v0.42 shipped 2 days ago + command palette

// the free crm built by bdms, for bdms Free CRM. No Bullshit. Real arena. Real capital.

The full CRM is free forever: pipeline, contacts, sequences, mobile, leaderboards, the works. Top performers earn visibility with VC, PE, and M&A firms and a real shot at growth capital through invite-only competitions. Your numbers are the pitch.

$0
// CRM forever
$247
// Pro / mo
7d
// ship cadence
// THE LEAGUE · LIVE streaming WEEK 18
Sellers
4,218
+312 this wk
Pipeline
$1.84B
+$92M wk
Closed
$48.2M
+$3.1M wk
01
SRsasha.r · solo
$2.04M ARR
+18%
02
YOyou · solo
$1.88M ARR
+24%
03
MKmarco.k · 2-pers
$1.62M ARR
+9%
04
JNjen.n
$1.41M ARR
+6%
05
DSdom.s
$1.28M ARR
−2%
3 firms watching this week QUALIFIES > $500K ARR
+ 50 XP  ·  STAGE MOVED
// THE NEW MODEL

Most CRMs are filing cabinets. This one writes you a check.

The CRM is the proof. Every email logged, deal closed, quota hit, that's your portfolio. Top performers in The League get pulled into invite-only competitions where capital partners write checks. Build hygiene. Build numbers. Build the case for someone to fund you.

// 01, BUILD

Build receipts in the CRM

Free tier covers everything: pipeline, contacts, sequences, gamified leaderboards. Every action logs. Every deal stamps. The numbers compound on the backend.

closed wk 17$184,000
activities412
quota %147%
ttl ARR$1.88M
// 02, RANK

Climb in front of capital

Capital partners get a private read of the leaderboard. Coffee's For Closers, the public spaces, show ARR next to your handle. Numbers are the proof, no decks, no warm intros.

Watching this week
??
Tier-1 Growth Fund
Sellers > $1M ARR
12
??
PE Sales Roll-up
3-yr CAGR > 80%
7
??
M&A Boutique
Vertical specialists
4
// 03, RAISE

Get funded to scale

Pro & Enterprise unlock entry to live competitions. Qualifying numbers get you on stage. Winning gets you a check. YC-style cycles, accelerator velocity, no warm-intro tax.

Last cycle
$1.2M
deployed across 6 winners · Cycle 03
FUNDED
Capital partners disclosed at sign-day. Cycle 04 opens Q3.
// the math

What you currently pay just to do your job.

Real list prices for the most expensive stack on the market, the one VPs of Sales actually buy. We replace it.

ZoomInfo Enterprise
Contact data, intent, enrichment
$3,000/mo
// per seat · enterprise tier
Tiga Signals
Premium buying-signal platform
$2,000/mo
// platform fee
Clay
Workflow + waterfall enrichment
$3,000/mo
// first seat
+ each addl seat$349
Salesforce Enterprise
CRM, comparable feature set
$550/mo
// per user · enterprise costs vastly more
Bullhorn
Staffing CRM (if you're in staffing)
$5K/yr
// per seat
onboarding$4K
partner rev share15%
// equivalent stack · per seat · monthly
$11,899before partner fees, onboarding, & overage seats

Their stack

$11,899/mo

Five vendors. Five logins. Five renewal calls. Most features unused. Salesforce will still call you.

DealArena Pro

$247/mo

One login. BYOK enrichment. Full CRM, signals, agents, gamification, autodialer, mobile app, and a seat in The League. ~2% of equivalent stack.

// what you get on day one

A pipeline that moves itself. Catalysts before competitors. XP that turns into capital.

// 01 / pipeline

Pipeline that moves itself

Drag-drop kanban with custom dispositions. Smart Marks (lists) auto-update. Bulk anything. Contact profiles with activity feeds, pinned notes, call dispositions, and lifecycle stages, like the senior reps actually use.

CLIENT A12
CLIENT B28
TARGET A47
TARGET B94
+ moved this wk+18
// 02 / catalysts

Catalysts before competitors

Custom triggers across SEC filings, LinkedIn posts, hires & departures, technographics, web search, GPT prompt-runs. Set frequency, gates, and targeting. Free tier covers ~60% of ZoomInfo use cases on day one.

SEC · 10-K3 hits
LinkedIn post12 hits
Exec hired7 hits
Custom GPT2 hits
queued for outreach→ 24
// 03 / xp → capital

XP that turns into capital

Quests, levels, leaderboards. The fun layer. The numbers under the hood, total revenue, quota %, activity ratios, are what capital partners see. Win quests, climb the league, qualify for funding cycles.

