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| 1 | +# Links Choice Business Context |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +**Last Updated:** October 31, 2025 |
| 4 | +**Purpose:** Business intelligence foundation for AI-powered golf course outreach |
| 5 | + |
| 6 | +--- |
| 7 | + |
| 8 | +## 30,000 Foot Overview |
| 9 | + |
| 10 | +### Who We Are |
| 11 | + |
| 12 | +**Links Choice** is a B2B golf ball processing company with a **world-class competitive advantage**: We're the only company that can remove original clear coat and reapply it, making 80% of recycled golf balls look brand new. |
| 13 | + |
| 14 | +**Operating Structure:** |
| 15 | +- **Links Choice** (B2B) - Primary focus, this outreach program |
| 16 | +- **Golf Ball Nut** (B2C) - Consumer channel, future AI agent opportunity |
| 17 | +- Both operate under one federal ID |
| 18 | + |
| 19 | +**Core Competency:** Golf ball processing |
| 20 | +- Recycling golf balls (remove/recoat clear coat) |
| 21 | +- Refinishing golf balls (full recoat, rebrand) |
| 22 | +- Service work for companies that can't refinish |
| 23 | + |
| 24 | +--- |
| 25 | + |
| 26 | +## What We Sell (Green Grass Channel) |
| 27 | + |
| 28 | +### High-End Courses (Country Clubs, Resorts) |
| 29 | + |
| 30 | +1. **Purchase Practice Balls** - Pay them for balls they'd throw away |
| 31 | +2. **Protective Coating Service** - Extend practice ball life another season |
| 32 | +3. **Ball Retrieval Service** - Harvest balls from water hazards |
| 33 | +4. **Maintenance Ball Purchase** - Buy balls collected by grounds crews |
| 34 | +5. **Subscription Practice Program** - Swap premium range balls 2x/year |
| 35 | + |
| 36 | +### Low-End Courses (Daily-Fee, Municipal) |
| 37 | + |
| 38 | +1. **Retrieval Services** - Get balls from their water hazards |
| 39 | +2. **Discounted Range Balls** - 50% off new ball pricing |
| 40 | +3. **Trade Programs** - Retrieved balls = credit toward our range balls |
| 41 | +4. **Resell Packages** - Counter balls, packaged product |
| 42 | +5. **One-Stop Shop** - Practice balls + Pride/Champ accessories (tees, brushes) |
| 43 | + |
| 44 | +### All Courses |
| 45 | + |
| 46 | +1. **Outing Packages** - Ball + accessory bundles for corporate events |
| 47 | + |
| 48 | +--- |
| 49 | + |
| 50 | +## Our Competitive Advantage |
| 51 | + |
| 52 | +### Processing Technology |
| 53 | +**No one else in the world can do what we do:** |
| 54 | + |
| 55 | +- Remove original clear coat without damaging ball |
| 56 | +- Reapply professional-grade clear coat |
| 57 | +- Result: 80% of recycled balls look brand new |
| 58 | +- Fallback: If recycling fails, refinish high-end models or convert to practice balls |
| 59 | + |
| 60 | +### Business Model Benefits |
| 61 | +- **For High-End Courses:** Turn waste into revenue, better quality range balls |
| 62 | +- **For Low-End Courses:** 50% cost savings on practice balls |
| 63 | +- **For Links Choice:** Multiple revenue streams per customer (not one-time sale) |
| 64 | + |
| 65 | +--- |
| 66 | + |
| 67 | +## Why This Matters for Outreach |
| 68 | + |
| 69 | +### Current Gap |
| 70 | +The existing enrichment workflow (v1) captures: |
| 71 | +- ✅ Contact names, emails, LinkedIn |
| 72 | +- ✅ Course ownership, recent projects |
| 73 | +- ❌ **Opportunity qualification data** |
| 74 | + |
| 75 | +### What We Need to Add |
| 76 | +To qualify leads properly, we need: |
| 77 | + |
| 78 | +1. **Water Hazards** - Retrieval opportunity size (ponds, lakes, ball accumulation spots) |
| 79 | +2. **Course Tier** - Determines which service offering fits (pricing, rounds/year) |
| 80 | +3. **Practice Facilities** - Range size, ball quality, current supplier |
| 81 | +4. **Buying Signals** - Waste mentions, cost complaints, upcoming projects |
| 82 | +5. **Decision Authority** - Who approves contracts vs who influences vs who uses |
| 83 | + |
| 84 | +--- |
| 85 | + |
