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Working notes on go-to-market strategy, paid media, SEO and brand building, the things we apply in client work, written down. No recycled listicles.

The zero-employee customer success stack: automating SaaS retention
  • 09/04/2026

The zero-employee customer success stack: automating SaaS retention

Scaling CS headcount linearly with ARR is an engineering...

AI lead qualification: stop your sales team chasing bad-fit leads
  • 09/04/2026

AI lead qualification: stop your sales team chasing bad-fit leads

Your sales team wastes half its week on leads...

SaaS signup flow UX: 5 friction points killing your trials
  • 09/04/2026

SaaS signup flow UX: 5 friction points killing your trials

You pay to get a stranger to the signup...

Is your SaaS branding costing you customers? Signs to pivot
  • 09/04/2026

Is your SaaS branding costing you customers? Signs to pivot

A great product can fail quietly when the branding...

How to move your SaaS out of a crowded market
  • 09/04/2026

How to move your SaaS out of a crowded market

You do not escape a crowded market by shipping...

Product-led vs sales-led: which framework saves a struggling SaaS?
  • 09/04/2026

Product-led vs sales-led: which framework saves a struggling SaaS?

Switching go-to-market frameworks blindly can kill a struggling SaaS...

7 questions to ask before hiring a performance marketing agency
  • 09/04/2026

7 questions to ask before hiring a performance marketing agency

The wrong agency wastes your budget and your window....

Bootstrapped SaaS growth: 7 low-cost acquisition channels
  • 09/04/2026

Bootstrapped SaaS growth: 7 low-cost acquisition channels

Standard advice points bootstrappers at the most contested channels...

The SaaS founder's guide to unit economics: fixing LTV:CAC in 2026
  • 09/04/2026

The SaaS founder’s guide to unit economics: fixing LTV:CAC in 2026

The 3:1 LTV:CAC rule is dead. Fully-loaded CAC, gross-margin...