Product-Led Growth for Usage-Based MarTech (Pre-Seed)
Product-Led Growth playbook for usage-based MarTech companies at Pre-Seed. Tailored to the usage-based business model with implementation steps and expert guidance.
Timeline: 4-8 months
Prerequisites
- ✓ Working MVP
- ✓ Analytics tracking key events
- ✓ Budget for 4-8 months
Step-by-Step Guide
Discovery & Audit phase for product led growth in martech. Focus on understanding the landscape and planning.
Strategy Design phase for product led growth in martech. Focus on understanding the landscape and planning.
Initial Implementation phase for product led growth in martech. Focus on execution and iteration.
Measurement Setup phase for product led growth in martech. Focus on execution and iteration.
Optimization Cycle phase for product led growth in martech. Focus on execution and iteration.
Scale & Systematize phase for product led growth in martech. Focus on execution and iteration.
Expected Outcomes
- ✓ Validated product-led growth for usage-based MarTech
- ✓ KPI baselines established
- ✓ Growth process documented
KPIs to Track
- ● Activation Rate
- ● Free-to-Paid Conversion
- ● Product Qualified Leads
- ● DAU/MAU Ratio
- ● Expansion Revenue %
Common Mistakes to Avoid
Ehsan's Growth Commentary
After working with 55+ MarTech companies, the pattern is clear: Product-Led Growth at the Pre-Seed stage requires founder-driven execution. The teams that win start smaller than they think they should and iterate 3x faster than their competitors.
The first 90 days of Product-Led Growth for MarTech at Pre-Seed: weeks 1-2 audit and baseline, weeks 3-6 first experiments, weeks 7-12 double down on winners. Do not skip the baseline step.
Ehsan Jahandarpour
AI Growth Strategist & Fractional CMO
Forbes Top 20 Growth Hacker · TEDx Speaker · 716 Academic Citations · Ex-Microsoft · CMO at FirstWave (ASX:FCT) · Forbes Communications Council