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A Go-to-Market Accelerator Led by Revenue, Marketing & Product Experts

 An 8-week, high-touch accelerator delivered in a small cohort that teaches early-stage founders how to build a real, scalable Go-to-Market engine through cross-functional guidance, proven frameworks, and personalized advisory support. 


 Getting Go-to-Market wrong costs founders more than $600,000 in the first year. Getting it right starts here. 

Save your Seat

Most GTM programs teach only one perspective — sales, marketing, or product. This Go-to-Market accelerator brings all three disciplines together so you can build a Go-to-Market foundation that actually works in the real world.

WHAT MAKES THIS GTM ADVISORY COHORT DIFFERENT

Revenue Leadership

Marketing Leadership

Marketing Leadership

Founder led sales frameworks
Early stage sales motion
Deal progression and buyer psychology
Pipeline design that scales 

Marketing Leadership

Marketing Leadership

Marketing Leadership

 Positioning and messaging
ICP clarity and prioritization
Early stage demand strategy
Narrative development 

Product Leadership

Marketing Leadership

Product Leadership

 Value proposition clarity
User insights and differentiation
Packaging and pricing foundations
Roadmap alignment with GTM 

Go-to-market advisory COHORT

WHO THIS GTM ADVISORY COHORT IS FOR

 This advisory cohort is designed for early-stage founders who want clarity, structure, and a repeatable approach to growth. If you are still relying on founder led sales, struggling to articulate your value, unsure which customers to prioritize, or preparing to fundraise with a stronger Go-to-Market story, you are in the right place.


The program is delivered in a small cohort, giving you the chance to learn alongside other founders who are navigating similar challenges. The peer environment adds shared insight and real examples that strengthen everything you build.


By the end of the eight weeks, you will have:

  • Positioning and messaging that resonate with buyers
  • A clear ICP and focus so you stop chasing the wrong deals
  • A repeatable Go-to-Market motion you can run with confidence
  • A simple and effective founder led sales approach
  • Marketing fundamentals tied directly to your product value
  • A 6-12 month GTM roadmap that aligns your team and your growth


Everything you build is shaped by guidance from experienced leaders across Revenue, Product, and Marketing, so you are never building alone, and you are never guessing.


Together, this is the GTM system you’ve never had access to...until now.

THE COST OF NOT HAVING A GO-TO-MARKET FOUNDATION

 72% of founders experience burnout juggling all hats. Without a clear Go-to-Market strategy, founders routinely face higher customer acquisition costs, slower paths to revenue, and expensive mistakes that drain runway. Early-stage companies without a structured GTM approach lose an estimated $60,000 to $120,000 each year in scattered marketing spend, delay revenue by as much as thirteen months, and risk failed sales hires that cost more than $150,000. 

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Go-to-market advisory COHORT

WHY WE CREATED THE GO-TO-MARKET ADVISORY COHORT FOR FOUNDERS

Founders are forced to be the product visionary, the salesperson, the marketer, and the strategist all at once. But scaling requires clarity, structure, and alignment across every part of your Go-to-Market strategy.


 Without a clear Go-to-Market strategy, founders spend valuable time and capital on efforts that do not create momentum. A structured GTM process prevents wasted budget, misaligned execution, and slow revenue growth. 


This accelerator was created by a team with deep experience as a Chief Revenue Officer, a Chief Product Officer, and a Chief Marketing Officer. Together we combine revenue, product, and marketing expertise so founders can build a Go-to-Market engine that works in the real world.


This is not theory. It is a practical, operator led program based on the same approaches used to help dozens of companies find product market fit, strengthen their positioning, accelerate revenue, and prepare for scale.

HOW THE COHORT WORKS

Each week builds the foundational elements that reduce customer acquisition cost, shorten your sales cycle, and prepare you for scalable growth 


Over 8 weeks, you’ll build a strong GTM foundation through:


  • Weekly Coursework:  Curated and designed lessons that walk you through step by step, with exercises, how to build your GTM strategy.


  • Weekly Strategic Labs: High-touch working sessions where you get live feedback from the advisory team on your deliverables and Go-to-Market plan.


  • Four 1:1 Sessions: Each founder receives four personalized advisory sessions for deep coaching across positioning, product direction, sales, and marketing.


  • Peer Community:  Learn alongside other founders, sharing insights, collaborating, and providing feedback as you build your GTM engine.  


The cohort format ensures you learn not only from expert guidance but also from the real challenges and examples shared by other founders, expanding your perspective and accelerating your decision making. 

RETURN ON INVESTMENT

The typical founder wastes more than $30,000 in the first six months on unfocused marketing efforts alone. A documented sales process prevents failed sales hires that can cost $150,000–$200,000. A clear positioning and messaging strategy reduces customer acquisition cost by 30–50%. Founders with a solid Go-to-Market foundation often cut their time to revenue in half and free up 15–20 hours each week to focus on product and vision.


The Financial Impact:

• A validated GTM framework helps you avoid $60,000–$120,000 in wasted spend
• Documenting your sales process prevents $150,000–$200,000 per failed sales hire
• A strong positioning framework reduces CAC by 30–50%
• Freeing up 15–20 founder hours per week returns $150,000–$300,000 in annual value
• Compressing a 24-month journey to 11 months saves 13 months of runway and accelerates revenue by 50%+


A strong Go-to-Market foundation protects you from these common early-stage risks and accelerates your path to revenue.

Even the conservative ROI scenario places the value of this program at more than $230,000.

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PRICING AND AVAILABILITY

  Enrollment in the GTM Advisory Cohort is limited to a small group of founders each cycle. 

The eight-week cohort investment is:


$2,999 upfront
or
Two monthly payments of $1,700


Cohort Timing

The next cohort is Mid-January


Limited Seats
To keep this high-touch and personalized, we only accept a small number of founders.

Save your Seat

  Even the most conservative analysis shows founders lose at least $230,000 on avoidable GTM mistakes in the first two years and for many, the total climbs past $600,000 in year one alone.


 Can you afford another quarter without a validated Go-to-Market strategy? 

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meet the cohort guides

Kristi Gaudioso

Kristi Gaudioso

Kristi Gaudioso

 Kristi Gaudioso is a sales, GTM and revenue strategist with 25+ years guiding SaaS, AI, fintech, and enterprise organizations. Her expertise includes buyer psychology, sales motion design, and the systems that create predictable revenue. Kristi works with early-stage founders to build clear, scalable Go-to-Market foundations that turn vision into repeatable growth. 

Adrienne Rupp

Kristi Gaudioso

Kristi Gaudioso

  Adrienne Rupp is a marketing strategist and business leader with 20+ years guiding GTM, brand, and communications strategy across healthcare, technology, and service-based organizations. She excels at messaging clarity, demand generation, and aligning teams around a shared story. Adrienne helps founders strengthen their market position and accelerate growth with confidence. 

Kristy Tupper

Kristi Gaudioso

Kristy Tupper

  Kristy Tupper is a strategy and innovation advisor with 25+ years helping founders, high-growth teams, and healthcare organizations bring ideas to market. She excels at GTM strategy, product definition, customer insight, and value proposition design. A PMP, CBAP, and IDEO-trained design thinker, Kristy translates complexity into practical plans for sustainable growth. 

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