## The Invisible Pipeline Leak
Sales Reps almost never tag "Lost because we lacked a SOC2" in Salesforce. They usually tag it under "Timing" or "Ghosted." The reality is the buyer's internal IT Procurement team reviewed the software, saw no compliance badge, and silently vetoed the purchase against the buyer's wishes.
### FAQ
**Q: When is paying an auditor $65,000 actually a Marketing expense?**
A: When you hit Mid-Market. If your Average Contract Value (ACV) is $45,000, losing just TWO deals a year to InfoSec blocks means you bled $90,000 in Top-Line Revenue. Paying the auditor $65,000 generates immediate, mathematically positive ROI simply by unblocking the sales velocity of your existing pipeline.