Building Your First Go-To-Market Motion: PLG vs Sales-Led

GTM is a fit problem

Your motion must match your price, product complexity and buyer. Forcing a sales-led motion on a cheap self-serve product (or vice versa) burns cash.

Product-led growth (PLG)

  • Users adopt before they buy
  • Low-touch, self-serve onboarding
  • Works for low price points and viral/utility products

Sales-led growth

  • Humans guide the buying decision
  • Higher ACV justifies the cost of sales
  • Works for complex, high-consideration products

Let price and buyer choose the motion. Most successful companies eventually blend both as they move upmarket.

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