# catapulthq.com

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## Homepage

- [**Simplify** the   _**RFx** **process** and launch your_ business **forward.**](/content/site-root.html): Centralize all your RFx projects, collaborate with team members on responses, and track your progress all in one easy-to-use workstation. (731 words)

## Articles & Blog Posts

- [privacy-policy/index.html](/content/privacy-policy/index.html) (1 words)
- [Plans that fit your](/content/pricing/index.html): Plans that fit your organization’s needs. See what solution is best for your team. (576 words)
- [**Request for proposal**](/content/rfp-creation/index.html): Getting the RFP responses you need all comes down to creating a strong RFP in the first place — it can be a big task to undertake! But it shouldn’t feel like rocket science. (394 words)
- [**RFP compliance**](/content/compliance-tracking/index.html): Catapult’s defining RFx tool is our Audit Trail, by which teams can track activity across all content. For each piece of content in the platform, Catapult keeps a record of key compliance statistics. (450 words)
- [**RFP automation** software](/content/rfp-automation/index.html): Catapult’s automated RFP processes and intuitive content management system will make a team of 5 feel like a team of 20 — and a team of 50 feel like a team of 200 — so your RFx professionals can spend less time managing the entire process, and more time capturing new opportunities and growth! (377 words)
- [Request A Demo](/content/request-a-demo/index.html): Request A Demo Schedule a 15-minute call with a Catapult RFP Specialist. We’ll learn more about your RFP automation needs and share how Catapult’s end-to-end RFP solution can help launch your business forward. (60 words)
- [All Your **Request For**](/content/faq/index.html): All Your Request For Proposal FAQs (118 words)
- [Make your **request for**](/content/rfp-responses/index.html): Catapult not only standardizes the RFx process; it also allows you to increase your activity and revenues by pursuing more opportunities. (174 words)
- [**Welcome to the table**](/content/contact/index.html): Talk With Our Team Got a question? Catapult is here to help. Contact Us (38 words)
- [The only **end-to-end**](/content/rfp-management-software/index.html): WHY CATAPULT? The only end-to-end RFP solution Equip your organization with the tools for success Book a Demo Catapult’s proposal software is a step ahead of all others, providing automated solutions at every touchpoint in the RFP process.Made By Financial Service Experts, For The Financial Service IndustryKnowledge is power, and experience is the differentiator when (601 words)
- [The **automated RFP tool** putting firms **ahead of the game**](/content/rfp-product-overview/index.html): Catapult is more than software — it’s an end-to-end solution that makes responding, requesting and managing the entire RFP process, easy. Putting your firm one step ahead of the competition. (470 words)
- [Main](/content/payment-success/index.html) (11 words)
- [**Request for proposal**](/content/rfp-content-management/index.html): Catapult’s intuitive software automatically flags errors or content that needs attention, taking the guesswork out of your processes and establishing confidence in your team’s work. (531 words)
- [**Due Diligence** &](/content/ddq/index.html): Standard Information Gathering and Due Diligence are key aspects of doing business but they’re not the most appealing steps for either ends of the business agreement. Catapult is here to change that. (375 words)
- [Main](/content/payment-failure/index.html) (1 words)
- [Why Responding to RFPs is like a Medieval Battle](/content/blog/why-responding-to-rfps-is-like-a-medieval-battle/index.html): Whenever one hears the term ‘battlefield,’ they may be quick to think of the countless historic wars and battles that have persisted since the beginning of time. As businesses have evolved and adapted to the ever-increasing competitive landscape, once could make the argument that responding to an RFP in 2022 is like facing off against (1,046 words)
- [An **RFP solution** made by](/content/financial-services/index.html): With a combined 52 years of experience in the financial services industry, the Catapult team has firsthand knowledge of the pain points in the RFP process. (398 words)
- [What to Expect, When You’re Expecting](/content/blog/what-to-expect-when-youre-expecting/index.html): (Without the Baby) Over the past few weeks we’ve onboarded over 2,500 new users across hundreds of Organizations around the globe. These organizations have either just adopted the use of technology to alleviate the pain of not being equipped to work remotely or they are switching from another product to ours. What is consistent in (1,132 words)
- [Rules For An Organization \| Rule 3 – Gratitude](/content/blog/rules-for-an-organization-rule-3-gratitude/index.html): Click here to read the beginning of our series on “Rules For A Knight” by Ethan Hawke. Rule #3: Gratitude Gratitude has to be one of our favorite core values. Showing gratitude can not only shift the way you think but also can dramatically change the way you act. The opening lines of the chapter go as (920 words)
- [Why Proposal Response Software should mimic your firm’s internal Structure](/content/blog/why-proposal-response-software-should-mimic-your-firms-internal-structure.html): Congratulations! After a lengthy decision-making process that oftentimes takes months to conclude, your firm has officially decided to move forward with its purchase decision for Enterprise RFx Software. Not only did you lead the charge with the procurement department in advocating for such a product or solution, but you also included as many stakeholders as possible in the overall (1,140 words)
- [Turning RFPs Into Consulting Opportunities](/content/blog/turning-rfps-into-consulting-opportunities/index.html): Written by David J. Witz CEO of PlanTools and published on the Summer 2020 issue of Plan Consultant magazine. What mind set do you have when you approach a Request for Proposal (“RFP”) engagement? Is it the “agony of defeat” or the “thrill of victory”? I suspect your answer may depend on whether you won the project to (1,602 words)
