Money goes out, attention leaks away, and the team sits around dashboards trying to explain why something that looked strong on paper hits the real world with a soft thud.
Most leaders do not set out to have a fuzzy customer profile. They care about the problem, they talk to people, they sketch personas in workshops. Yet the pattern repeats across software, ecommerce, agencies, and consumer brands. The product works, at least in theory. The team is not lazy. The strategy deck is full of smart language. Still, growth drags. Deals slip. Trials never convert. Everyone starts poking at surface level fixes, while …
Launch Plans Ship Products. GTM Wins Markets
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