Your CAC payback period determines if you survive.
Formula: CAC / (Monthly revenue per customer)
Rule: Under 3 months is healthy. Over 6 months = unsustainable.
Calculate this. If it's wrong, everything else is secondary.
Most GTM strategies fail because founders skip customer interviews.
Build nothing until you've talked to 20 customers.
Ask: "Would you pay for this?"
If less than 50% say yes, don't build it.
This one change cuts feature waste by 80%.
The best positioning isn't what YOU think is important.
It's what your customers would pay to avoid losing.
Ask your top 10 customers: "Why did you choose us?"
Their answer = your positioning.
Not your marketing copy.
Most founders optimize for the wrong metrics.
Stop: Followers, vanity metrics, early revenue spikes
Start: Unit economics, retention rate, CAC:LTV ratio
You can fake vanity. Can't fake a sustainable business.
Get these three right first.
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