- [Unsung Heroes of RFPs](/content/blog/unsung-heroes-of-rfps/index.html): We know that RFPs are the number one way to choose a new vendor – so how come RFP writers are often left out of the celebrations when their hard work results in an opportunity won? In my past life as an RFP writer, I would spend hours carefully crafting RFP responses and gathering Subject (533 words)
- [Top Tricks To Improve RFPs With Templates](/content/blog/top-tricks-to-improve-rfps-with-templates/index.html): Historically, the RFx process has been arduous and manual for both requestors and responders, yet the RFP remains the number one way to find and evaluate new vendors. Although there are many tools available to help digitize the experience and make it more efficient, there is one simple place to start that many may not have considered: templates! RFx (1,120 words)
- [We Made It To The ISS – An RFP Analysis](/content/blog/we-made-it-to-the-iss-an-rfp-analysis/index.html): We have successfully connected the Crew Dragon to the International Space Station (ISS) and Elon Musk has achieved what so many thought was impossible. I don’t know about you all, but I am excited about the future and what this holds for generations to come. Did you know before the Crew Dragon was built, a (932 words)
- [The value of an RFP for Financial Advisors](/content/blog/the-value-of-an-rfp-for-financial-advisors/index.html): One of the most important fiduciary duties of a Financial Advisor is to evaluate every service provider. One core component to support this review is through the use of a Request for Proposal (RFP). This step gives you information on every provider, services offered/rendered, pricing and more. In years past, you'd find that this was (664 words)
- [Rules For An Organization \| Rule 2 – Humility](/content/blog/rules-for-an-organization-rule-2-humility/index.html): Rules For Catapult Over the next couple of months, Catapult wants to share something that has greatly benefitted us as an organization. Not only will you learn about what makes Catapult a top-tier business but you will also gain a sense of understanding into how you can improve all aspects of your organization and perhaps establish rules (533 words)
- [Meet the Winners of Charlotte’s Inno on Fire](/content/blog/meet-the-winners-of-charlottes-inno-on-fire/index.html): Catapult is one of the FinTech Winners in the Charlotte Inno on Fire startup ecosystem. This event makes us feel proud and honored, and we thank Charlotte Inno on Fire for their award! (176 words)
- [Retirement Planning \| Competition & Cooperation](/content/blog/retirement-planning-competition-cooperation/index.html): his past week, Team Catapult took a trip down to Tampa to participate in the National Association of Plan Advisors (NAPA) 401(k) Summit. Hundred of companies come together to grow, learn, and share about the future of retirement planning. Many of these companies are in constant competition trying to win each other’s business across the country. (883 words)
- [Rules For An Organization \| Rule 1 – Solitude](/content/blog/rules-for-an-organization-rule-1-solitude/index.html): Rules For Catapult Over the next couple of months, Catapult wants to share something that has greatly benefitted us as an organization. Not only will you learn about what makes Catapult a top-tier business but you will also gain a sense of understanding into how you can improve all aspects of your organization and perhaps establish rules (598 words)
- [Refining Your RFP Responses \| 6 Tips For Content Review](/content/blog/refining-your-rfp-responses-6-tips-for-content-review.html): RFPs continue to be the primary way to evaluate and choose vendors in nearly every industry from healthcare and government to construction and education. So now more than ever it is time to focus on making sure RFP responses are of the highest quality in order to remain competitive. Here are a few tips to (505 words)
- [Maximizing Your Workday \| 6 Useful Tips](/content/blog/maximizing-your-workday-6-useful-tips/index.html): Here at Catapult, we have our own techniques for maximizing our workday. Time is the most valuable asset, so why not do your best to make the most of it? That’s why we’ve tried to focus on this not only in our personal lives but in our software as well. Below we have some tips that we (563 words)
- [HOLLYWOOD is Calling, Can you hear it?](/content/blog/hollywood-is-calling-can-you-hear-it/index.html): What are the odds that you thought a Request for Information (“RFI”) was meant only for corporations and used to evaluate qualified vendors before putting them through a formalized Request for Proposal (“RFP”)? If you thought businesses only did these questionnaires, you would be mistaken. People and companies execute RFPs every day. It can be (800 words)
- [Introducing Catapult \| A Stateside Welcome](/content/blog/introducing-catapult-a-stateside-welcome/index.html): Welcome to Catapult! We’d like to take a minute to introduce Catapult and ourselves. Catapult is an all-in-one RFx solution. What is that? RFx = “Request for X” and to us, that means anything from an RFP (Request for Proposal), RFI (Request for Information), DDQ (Due Diligence Questionnaire), Security Proposals, etc. We provide a solution to help (736 words)
- [How to Manage Content Like a Pro](/content/blog/how-to-manage-content-like-a-pro/index.html): One of the most important jobs of a Content Manager is making sure writers can find the right answers when completing RFx projects. It is imperative that RFx writers are able to quickly and easily search the content library to locate the most up-to-date answer specific to their needs. This becomes especially critical in large, complex organizations (812 words)
- [CATAPULT IS EASING THE RFP PROCESS THANKS TO FOUNDER’S NASA EXPERIENCE](/content/blog/catapult-is-easing-the-rfp-process-thanks-to-founders-nasa-experience.html): Justin Witz, CEO of Catapult – a member of the newest QC Fintech class – is building a subscription based, web application to streamline and manage the cumbersome request for proposal (RFP) submission and response processes.

