How to make the jump from product-market fit to platform-market fit

In the world of B2B marketing, achieving Product-Market Fit is just the beginning.

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Tim Hillison

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Sep 12, 2024

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How to make the jump from product-market fit to platform-market fit
How to make the jump from product-market fit to platform-market fit
How to make the jump from product-market fit to platform-market fit

In the world of B2B marketing, achieving Product-Market Fit is just the beginning. The next frontier is mastering Platform-Market Fit—a strategy that shifts businesses from managing isolated products to building a unified platform that addresses broader customer needs. This approach can accelerate growth, reduce complexity, and boost customer adoption.

Platform-Market Fit is not about pushing more products; it’s about creating a scalable solution that integrates various products into a cohesive platform. This transition is essential for companies looking to expand across industries and geographies while maintaining efficiency. Using the 3Ps GTM Maturity Model—Problem-Market Fit, Product-Market Fit, and Platform-Market Fit—companies can evolve their Go-to-Market (GTM) strategy to solve complex customer problems and scale their operations effectively.

The article tells Jason's story of rethinking his company's GTM strategy to achieve Platform-Market Fit. By segmenting customers based on platform usage and optimizing solutions to meet their specific needs, Jason’s team was able to unlock new levels of growth. It’s not just about increasing sales—it’s about creating a unified platform that delivers true customer value and scales seamlessly across different markets.

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We focus on strategy-led execution, full-funnel architecture, and operator-level support across Product, Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, RevOps, and Enablement.

Our programs include StartRight for recently funded teams, FlexScale for companies between10M and 50M ARR, Full-Stack GTM for companies between 25M and 300M ARR, and GTM Workshops for leaders shaping their next stage of growth.

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Execution Beats Theory.

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Entry Point 1 helps engineering-led startups and mid-market scaleups build performant GTM systems, unify revenue, and grow with Agentic AI.

We focus on strategy-led execution, full-funnel architecture, and operator-level support across Product, Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, RevOps, and Enablement.

Our programs include StartRight for recently funded teams, FlexScale for companies between10M and 50M ARR, Full-Stack GTM for companies between 25M and 300M ARR, and GTM Workshops for leaders shaping their next stage of growth.

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Entry Point 1 helps engineering-led startups and mid-market scaleups build performant GTM systems, unify revenue, and grow with Agentic AI.

We focus on strategy-led execution, full-funnel architecture, and operator-level support across Product, Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, RevOps, and Enablement.

Our programs include StartRight for recently funded teams, FlexScale for companies between10M and 50M ARR, Full-Stack GTM for companies between 25M and 300M ARR, and GTM Workshops for leaders shaping their next stage of growth.

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Execution Beats Theory.

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