Turn your product's
edge into pipeline

We help early-stage Cloud and Cyber founders find what makes them unique, to whom, and build the marketing and sales infrastructure to prove it.

Free Positioning Audit
Sound familiar?
My website isn't getting enough demos
No one's responding to my outbound
Demo calls aren't converting to pipeline
All of the above?

The root cause is almost always upstream.
Not the SDRs, not the leads, not the market.

12-week GTM acceleration program

Why most positioning falls short

Research that barely scratches
the surface

Most companies do some version of buyer research — a few customer calls, a competitor scan, a workshop. Partial research with surface-level inputs produce surface-level positioning.

A category where nobody stands out

Every category now has 10+ players claiming to be AI-powered, developer-first, and enterprise-grade. The words have stopped meaning anything. When your positioning doesn't claim territory that's genuinely yours, buyers can't tell you apart.

Built for everyone, chosen by no one

The most common instinct after raising a Series A is to go broad — more personas, more use cases, more verticals. But positioning that tries to speak to everyone resonates with no one.

The price of getting this wrong
compounds every month

Can't explain the difference
Website doesn't convert
SDRs blamed for messaging
Board asks "who are we for?"
High CAC
2% reply rates
Deals die silently
Long sales cycles
Wasted headcount
Low inbound
Stalled pipeline
Wrong buyers targeted
Discounting to close
Lost to competitors
Churn after onboarding

We research it. We build it.
We make sure it works.

500+ data points of buyer and competitive research, turned into positioning, messaging, and sales assets, all delivered and implemented in one engagement.

Research & Positioning
Month 1

Data first, opinions second

Before we ever meet, we've already mapped your competitive landscape, buyer language, and market signals. Then founder workshops surface what data can't. The result: positioning that's differentiated, credible, and yours.

Competitive intelligence across 5–10 category players
Buyer language analysis — G2, Reddit, forums, sales calls
Persona profiles with decision criteria by role
Founder workshops to surface what data can't
Market signal scan — analysts, job posts, category trends
Unique and targeted positioning that will appeal to buyers
Implementation & Launch
Month 2

Framework to live assets in 30 days

Homepage copy, sales deck, outbound sequences, battlecards — all written for your specific buyers and deployed across every channel.

Core positioning framework with differentiation pillars
Messaging hierarchy cascading to every channel
Homepage copy — written and ready to publish
Sales deck with full content and talk track
Outbound sequences — 3–5 variants per persona
Call framework, objection playbook, battlecards
Enablement & GTM Support
Month 3

Where the real advantage compounds

Your sales team gets walked through every asset — the positioning logic behind it, not just the words. Weekly founder syncs, a direct Slack channel, and iteration based on how the market responds.

Assets go live across all channels
Weekly founder syncs for the full month
Direct Slack channel with both of us
Messaging guide — rules for staying on-message
Team walkthrough — sales team trained on every asset
Iteration based on early market signals

What to expect from
the GTM R&D

When you target the right buyer with the right message, everything downstream converts better.

Outbound actually
gets better

Reply rates go up when the message hits a problem buyers actually relate to.

Higher Website
Conversion

Your homepage speaks to the buyer's world instead of listing features.

Demo calls convert
to pipeline

First calls land because your sales deck tells a story the buyer already believes.

Consistent GTM
that's memorable

From website to outbound, every touchpoint tells the same story.

The GTM R&D Package

Three months of buyer research, positioning, and sales enablement — delivered and implemented, not just strategized.

$30K one-time
What you get
Buyer Research
Positioning Framework
Full Homepage Mockup
Sales deck
Outbound sequences
Objection Playbook
Sales Battlecards
Messaging Architecture Doc
Sales Training
GTM Support

Find out exactly
where your positioning
is falling short

We score your positioning against your direct competitors across 7 dimensions and show you exactly what to fix in a free 30-minute walkthrough.

Free Positioning Audit
Positioning Audit
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Scoring Dimensions
Category Clarity
3
Proof & Evidence
4
Competitive Framing
4
Value Differentiation
5
Buyer Targeting
7
Value Proposition
4
Messaging Consistency
6
Key Finding
Category is invisible above the fold
A first-time visitor can't place you in under 3 seconds. Governance, GRC, AI security — not mentioned in hero.
Your headline describes the technology layer, not the business risk it eliminates. Buyers scanning your homepage leave without a clear frame of reference for what problem you own.
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Positioning Landscape
← Assists Autonomous → Platform → Overlay → FOLLOWER LEADER NICHE CHALLENGER
You
White Space Opportunity
Governance-as-risk-ownership is unclaimed across 9 of 10 competitors. No one is anchoring on board-level exposure.
Your angle: eliminate the gap between CISO reporting and executive risk appetite — no competitor owns this frame.

