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Proven frameworks, strategies, and tactical guides drawn from operators who’ve done this before, from high-level strategy to the templates you need to execute.
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Marketing
Founder-led sales and marketing never ends

Framework for ongoing founder involvement in GTM: key deals, positioning ownership, and customer relationships.

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AI
AEO playbook for B2B software companies

Answer engine optimization (AEO)— what it is, why it matters now, and what to do about it. This is a practical playbook for winning visibility in AI-powered search, before your buyers ever visit your website.

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AI
The State of GTM AI in 2025

State of GTM AI in 2025: adoption rates, working use cases, tool landscape, and implementation best practices. Comprehensive market analysis.

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Sales Compensation
Sales comp clinic: Answering your questions

Get answers to the most frequent sales compensation questions we hear from early-stage startups.

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Finance
How to nail your board deck

Learn how to nail your board deck every time.

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Marketing
How to craft a great marketing plan

Sydney Sloan, CMO of G2, walks through her battle-tested approach to building annual marketing plans.

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Finance
Financial planning template

Early and mid-stage startups of any sophistication can use this templated planning model to create intelligent pro forma financial projections.

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Sales Strategy
Founder-led sales and marketing never ends

Framework for ongoing founder involvement in GTM: key deals, positioning ownership, and customer relationships.

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GTM Benchmarks

GTM performance statistics from high-growth startups.  See what good performance looks like when powered by AI.
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Customer value mapping workshop
Workshop by Pete Giordano teaching how to create customer value maps as inputs to positioning, messaging, stakeholder maps, discovery scripts, and sales playbooks.
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Sales Strategy
How to: Running the managed trial play
Video by Robert Koehler covering five steps to optimizing your managed trial/POC program.
Sales Strategy
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The 12 Laws of GTM Alignment
CMO-CRO council with Kelly Hopping (Demandbase), Ryan Azus (ex-Zoom), and Maria Pergolino on the 12 areas where sales, marketing, and CEOs get misaligned.
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Perfecting your positioning
Workshop by Pete Giordano (ex-Google Workspace) guiding through six key positioning questions. Output: two-page positioning canvas for cross-functional alignment.
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Sales Strategy
The Scale Sales Framework
Sales framework by Craig Rosenberg, Kristina McMillan, and Robert Koehler covering strategy (ICP, segmentation), operations (pipeline, forecasting), people (onboarding, coaching), and execution.
Sales Strategy
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Sales Development Strategy
The Scale Sales Development Framework
Four-layer SDR framework: strategy (target market, messaging), operations (AI co-pilots, marketing alignment), people (hiring, enablement), and execution (signals-based selling).
Sales Development Strategy
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Marketing
Responsibilities by marketing role
Framework by Maria Pergolino defining responsibilities by title in B2B marketing orgs: deliverables, supervision, and knowledge areas. Downloadable XLSX for job descriptions and performance evaluation.
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GTM flash survey: AI in GTM
Survey of 63 GTM leaders on AI adoption. Most still taking ad-hoc approach, ~90% seeing some impact, ~20% seeing strong impact. Covers use cases and key takeaways.
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Finance
How to: CFO board reporting
Video walkthrough by Scale EIR James Huber covering how to track, calculate, and format key financial metrics for board meetings, plus reporting infrastructure setup.
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Finance
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GTM flash survey: Signals-based selling
Survey of 39 GTM leaders on signals-based selling adoption across RevOps, Demand Gen, and Sales Development. Companies using six or more signals across the funnel see strongest impact.
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What’s working in AI prospecting: Tools and workflows
SDR tech council led by Kristina McMillan covering AI tools for account selection, messaging workflows, coaching, and balancing AI efficiency with human relationship-building.
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How We Scaled This: Accelerating revenue by adding a sales-led motion to your PLG
Pete Giordano outlines four steps for PLG companies adding sales-led motion: mapping buyer journey, mapping customer value, managing sales efficiency, and aligning internal leaders.
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The 5 rules of founder-led GTM
GTM Summit session by Scott Albro on low-effort, high-impact GTM activities every founder should do.
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Where’s my AI banker? Why financial services is lagging on AI adoption
Analysis of why financial services lags on AI adoption: regulatory barriers, legacy systems, and risk aversion.
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“Should we sell to budget holders?” with Mark Wendling, WW SVP at Glean
Session with Glean's Mark Wendling on selling to budget holders: persona targeting and deal structure.
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Sales Compensation
FAQs: Sales compensation for early stage startups
A comprehensive overview of digital marketing strategies.
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Sales Compensation
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Andy Hershey
Sales Compensation
Overview of sales compensation plan
A comprehensive overview of digital marketing strategies.
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Christy Roach

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