MARKET LEARNING: STAY ALIVE
Hiring too early burns cash
Understand the core elements of market learning, and why good companies die before material success in the market if they fail at, or ignore, market-learning.
90 Minutes
REACH MARKETS THAT IGNORE YOU
Annoying people isn't effective
In this module you will learn how to reliably reach your audience during market learning, without launching the company. As prospects are inundated with unsolicited outreach, ability to reach the audience is a critical skill for all entrepreneurs.
3 hours
FIND PRODUCT-MARKET FIT
And keep it
In this module, you’ll learn what is a “good market”, and what it means for a product to fit that market well. There’s a clear focus on B2B v B2C PMF, testing processes, how to avoid common company-killing mistakes.
3 hours
FIND GO-TO-MARKET FIT
Predictable, reliable sales
In this module, you’ll learn the core elements of GTM Fit and how they are applied. GTM Fit is the most critical process before staffing out with a GTM team.
5 hours
BUSINESS MODEL & PRICING
Go-To-Market is part of the product
In this module you will learn how the business model and pricing methods you use impact your GTM operations and the company’s perception in the market. You’ll also understand how the choice of what to charge for matters (e.g. ownership, rental, services, impact).
2 hours
GTM WITH ALL DEPARTMENTS
A single unified motion
GTM is entirely multi-departmental. Yet, departmental friction frequently become a problem for operators. Learn how to design GTM processes, analytics and operational cohesion so the entire company goes to market in a tightly integrated manner.
3 hours
GROWTH STAGES DRIVE DECISIONS
Hiring at the wrong stage burns cash
Learn to understand and identify stages of growth. Understand how mis-understanding leads to delay, hiring the wrong people, loss of resources and mistakes in timing and key decisions.
2 hours
MODERN OPERATIONS
Monitoring and validation for all GTM
Learn to instrument and monitor every GTM action. Detect when PMF or GTMF is deteriorating. Isolate performance changes in people and processes. Eliminate finger-pointing. Use AI and common tools to substantial competitive advantage.
2.5 hours
GO-TO-MARKET STRATEGY
Sales led, product led or hybrid
Learn the spectrum of GTM strategies to optimize the field. Learn to select operational components and processes and combine them strategically. The goal is to increase the velocity of sales and the reliability of the field.
2 hours
RECRUIT AND RETAIN
Retention is hard before market learning
Recruiting and retention of technical talent is hard. This module will help founders to recruit, retain and motivate people - the only resource that matters. The same skills developed through other modules are applied.
1.5 hours
SALES METHODOLOGIES
Important after growth stage
In this module you’ll learn older methods of selling that still have value. You’ll also be aware of when various advisors may push something that should be carefully considered.
1.5 hours