LVL 14 · CLOSER2,840 / 3,900 XP
QUEST · 50 dials38 / 50
streak · day22
league rank#02
// the agent layer

Four agents. One does coaching at 3am.

A virtual BD department running on top of your CRM. Origin is live. Three more shipping through Q3.

LIVE

Origin

Catalyst & outreach

Watches your Catalysts, drafts emails in your voice, and coaches you between calls. Works on every tier.

BETA · Q2

Pipeline

Lead discovery

Finds new accounts that match your custom Catalysts and pushes them into the funnel for Origin to work.

BETA · Q2

Customer Success

Retention & expansion

Detects churn signals, runs lifecycle plays, takes leads from prospect to customer end-to-end.

ALPHA · Q3

Onboarding

ICP & setup

Interviews you on day one, builds your ICP, configures Marks & Catalysts, and ships you to first dial.

// what we're shipping next

In the build now. Pro gets first dibs. Enterprise gets alpha keys.

We ship Tuesdays at 10am EST. Beta access is one of the perks of going Pro. Enterprise customers can request alpha builds.

NEXT TUESDAY

Sequence builder · branching

Visual wireframe-style sequences. Email, LinkedIn connect, message, call. Yes/no branches, delay timers, scheduled triggers.

Pro: beta access · Enterprise: alpha
CYCLE 04

The League · Cycle 04 opens

Pro-tier qualifying competition. Capital partners review top performers based on system-recorded metrics. Winners get checks.

Pro / Enterprise only. Entry criteria gated on ARR + activity.
Q3

BYOK Custom Reports · Analytics

Bring your own LLM key. Run plain-English reports across your CRM data. Pull tables, decks, briefs straight from the analytics page.

Pro: beta access · Enterprise: alpha
Q3

Pipeline Agent & CSM Agent

Autonomous lead discovery on your custom Catalysts. CSM agent reduces churn and runs full lifecycle plays.

Pro: beta access
Q3

Mobile + Autodialer

Native mobile app paired with the autodialer. Use your real number, stay on brand, log everything to the CRM in one tap.

Pro: included.
Q4

Onboarding Agent · Alpha

Day-one ICP interview, Catalyst setup, Marks pre-built. Goes from sign-up to first dial in under 20 minutes.

Enterprise alpha first.
// pricing

Free is real. Pro replaces the stack.

Free covers what most sellers actually need. Pro is for sellers serious about The League. Enterprise is for teams who need alpha keys and a seat at the table.

Free
$0 · forever
Full CRM. Real-time leaderboard. The basic shape of The League.
  • Full pipeline + contacts + companies
  • Mobile app (calls, notes, log)
  • Free Catalyst layer · SEC, news, jobs, social
  • Email + LinkedIn + Slack + Outlook integrations
  • Quests, XP, public leaderboard
  • Unlimited seats & contacts
  • Origin · catalyst & outreach agent
Sign up free →
Enterprise
Talk · open dialog
For teams who want alpha keys, custom integrations, and a seat at the design table.
  • Everything in Pro · all seats
  • Alpha access to unreleased agents
  • Dedicated channel · ship requests in our backlog
  • Custom integrations & data warehouse export
  • League · Enterprise competitions (capital scale)
  • Onboarding agent · alpha
Start the dialog →
// the take

Built by one. Built for the underdogs.

Tyler Roper started as a Sales Associate. Worked his way to BDM, Senior BDM, and Director of BD. All-time peak: $2M annual gross profit, EBITDA up 748%. He built that book of business with cold calling and LinkedIn, paired with dedication, strategy, and an always-on mentality.

Across every role, he tried every tool. None of them worked the way a closer needs them to. So he stacked more tools on top, and the bills kept growing. DealArena is the tool he wishes existed.

The CRM is free because the bills weren't fair. The League exists because numbers should beat warm intros. The pitbull is on the logo because this is for the underdogs. Counter-culture. Anti-establishment. If we can make Salesforce call us crying, that's a good Tuesday.

// Tyler Roper, founder · DealArena · solo build
// ship log · public

We ship Tuesdays at 10am EST.

Built in public. Every release goes out the door on schedule. Read the full changelog →

2026-05-01

Marketing site foundation

SHIP
2026-04-30

Analytics page split + Render deploy live

SHIP
2026-04-29

Nav redesign: sidebar + command palette + page split

SHIP

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