| 86 | +## Documentation Structure |
| 87 | + |
| 88 | +``` |
| 89 | +business-context/ |
| 90 | +├── README.md (you are here) # Start here, 30,000ft view |
| 91 | +├── v1_current_state.md # Snapshot of today's understanding |
| 92 | +│ |
| 93 | +├── company-profile/ |
| 94 | +│ ├── links-choice-overview.md # B2B business details |
| 95 | +│ ├── golf-ball-nut-overview.md # B2C (future AI work) |
| 96 | +│ ├── core-competencies.md # Processing advantage |
| 97 | +│ └── tech-stack.md # Systems we use |
| 98 | +│ |
| 99 | +├── service-offerings/ |
| 100 | +│ ├── high-end-courses.md # CC/Resort service menu |
| 101 | +│ ├── low-end-courses.md # Daily-fee/Municipal menu |
| 102 | +│ ├── all-courses.md # Universal offerings |
| 103 | +│ └── pricing-strategy.md # How we price |
| 104 | +│ |
| 105 | +├── customer-segmentation/ |
| 106 | +│ ├── ideal-customer-profile.md # What = great fit |
| 107 | +│ ├── course-tiers.md # High vs low criteria |
| 108 | +│ ├── qualification-criteria.md # Data = qualified lead |
| 109 | +│ └── disqualification-rules.md # When to skip |
| 110 | +│ |
| 111 | +├── buyer-personas/ |
| 112 | +│ ├── general-manager.md # Contract approval |
| 113 | +│ ├── superintendent.md # Maintenance, retrieval |
| 114 | +│ ├── director-of-golf.md # Range quality, pro shop |
| 115 | +│ └── decision-hierarchy.md # Authority by service |
| 116 | +│ |
| 117 | +├── sales-process/ |
| 118 | +│ ├── entry-points.md # Ways to start relationship |
| 119 | +│ ├── typical-journey.md # First service → expand |
| 120 | +│ ├── objection-handling.md # Common pushback |
| 121 | +│ └── success-metrics.md # What = qualified opp |
| 122 | +│ |
| 123 | +└── enrichment-requirements/ |
| 124 | + ├── data-priorities.md # What to collect (priority order) |
| 125 | + ├── workflow-mapping.md # Business needs → LLM prompts |
| 126 | + └── changelog.md # Track changes |
| 127 | +
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| 128 | +``` |
| 129 | + |
| 130 | +--- |
| 131 | + |
| 132 | +## Version Control Strategy |
| 133 | + |
| 134 | +**Philosophy:** Keep it simple, avoid confusion |
| 135 | + |
| 136 | +- **README.md** - Always current, "start here" doc |
| 137 | +- **v1_current_state.md** - Snapshot of initial understanding (Oct 31, 2025) |
| 138 | +- **Individual files** - Living documents, update as we learn |
| 139 | +- **changelog.md** - Track major changes with dates |
| 140 | +- **No v2, v3, v4 files** - Update in place, use git for history |
| 141 | + |
| 142 | +### When You Learn Something New |
| 143 | +1. Update the relevant file |
| 144 | +2. Add entry to `enrichment-requirements/changelog.md` |
| 145 | +3. DON'T create new version files |
| 146 | + |
| 147 | +--- |
| 148 | + |
| 149 | +## Quick Reference |
| 150 | + |
| 151 | +**Start Here:** |
| 152 | +- New to Links Choice? → Read this file, then `company-profile/links-choice-overview.md` |
| 153 | +- Building enrichment workflow? → `enrichment-requirements/workflow-mapping.md` |
| 154 | +- Qualifying a lead? → `customer-segmentation/qualification-criteria.md` |
| 155 | +- Talking to a contact? → `buyer-personas/[role].md` |
| 156 | + |
| 157 | +**Key Files:** |
| 158 | +- Service menu: `service-offerings/` folder |
| 159 | +- Who buys what: `buyer-personas/decision-hierarchy.md` |
| 160 | +- What data to collect: `enrichment-requirements/data-priorities.md` |
| 161 | + |
| 162 | +--- |
| 163 | + |
| 164 | +## Next Steps |
| 165 | + |
| 166 | +After documenting business context: |
| 167 | +1. Enhance LLM discovery prompt with qualification fields |
| 168 | +2. Update enrichment schema for opportunity data |
| 169 | +3. Test on 3 courses to validate we're capturing the RIGHT data |
| 170 | +4. Iterate based on what we learn |
| 171 | + |
| 172 | +--- |
| 173 | + |
| 174 | +**Current Status:** ✅ Foundation complete, ready for workflow enhancement |
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