Podcast episode. Listen on Substack.
Why go-to-market is not a handoff, but a system that starts before launch.
In this episode:
- The prototype-to-profit gap inside corporates
- What a venture sales engine consists of
- When go-to-market work should actually start
There's a silent stage in most innovation journeys.
The product is built. The proposition is tested. Leadership gives the green light.
And then, progress slows…
Not because the idea wasn't good.
Not because the customer didn't care.
But because the system to sell it was never designed.
This episode explores a different path, one where go-to-market isn't an afterthought, but a core part of the venture design itself.
If you're in corporate innovation, new venture creation, or leading commercial acceleration inside a larger organisation, this episode offers a framework to bridge the gap between internal validation and external traction.
What we cover:
- Why most ventures stall not in R&D, but in the space between product and sales
- The structural mismatch between commercial teams and early-stage propositions
- How to think about GTM not as a campaign, but as a system to design
- The five Operating Systems that make ventures commercially ready
- The three foundational models that help predict traction early
- A practical checklist to test if your venture is ready for scale, or needs one more sprint
This is not about pitching harder.It's about building smarter.When teams embed sales thinking into the earliest phases, ventures don't just launch.They convert.They grow.They matter.
Listen in to explore the real engine behind innovation that scales, and how to build it.
-Don't create unicorns,Let's breed blue whales.🐋
(Podcast episode, ~11:59 audio.)
Related reading: From Prototype to Profit: Building a Venture Sales Engine
Prefer reading? The article version: From Prototype to Profit.
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