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How Many Meetings Do You Actually Need This Quarter? Work It Backward.

Quick answer: revenue target divided by deal value divided by close rate gives you opportunities needed. Divide by your meeting-to-opportunity rate and you get meetings needed, a weekly pace, and a budget. Set your numbers below.

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13
Weeks Per Quarter, Model Basis
$200-600
Per-Meeting Rate Range
$300
One-Time Setup
6
Sectors With Published Rates
The Calculator

Revenue target, worked backward to a weekly pace.

Set your quarterly target and conversion rates on the left. The funnel and booking plan on the right update as you move the sliders.

Your Quarter

Your own estimate, not a sourced industry figure.

Your own estimate, not a sourced industry figure.

Your own estimate, not a sourced industry figure. Typical range 50 to 80 percent, depending on qualification depth.

Using the midpoint of VA Horizon's published $350 to $600 range.

The Funnel, Working Backward

Quarterly revenue target$150,000
Deals needed15
Opportunities needed60
Meetings needed86

Your Booking Plan

Weeks in the quarter13
Rate used, sector midpoint$475
One-time setup, quarter one only$300
Weekly meeting pace6.6/week
Quarterly budget$41,014
Your Target, In Plain English
Book about 7 meetings a week to hit $150,000 this quarter

All figures are based on the sliders above, not a guaranteed outcome. Your exact per-meeting rate is quoted on a call, not fixed at the sector midpoint shown here.

How The Math Works

Four steps, in reverse order from the revenue target.

Most pipeline math starts from meetings and hopes for the best. This calculator starts from the number you actually care about, revenue, and works backward through each conversion rate.

Deals needed

Revenue target divided by average deal value. How many signed deals close the gap.

Opportunities needed

Deals needed divided by your close rate. How many real, qualified opportunities the pipeline requires.

Meetings needed

Opportunities needed divided by your opportunity rate, the share of booked meetings that turn into real pipeline.

Meetings needed divided by 13 weeks gives a weekly booking pace you can actually plan a campaign around. Meetings needed multiplied by your sector's published rate midpoint, plus a one-time $300 setup, gives a rough budget for the quarter.

Close rate and opportunity rate are the two levers most worth tightening. A stricter qualification bar raises your opportunity rate and lowers the meetings you need for the same revenue target, which is exactly why VA Horizon's qualification criteria are written down and signed before a campaign launches.

Sources

Every default, traced to a source.

No number on this page is invented. Here is exactly where each default came from.

  • VA Horizon per-meeting pricing by sector: published VA Horizon B2B pricing. See how pricing works.
  • 13 weeks per quarter: standard calendar convention, not a sourced industry statistic.
  • Close rate and opportunity rate: user-adjustable placeholders, not sourced industry figures. Replace with your own tracked numbers for an accurate result.
FAQ

Pipeline coverage, answered.

What's the difference between opportunities needed and meetings needed in this calculator?
An opportunity is a deal in your pipeline that has been qualified enough to reasonably close at your stated close rate. Not every booked meeting turns into a real opportunity, some do not qualify, some go cold. The opportunity rate slider controls that gap, so meetings needed is always equal to or greater than opportunities needed.
Why does the calculator divide the quarter into 13 weeks?
It is a standard calendar convention, 13 weeks per quarter, not a sourced industry statistic. It is here to translate a quarterly number into a weekly booking pace you can actually plan a campaign around.
Are the close rate and opportunity rate defaults based on real data?
No. Both vary by industry, deal complexity, and how strict your qualification criteria are. The defaults are reasonable starting points, not sourced benchmarks, so replace them with your own tracked numbers once you have them.
How is the budget estimate calculated?
Meetings needed multiplied by the midpoint of VA Horizon's published per-meeting rate range for the sector you select, plus the one-time $300 setup fee. Your actual rate depends on your qualification depth and volume and is quoted on a call, so treat this as a planning estimate, not an invoice.
What if my opportunity rate or close rate improves partway through the quarter?
Rerun the calculator. Every output here is a function of the four inputs, so improving either rate lowers the meetings you need to hit the same revenue target, which is the whole point of tightening your qualification criteria over time.

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