In 2006, Justin Witz joined the Air Force as a 20-year-old.

“Right before I went to Iraq in [2010], I was doing a project for NASA in Italy. It was a $2.5B project [where] we were doing a satellite launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base California into outer-space – basically sending a satellite for Italy. I was the project manager for the whole project.”

While managing the project he noticed the manual nature of the entire process – especially the documentation.

“They basically had hired 10-15 people just to manage documents.”

This seemed ridiculous to Witz – how could a billion dollar company, made up of very bright people, be so inefficient?

He reflects, “It was the most laborious, egregious, archaic, inundated process you could ever imagine.”

From that experience, he recognized if large companies were still using paper and manual processes to complete massive-sized projects, then miscommunication and version control issues would be a reoccurring problem across industries.

That’s how the idea for Catapult was born. “I had the idea back in 2009.”

His first job out of active duty was with PlanTools – a company out of Fort Mill that gave him exposure to the internal operations of financial services companies.

“I found that there is a huge need where everyone does requests for proposal – everyone does them the same inundated, laborious way that the big billion dollar companies do it.”

Here, Witz decides to focus Catapult initially on the financial services industry.

He provides an example as to the impact his company can make. “So in financial services, you may have plan sponsors that manage your retirement plan looking to acquire a brokered deal. So a plan sponsor puts together a series of questions that they want to ask for a betting process, and everything needs to be documented so that it can be approved in the case of due diligence or an audit.”

“When they do these questionnaires they put them in either Excel, Word, or PowerPoint, and then they deliver it off to several different companies or several different people to respond.”

To further the example, Witz mentions a financial advisor who receives the RFP may have a team of people – one of which is responsible for managing these responses across the team. In the current process, this point-person merges the respective documented responses from the team into one document. It’s a lengthy and manual process – it’s essentially the bottleneck for the whole RFP response.

“So what Catapult does it literally removes that bottleneck. You build everything in a web-based application, so your entire team can help build it all out collectively in one living portal rather than on a document that everyone that has to share and pass around or approve.

“Everyone can answer – at the same time, in the same document.” They also enable in-line editing, so team members can collaborate – live. “It’s very collaborative throughout the whole process.”

His goal is to make the whole RFP process more efficient.

