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For founders between $500K and $3M ARR, tuning your existing customer segment delivers 3x faster growth than selecting a new one — yet 87% still chase the wrong path. The decision between refining your current focus versus pivoting to a new market determines whether you reach your next revenue milestone or waste 6-12 months in
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You hit $500K ARR doing founder-led sales, and suddenly your close rate drops from 40% to 15%. Your calendar is packed with demos, but deals are dying in weird places—prospects ghost after seemingly great calls, your “champion” goes silent, and you can’t figure out why what worked at $200K stopped working. A repeatable sales process