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ArticleThe Ideal Client Profile Is Your Startup’s North Star (Stop Ignoring It)

The Ideal Client Profile Is Your Startup’s North Star (Stop Ignoring It)

Guessing is Not a Successful Sales Strategy. Create an ideal customer profile instead.

Think your product is “for everyone”? That’s cute. It’s also a ticket to early stage startup hell.

One of the top reasons startups fail (42%!) is building something nobody actually needs. Translation: they never clearly defined who their real customer was. In startup post-mortems you’ll hear the haunting refrain: “no market need.”

An Ideal Customer Profile (ICP) is the antidote to that fate. It’s the crystal-clear picture of who truly needs what you’re selling. An ICP helps in qualifying leads effectively, ensuring your sales and marketing teams focus on the target audience.

Without it, you’re basically playing darts blindfolded and hoping for a bullseye...




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