Framework · 3 notes · discussed by Jeanne Grosser, Lenny Rachitsky, Teresa Torres

Ideal Customer Profile

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Lenny’s Podcast100 min

What world-class GTM looks like in 2026

Jeanne Grosser · Nov 30, 2025
Key learnings
  • Treat go-to-market as an integrated lifecycle spanning marketing, sales, customer success, and support, mapping the jobs to be…
  • Expect the buyer experience of being sold to to become a differentiator, so design the sales journey as a distinctive, valuable…
  • Frame value around avoiding pain and reducing risk, since many buyers purchase to avoid downside rather than chase upside…
Product Talk · Teresa TorresFeb 19, 2025

The Impact of Working in a Product Trio

Feb 19, 2025 · 6 min

“I was scrolling through my LinkedIn feed and a post caught my eye. It read: “Marketing owns defining the ideal customer profile.” And then went into details on why. A quick scan through the comments showed that not everyone agreed with this statement. Some people argued a different role owned”