Strategy: Business models
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Building a growth model and marketplace growth strategy
Lenny's Podcast Product Career Growth
October 9, 2022
Business models
9
Product-market fit
7
Unit economics
6
- Retention is almost always the biggest lever — and hardest to move.
- Liquidity beats GMV: until both sides transact reliably, nothing else matters.
- Demand is the currency; supply only matters insofar as it improves buyer experience.
How to revamp your B2B SaaS go-to-market plan for more traction
TK Kader
October 2, 2022
Business models
8
Funnels
7
Product-market fit
5
- A 20% close rate is normal — you need more pipeline, not better win rates.
- Broken GTM almost always traces to ICP or messaging, not activity volume.
- Once you know what's broken, ask who to fix it — not how.
How EVgo is building America's fast-charging network for electric vehicles
Masters of Scale
September 15, 2022
Business models
9
Scaling infrastructure
8
Pricing strategy
6
- Why a charging station takes 18 months to build, not weeks
- Charge while you shop: placing stations where drivers already stop
- Federal climate legislation changes the investment math for EV infrastructure
13 business ideas you can start today
Silicon Valley Girl
September 8, 2022
Business models
9
MVP & prototyping
7
Bootstrapping
6
- Shared-worker platforms let small businesses afford full-time talent collectively.
- Creator tools for multi-platform publishing and auto-translation are wide open.
- Low-tech kids' play areas in malls and restaurants are an untapped US gap.
How to diagnose and fix a broken SaaS go-to-market strategy
TK Kader
September 4, 2022
Business models
9
Growth hacking
8
- Switching channels without diagnosis wastes money and burns your brand
- Sharp ICP targeting compounds into better messaging across every channel
- A weekly 'Broadway show' beats scattered activity on multiple channels
How community building and product income enable five-figure freelance months
Joanna Wiebe
September 2, 2022
Business models
8
Community building
7
MVP & prototyping
6
- Build an audience before you launch — not after.
- A product income stream kills client desperation from day one.
- eBooks attracted both revenue and inbound client leads simultaneously.
CrowdStrike: how cloud-native endpoint security became a platform
Business Breakdowns
September 1, 2022
Business models
9
Case studies
8
Unit economics
7
- Watching behaviour inside the network beats guarding the perimeter
- COVID forced endpoint security from nice-to-have to only option
- Third to market with the right architecture beats first with the wrong one
16 lessons from building a million-dollar bootstrapped SaaS
Rob Walling
August 22, 2022
Business models
9
Bootstrapping
8
Pivoting
7
- Validate before coding — talk to 17 people, not just yourself.
- Slow-launch in batches; Drip took five months to fully open.
- Fast growth is almost never profitable — plan for it.
Eight DOs and DON'Ts for growing a SaaS startup
TK Kader
August 21, 2022
Business models
9
Prospecting & outreach
7
- Why outsourcing go-to-market almost always fails early-stage founders
- One ICP beats many: narrow focus accelerates growth to the next milestone
- Customer success before a second sales hire prevents a leaky revenue bucket
Five-component go-to-market framework for SaaS founders
Rob Walling
August 8, 2022
Business models
9
Growth hacking
8
Pricing strategy
7
- Define customer, positioning, pricing, marketing, and sales — in that order.
- A despised market leader is an advantage, not a threat.
- Build your email launch list before writing a single line of code.
LVMH: How Bernard Arnault built the world's largest luxury conglomerate
Business Breakdowns
August 3, 2022
Business models
10
Case studies
9
Valuation
6
- Why luxury brands deliberately avoid expanding their operating margins
- Bulgari went from €100m to €500m EBIT under LVMH ownership
- Arnault's succession is the single biggest risk to the conglomerate
How Parsley scaled to $10M ARR and escaped the SaaS dead zone
TK Kader
July 17, 2022
Pivoting
9
Business models
7
Case studies
6
- SaaS dead zones hit at every major ARR milestone — not randomly
- Stalling at $10M was a GTM problem, not a product gap
- A structured offsite pivoted Parsley's ICP and triggered acquisition
Six SaaS ideas worth building in underserved niches
Rob Walling
July 11, 2022
Business models
10
Automation & tools
10
AI tools & automation
10
- No tool exists for end-to-end podcast production project management.
- Accelerator applicant tracking tools have poor UX — gap ready to fill.
- Find ideas where people use Excel or four duct-taped tools daily.
Three principles for building a massive SaaS business selling to SMEs
TK Kader
July 10, 2022
Business models
8
B2B sales
7
Product-market fit
6
- SME buyers are too busy to demo — go product-led instead
- High churn is inevitable; upgrade paths determine if math works
- Generic messaging is invisible in a crowded SME market
Dino Polska: Building a dominant small-town grocery chain in Poland
Business Breakdowns
July 6, 2022
Business models
9
Case studies
8
Unit economics
6
- The only full-assortment, lowest-price grocer that opens in tiny towns
- Owning land and building stores unlocks 20–30% returns on capital
- 3–3.5x store count growth runway still available in Poland alone