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Marketing a movement over a product with Terminus' Sangram Vajre
Marketing a movement over a product with Terminus' Sangram Vajre
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Length:
34 minutes
Released:
May 9, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Key Points:
Sangram explains the problem he identified that inspired Terminus (01:00)
How Sangram developed the FlipMyFunnel framework in Terminus' first year (02:31)
My thoughts on community creation as a moat (04:37)
I explain the benefits of developing your company around a clear point of view (07:19)
Why Terminus defined their category as account base marketing, rather than the narrower niche of account-based advertising (08:19)
I unpack the importance of having both focus and broader resilience in your company with a quote from Strava's Mark Gainey (09:44)
Sangram describes three stages companies go through: problem-market fit, product-market fit, and platform-market fit (11:39)
Terminus' approach to acquisition (14:00)
I describe the advantages of growing via acquisition with a quote from Cisco's former Chief Technology and Strategy Officer, Padmasree Warrior (15:40)
How Terminus continued to build demand through community events (18:58)
I explain why having a strong point of view is so compelling, with a quote from Celonis' Dave Peterson (20:36)
Why Terminus embraces competitors as a sign of a healthy category (22:28)
Why creating a new subcategory may be easier than winning a brand preference war (25:10)
Wrap up (31:59)
Mentioned:Sangram Vajre LinkedInSangram Vajre TwitterTerminus LinkedInTerminus WebsiteMark Gainey LinkedInPadmasree Warrior LinkedInDave Peterson LinkedInMailChimpAugustAmp It Up: Leading for Hypergrowth by Raising Expectations, Increasing Urgency, and Elevating Intensity by Frank SlootmanMy Links:TwitterLinkedInWebsiteWynterSpeeroCXL
Sangram explains the problem he identified that inspired Terminus (01:00)
How Sangram developed the FlipMyFunnel framework in Terminus' first year (02:31)
My thoughts on community creation as a moat (04:37)
I explain the benefits of developing your company around a clear point of view (07:19)
Why Terminus defined their category as account base marketing, rather than the narrower niche of account-based advertising (08:19)
I unpack the importance of having both focus and broader resilience in your company with a quote from Strava's Mark Gainey (09:44)
Sangram describes three stages companies go through: problem-market fit, product-market fit, and platform-market fit (11:39)
Terminus' approach to acquisition (14:00)
I describe the advantages of growing via acquisition with a quote from Cisco's former Chief Technology and Strategy Officer, Padmasree Warrior (15:40)
How Terminus continued to build demand through community events (18:58)
I explain why having a strong point of view is so compelling, with a quote from Celonis' Dave Peterson (20:36)
Why Terminus embraces competitors as a sign of a healthy category (22:28)
Why creating a new subcategory may be easier than winning a brand preference war (25:10)
Wrap up (31:59)
Mentioned:Sangram Vajre LinkedInSangram Vajre TwitterTerminus LinkedInTerminus WebsiteMark Gainey LinkedInPadmasree Warrior LinkedInDave Peterson LinkedInMailChimpAugustAmp It Up: Leading for Hypergrowth by Raising Expectations, Increasing Urgency, and Elevating Intensity by Frank SlootmanMy Links:TwitterLinkedInWebsiteWynterSpeeroCXL
Released:
May 9, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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