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Episode Synopsis
Most SaaS founders don’t stall growth because they’re careless; they stall because they’re ambitious.You start with a focused ICP. It works. Revenue grows.Then comes the temptation to expand too early. And that’s when the downward spiral begins.In this episode, we unpack one of the most common and dangerous mistakes in SaaS growth: broadening your ICP before your system is ready to scale.You’ll learn:Why early ICP expansion looks like progress but leads to decayMore leads and meetings, sure. But then messaging fragments, sales cycles stretch, and CAC quietly creeps upward.The downstream damage of a diluted ICPYour product roadmap becomes reactiveYour sales team loses clarityYour homepage stops convertingYour brand loses its edgeHow to run the ICP alignment testAsk this one question to reveal if your company is known for something specific or just vaguely helpful.What top SaaS companies do insteadThey master one ICP. Build a repeatable engine. Only then do they expand, one adjacent persona at a time.This episode is your blueprint for tightening positioning, rebuilding clarity, and creating the kind of focus that compounds growth quarter after quarter.
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