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The common hurdles SaaS and AI scale-ups face on their journey from founder-led sales to repeatable, scalable growth.

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2025-08-21T11:07:51.340Z

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# Challenges

The common hurdles SaaS and AI scale-ups face on their journey from founder-led sales to repeatable, scalable growth.

## ScaleUp-200E

SaaS scale-ups (20–100 employees) encounter recurring pain points—from sharpening PMF to hiring, pricing, and building predictable sales engines.

## Outbound Challenges

The four most common issues that stall outbound sales: unclear ICP, weak messaging, unknown stakeholders, and lack of process. These are not just sales problems but core Product–Market Fit alignment challenges.

## GD Portfolio Challenges

A portfolio of growth challenges typically faced by scale-ups. Covers strategy, people, process, positioning, partners, and tools — each with guiding questions and focus areas.

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