ideal customer profile

also referred to as: icp

9 statements across 9 episodes · 2 bullish · 2 bearish · 7 people on the record · first statement Jul 24, 2019 by Theresa O'Neil · across every show →

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Jul 24, 2019 positive
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Tying Sales Compensation to Churn Forces Discipline Around Ideal Customers
“By being responsible for churn, they're gonna do what they can to sell into the right ICP that's not gonna churn, and keep that customer whole so that they have to sell less new bookings.”
Theresa O'Neil Jul 24, 2019 ▶ 17:31 "Aligning Sales, Marketing, and CS to Scale Revenue and Retention" Theresa O'Neil, Showpad CMO
Aug 23, 2022 positive
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Founders should define their Ideal Customer Profile before launching, says Crespo
“What is going to be key for you is to first of all draw a picture of your ideal customer profile. And you shouldn't do that three, four years down the line. You should do that even before starting your company. You should do that when you're actually designing…”
Eléonore Crespo Aug 23, 2022 ▶ 8:32 Why Choosing Your First Customers Matters More Than You Think | Pigment Co-Founder Eléonore Crespo
Aug 15, 2023
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Lopez: Early customer logos must be recognizable brands respected by ICPs
“Yeah, but I think it's like specifically logos that your ICP knows and respects, right? Because like, oh, if they're using this product, then like, oh, it's pretty good. There's like those proof points where it's not just some company that nobody knows and lik…”
Robert Lopez Aug 15, 2023 ▶ 37:24 10 Things Top CROs Wish They Knew Early in Our Careers with CRO Justworks
Oct 27, 2023 neutral
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Lemkin: SaaS Growth Slows Approaching 10% Market Share Within Core ICP
“Once you approach 10% market share in your, not, not in the whole world, but in your core ICP, your core market, it starts to slow down at 10%.”
Jason Lemkin Oct 27, 2023 ▶ 9:00 How to Navigate Strategic Change for Growth with SaaStr CEO and Founder, Jason Lemkin
Jan 4, 2024 negative
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Start outbound sales using existing networks, not cold email tools
“You do not want to start with purchasing a sequencing tool, purchasing a system that gives you contact information and blasting your ICP. I've talked about this before, but you really want to start with who you are targeting being in your own network.”
Sam Blond Jan 4, 2024 ▶ 2:54 From Zero to Hero: How to Dominate Outbound SaaS Sales with Rippling and Sam Blond
Oct 18, 2024
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Lemkin: Retreating to core ICP for over a year lets competitors win
“Sell to your ICP. It tastes good, but if you do this more than four quarters, the competition is going to pass you by. They're just going to pass you by, right?”
Jason Lemkin Oct 18, 2024 ▶ 38:03 The Future of AI and Sales in SaaS with Henry Schuck, CEO of ZoomInfo and SaaStr CEO Jason Lemkin
Dec 20, 2024
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Benfer: Automate sales processes entirely for products with ACVs under $5,000
“And if you know your ICP down pat, A five K ACB and below, I would, 100% try to figure out how do you get as much of an automated process to engage.”
Michelle Benfer Dec 20, 2024 ▶ 3:47 How to Train Your Sales Leaders: Key Learnings from HubSpot and BILL’s Head of Sales Michelle Benfer
Jul 30, 2025 negative
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Biestman: Taking non-ICP revenue creates organizational thrash and damages unit economics
“And I find that that approach just allows for too much thrash in an organization, whether the product's not going to work perfectly for this end customer, potentially it means that this customer that we sign up is not going to have successful outcomes and is g…”
Ross Beesman Jul 30, 2025 ▶ 11:31 From Startup to $11B: ServiceTitan's CRO Breaks Down Their Sales Playbook
Jan 2, 2026 neutral
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Lemkin: Only 1% of a B2B prospect list buys annually in normal markets
“Instead of the traditional five to six percent of prospects being in market a month, which is a way a lot of marketers think about things, right? I'm going to try to reach everyone in my universe. But the only 20% are really in my ICP and of that 20%, maybe fo…”
Jason Lemkin Jan 2, 2026 ▶ 40:47 AI + B2B in 2026: Find the Tailwinds or Get Left Behind | Jason Lemkin
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