“We cater to both sides – someone who’s creating and sending out and someone who’s receiving.”

The Catapult team is building their platform as an API so it can be easily integrated into a company’s existing ecosystem.

Witz and his team plan to launch a beta product at the end of April with a few companies to get quick feedback. The goal is to receive and implement this initial feedback by August – before QC Fintech’s demo day.

From there – launch a second round of the beta product, and then get a product to market by November. You can sign up for the private beta on the Catapult website.

Witz’s longer-term goal is to make a bigger footprint in the Charlotte area. He hopes to grow the team to around 15 people consisting of developers, QAs, and a few business roles.

His advice to early-stage entrepreneurs is to surround yourself with a capable and connected team.

“You can’t survive without having ideas bounce around, you can’t survive without sharing. Everything gets done together collectively – no matter what.” (837 words)
- [First pick of the NFL Draft chosen through RFP Process](/content/blog/first-pick-of-the-nfl-draft-chosen-through-rfp-process.html): Spring is in the air, pollen is in our nostrils, and dads everywhere have begun mowing their lawns regularly once again. For those diehard sports fans, this all correlates with one simple truth: football season is quickly approaching. Each year, the National Football League (NFL) conducts a draft of players from their collegiate days and into a (1,274 words)
- [The Gloves are Off](/content/blog/gloves-off/index.html): What processes allow companies to differentiate themselves to win big compared to their competition. (901 words)
- [Cups, Lids, and all things RFP](/content/blog/cups-lids-and-all-things-rfp/index.html): One of our reference companies in Catapult’s headquarters is on Starbucks. The world's leader in brick-and-mortar coffee shops and an innovator of coffee culture. If you live in the Americas, Europe, or parts of Asia, you have likely seen or experienced Starbucks at least once. If you’ve placed an order, you probably used terms like (786 words)
- [Apple’s OLED Panel RFP](/content/blog/apple-oled-iphone-panel/index.html): Read how Apple executes a Request for Proposal ("RFP") for their OLED Panels in the iPhone SE and the journey to procurement victory. (798 words)
- [Bolstering Supply Chains with RFP Technology](/content/blog/bolstering-supply-chains-with-rfp-technology/index.html): The year 2020 will undoubtedly go down in history as unique and one-of-a-kind. Whether it is COVID-19 or the insurmountable number of effects as a direct result of the virus itself, I think it is safe to say that the world has changed – meaning that we must adapt! Local retailers and national grocery stores (488 words)
- [Apple’s King of Procurement, The Blevinator](/content/blog/apples-king-of-procurement-the-blevinator/index.html): Tony Blevins, aka the Blevinator, is the world's most renowned person in procurement. He has single-handedly structured Apple's most significant deals over the past 20+ years, including Apple Park. In 2022, he stepped down from his position, but this isn’t about that. Instead, this is about how he created the most aggressive deals with Apple’s (789 words)
- [Asking the Right Questions in an RFP](/content/blog/asking-the-right-questions-in-an-rfp/index.html): The goal of an RFP is to get the best vendor for your project at the best price. So how do you make sure you’re choosing the best vendor? To start, you need to ask the right questions. Pre-Qualify with a Shorter Questionnaire. Before sending your entire invite list a lengthy RFP, send a shorter, (424 words)
- [Acronyms, Definitions, You know…our language](/content/blog/acronyms-definitions-you-knowour-language/index.html): RFx Procurement Definitions In the military we had a habit of communicating in acronyms, it actually felt cool when you knew something everyone else didn’t, a language of your own. Similar to a code base that only a select few can share with one another and it actually makes sense. If you’ve been on a (2,570 words)
- [**The Catapult** Medieval Times](/content/blog/index.html): Read on to hear from experts in the RFx field — covering everything from content management strategy tips and RFP writing pointers to ruminations on Catapult’s core business values. (1,230 words)
- [**404**   The page you are looking for   is in **another castle**](/content/404/index.html) (11 words)
- [Sign up for Catapult](/content/app-sign-up/index.html) (36 words)
- [4 Simple Tips For Managing Content](/content/blog/4-simple-tips-for-managing-content/index.html): Do you sometimes feel like your content is managing you instead of the other way around? Do you find that your content library is full of old, disorganized content that is in desperate need of a refresh? Good news, you’re not alone and we’ve put together a few tips on how to help you regain (728 words)
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