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title: "Introducing deal risk signals: catch stalling deals before they go dark"
description: "Deal risk signals flag the quiet warning signs in your pipeline before a deal stalls out."
url: https://meridian.nexity.build/blog/introducing-deal-risk-signals-catch-stalling-deals-before-th
published: 2025-12-18
updated: 2026-10-27
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# Introducing deal risk signals: catch stalling deals before they go dark

*Blog · December 18, 2025 · By Mark Richards*

Deal risk signals flag the quiet warning signs in your pipeline before a deal stalls out.

Deal risk signals flag the quiet warning signs in your pipeline before a deal stalls out. Here's what that looks like in practice.

## What's new and why

Introducing deal risk signals: catch stalling deals before they go dark — but the detail is where it gets useful. The teams that get this right treat it as a habit, not a one-off.

- **Less manual work.** The update removes a step you used to do by hand.
- **Clearer signal.** The information you need now surfaces where you already look.
- **Faster setup.** You can get value from it in minutes, not a quarter.

> Finally, the number that matters is the one I see first.
>
> — Mark Richards, Product team, Product updates

The takeaway is simple: small, consistent changes compound. Start with one of the points above this week.