<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Vendor Signal Lab</title><link>https://vendorsignallab.com/</link><description>Vendor Signal Lab — operated by Cassel Investments LLC</description><language>en-US</language><dc:publisher>Vendor Signal Lab — operated by Cassel Investments LLC</dc:publisher><atom:link href="https://vendorsignallab.com/feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>CRM: follow the customer, not just the pipeline.</title><link>https://vendorsignallab.com/crm/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://vendorsignallab.com/crm/</guid><description>Evaluate customer data, sales workflows, adoption and portability before choosing a CRM.</description><dc:creator>Vendor Signal Lab — operated by Cassel Investments LLC</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 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repeats.</title><link>https://vendorsignallab.com/evidence-notes/automation-failure-recovery/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://vendorsignallab.com/evidence-notes/automation-failure-recovery/</guid><description>Evidence Note 02: recovery and connection-sharing boundaries across Zapier, Make and n8n, with six first-party sources and a proposed buyer recovery drill.</description><dc:creator>Vendor Signal Lab — operated by Cassel Investments LLC</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</atom:updated></item><item><title>CRM data portability: an export is the start of an exit plan.</title><link>https://vendorsignallab.com/evidence-notes/crm-data-portability/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://vendorsignallab.com/evidence-notes/crm-data-portability/</guid><description>Evidence Note 01: what three first-party documentation pages establish, what remains unknown, and a buyer checklist for a scoped CRM exit 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