in the vendor’s documents on 19 October 2026. (Manual or unverified)
- Salesforce AppExchange: a person reads and records it. Route: none found. Checked in the vendor’s documents on 19 October 2026. (Manual or unverified)
- G2: read: category pages and listing text. Route: API. Checked in the vendor’s documents on 19 October 2026. (API)
- Analyst firms such as Gartner and Forrester: a person records mentions by hand. Route: none found. Not verified. (Manual or unverified)
- Press monitoring service: client’s choice; not checked. Route: unverified. Not verified. (Manual or unverified)
Data in
- Listing text and category pages from marketplaces and review sites.
- Analyst and press mentions found in public sources or entered by a person.
- Handoff packet from FOUND-U.
Data out
- Authority map: who buyers and AI cite, and how each describes the company.
- Draft briefing notes and correction requests, marked draft.
- Handoff packet for FOUND-D.
Read access is the default. Writes are drafts, notes and tasks only, and a person approves each one. Spend, publishing and messages to outside people are always done by a person. How harnesses work, for all twelve.
The agent for this letter
FOUND-N does the groundwork. You decide.
Answers the question: Do trusted authorities recognise us? Measured by: Analyst mentions, verified marketplace listings, credible unpaid media.
It works in 6 steps and stops at 3 points for a person to approve. The steps, the approvals, everything it takes in and hands back, and what it prepared in the simulation are on the agent page.
FOUND-NNods
In
- Client profile, ICP, category terms and approved claims (from the str…
- Previous week's FOUND-U handoff packet.
Does
- Load inputs and verify evidence from the prior cycle is intact.
- Measure the letter's metrics (Analyst mentions, verified marketplace…
Out
- Metric snapshot for this letter with method, provider/model, date, pr…
- Draft recommendations and drafted assets (fixes, outreach drafts, bri…
You approveStrategist approves decision-grade findings and anything published or sent externally.
What to avoid
- Do not buy or fake analyst opinions, awards or coverage.
- Do not send the same note to many journalists.
- Do not claim a nod that has not happened.
- Do not send anything without human approval.
Find out how Nods looks for your company today.
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