Insight
The 'Glass Slipper' Trap: Why Early Retention Metrics Mislead
Startups often celebrate high retention too early. But retention is rarely just about product quality; it's about customer selection. Here is why the 'Glass Slipper' metaphor explains the hidden risks in your growth metrics.
The 'Global Market' Myth: Why Local Wins First
Startups love to say they are 'going global.' Usually, this means they have struggled to sell to their neighbors. Here is why geography is not a strategy, and why 'The Global Market' is often a distraction.
The 'Imaginary Customer' Problem: Why ICP Often Misleads
Founders love acronyms because they feel like progress. But defining personas before sales often leads to 'strategic cosplay.' Here is why you should let payment define your customer.
The Hidden Cost of 'Friendly' Feedback
Founders love acronyms because they sound professional. But 'Refining our ICP' often masks a deeper hesitation to sell. Here is why you should look beyond personas and focus on paying customers.
Your Dashboard Is Lying to You (Stop Hiding Behind Data)
Founders love dashboards because they feel safe. But data is a lagging indicator. If you are looking at a dashboard, you are looking at the past. The market is happening outside.
Why GTM Is Suddenly Everywhere (The Shift from PLG)
Startups stopped talking about 'Product-Led Growth' and started talking about GTM. Why? because the market dynamics changed. GTM is often a more formal way of saying 'We need to actively sell things now.'
Pricing is Power: If You Can't Raise It, You Don't Have a Business
Most startups are terrified of raising prices. They shouldn't be. Price is the ultimate filter for Product-Market Fit. If your customers leave over a 20% hike, you never had PMF. This is how to raise prices without apologizing.
The AI Revenue Illusion: GMV vs ARR
AI startups are boasting about ARR numbers that are actually low-margin GMV. This is not just accounting; it is a structural issue. Why most AI companies are operating more like resellers of compute.
GTM 101: Startup Revenue Architecture
Most startups treat GTM as a buzzword for 'launch.' This is a mistake. GTM is the infrastructure of your revenue. This article strips away marketing fluff and focuses on the engineering of a sustainable revenue engine.
The Hidden Crisis: How Silent Quitting Reveals a Broken Feedback Loop in Modern Organizations
Why half of your workforce is 'quiet quitting'. The breakdown of Hirschman's 'Exit, Voice, and Loyalty' model in modern organizations and how to fix the feedback loop.
The OKR Paradox: Why Google's Goal-Setting Framework Became Its Own Enemy
Why OKRs, known as Google's secret to success, have turned into 'performance theater' in many companies. The measurement trap, Goodhart's Law, and the conditions for real OKR success.
Agile: The Secret Behind Success vs. The Reason We Fail
Why 47% to 96% of agile transformations fail. The paradox of autonomy and alignment, and the real prerequisites for success.
Get Off the Sidelines: It's Your Turn to Play
Vibe coding, AI assistants, and the collapse of entry barriers. The excuses for staying in the stands are gone. It's time for strategists to become builders and prove their methodologies in the arena.
The PM Role is Evolving. Enter the Producer.
Why 'Product Manager' has often been a buffer for coordination theater, and why the AI era forces a shift to 'Producers'—operators who own the outcome, not the ticket.