Most services stop at the strategy deck.
We build the entire GTM around it.
Others stop at the strategy deck.
We build the entire GTM around it.

The most comprehensive buyer research

Most positioning is based on a few founder interviews. Ours is built on 500+ data points — what your buyers actually say, what competitors miss, and where the market is moving.

Finished assets, not strategy homework

You don't need another strategy deck. You need assets your team can use on Monday morning — homepage copy, sales deck, outbound sequences, battlecards — all written and ready to deploy.

CMO and VP Sales in one engagement

Positioning that sales can't use is wasted. We build both sides together — so the story on your homepage is the same one your AE tells on a call. No translation layer, no handoff gap.

We don't just deliver and disappear

Positioning only works once it hits the market. We stay embedded for 30 days after launch — adjusting messaging based on real buyer reactions, not guessing from the sidelines.

Competitor Analysis
Buyer Language
Sales Call Transcripts
Market Intelligence
Founder Workshops
500+ Data Points
GTM Engine
Homepage Copy
Sales Deck
Outbound Sequences
Battlecards
Messaging Guide
Marketing Positioning & messaging
One Team
Sales Process & execution
Month 1 Research
Month 2 Build
Month 3 Launch & Support
Weekly founder syncs for the full month
Direct Slack channel with both of us
Iteration based on early market signals

The Marketing and Sales
who actually liked each other.

We built GTM together at Zesty, and grew revenueARR from $1M to $25M in 2 years.
Innit Labs is that same partnership, now available to your team.

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ControlMonkey Attribute Dataloop Spot
Alex Waiman

Alex Waiman

GTM Lead

KPMG strategy consulting to four VP Sales roles at high-growth startups. Alex has spent his career building revenue engines from zero to 8 digits, and knows what it takes to turn positioning into closed deals.

  • Director of Sales at Lusha
  • VP Sales at Zesty
  • VP Sales at Pelanor
  • VP Sales at Dataloop
Ido Assaf

Ido Assaf

Positioning Lead

Engineer turned CMO. After a decade in engineering, Ido shifted to product marketing and never looked back. He's built positioning and messaging for over a dozen Cloud Infrastructure and cybersecurity startups.

  • Head of Product Marketing at Spot by NetApp
  • VP Marketing at Zesty
  • Fractional CMO: ControlMonkey
  • Fractional CMO: Radiant Security
I hired both Ido and Alex and watched them build Zesty's GTM together. What made them unusual is that they actually operated as one unit — positioning, messaging, and sales execution all moving in the same direction. They're the rare combination of strategic and hands-on, and they never ship anything they don't believe in.
Lori Brigg Former CRO At Zesty
Lori Brigg

Frequently asked questions.

We already have a marketing person. Is this still relevant for us?

Absolutely. Most of the companies we work with already have marketing talent in-house. What's usually missing isn't headcount — it's the foundational positioning and messaging that everything else should build on. We create that foundation so your marketing person can execute on solid ground instead of guessing.

Why do you only work with Cloud Infrastructure and cybersecurity startups?

Because specialization is exactly what we preach. We've spent our careers in these markets — we understand the buyers, the competitive landscape, the technical nuance, and the sales cycles. That depth is what lets us move fast and deliver positioning that actually resonates with your specific audience.

Why does this cost $30K?

A marketing hire and a sales hire operating on broken positioning costs $135K in six months — before ad spend. Our engagement delivers the positioning foundation, finished GTM assets, and sales enablement in 12 weeks. The ROI math isn't close.

What happens after the three months?

We don't disappear. We offer ongoing advisory for positioning reviews, competitive updates, campaign iteration, and sales coaching. Most clients keep us on retainer because GTM isn't a one-time project — it's a continuous process that needs to evolve with your market.

How quickly can I see results?

Deliverables go live by week 8. Most clients see measurable changes in outbound response rates and website engagement within the first month after launch. The remaining four weeks are enablement, coaching, and iteration based on early performance data.

Stop guessing.
Get the diagnosis.

We'll analyze your positioning and show you exactly where it's falling short
in a 30-minute walkthrough.

Free Positioning Audit