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B2B founder defining positioning by listing the buyers and segments the product will turn away
Messaging & Positioning
Jun 2026 7 min read

Your Positioning Is Decided by Who You Turn Away

Founders think positioning is about who you attract. It is the opposite. It is the…

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B2B founder choosing to own a narrow corner of an existing category instead of creating a new one
Messaging & Positioning
Jun 2026 7 min read

Stop Trying to Create a Category. Own a Corner Instead.

Category creation is advice from people who already won. For a startup with 5 customers,…

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B2B founder following a 4-step B2B GTM framework to diagnose and fix their broken go-to-market
GTM Strategy
Jun 2026 7 min read

The 4-Step B2B GTM Framework I Use to Fix Any Broken Go-to-Market

ICP, messaging, positioning, pricing. In that order. Every time. The B2B GTM framework I run…

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B2B marketer realizing why ICP first matters after 90 days of zero-customer GTM execution
ICP & Targeting
Jun 2026 7 min read

Why I Build ICP First in Every B2B GTM

I build ICP first now because I tried it the other way once. 90 days,…

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B2B founder reviewing a generic GTM playbook that does not fit their startup's stage
GTM Strategy
Jun 2026 7 min read

Why I Refuse to Give Every Founder the Same GTM Playbook

A founder I worked with paid a well-known GTM consultant $12K for a 90-day playbook.…

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B2B startup founder reviewing customer traction data before raising funding
Fundraising
Jun 2026 7 min read

Why B2B Founders Should Raise Funding After Traction

A founder I worked with spent 4 months pitching investors. He had a pitch deck,…

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b2b startup founder reviewing transparent pricing tiers on their website
GTM Strategy
May 2026 7 min read

Why B2B Startups Need Transparent Pricing

A founder I worked with built a project management tool for agencies. Clean product. Strong…

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Step-by-step process for pulling B2B messaging from sales call recordings, by Shamal Badhe
Strategy
May 2026 8 min read

How to Pull Messaging From Sales Calls, Step by Step

A founder I worked with had a landing page that read “Streamline your customer onboarding.”…

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Behavioral ICP signals scoring framework for B2B SaaS founders, by Shamal Badhe
ICP & Targeting
May 2026 9 min read

Why Behavioral ICP Signals Now Beat Firmographic Targeting in B2B

A founder I worked with had a clean firmographic ICP. SaaS companies, 50 to 200…

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Lost deal post-mortem 4-step framework template for B2B founders, by Shamal Badhe
Founder-Led Sales
Apr 2026 7 min read

Lost Deal Analysis. The 30-Minute Practice That Sharpens Your B2B Sales Process.

A founder I worked with lost 11 deals in 90 days. He kept telling me…

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ICP refinement framework using churn data
ICP & Targeting
Apr 2026 6 min read

How to Refine Your ICP From Churn Data. The 5 Steps Most Founders Skip

A founder I worked with had 28% annual churn. He blamed the product. He had…

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B2B startup founder comparing website messaging with customer feedback on a laptop
Messaging & Positioning
Apr 2026 9 min read

How to Find Out If Your B2B Startup Messaging Is Actually Landing

Your messaging sounds clear to you. That doesn’t mean your buyer agrees. Most B2B startup…

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