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Jul 13, 2026
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The Sales Framework Every Founder Needs | Mark Roberge
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Mark Roberge
(Professor, Harvard Business School & Co-founder, Stage 2 Capital, guest)
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Executive Summary
Mark Roberge introduces his "Science of Scaling" framework, arguing that startups fail by scaling revenue at the wrong time and pace, driven by flawed definitions of product-market fit.
Product-market fit should be quantified by customer retention and its leading indicators (e.g., 'P% of customers do E event every T time'), not by vanity metrics like revenue or customer count.
The host, Juben, discusses his new AI-powered startup, Roadrunner, which aims to disrupt the broken Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ) market by using LLMs to simplify deal creation for AEs.
The conversation highlights the immense personal energy required for founding a company and the importance of separating fundraising outcomes (valuation) from data-driven operational scaling decisions.
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