This is NOT your value prop - Kyle Poyar’s Growth Unhinged

The Gist: move away from time savings in order to get past the CFO

Welcome back to the eighth edition of The Gist by Growth Unhinged. The Gist is my attempt to get to the point — giving you one specific action item to grow faster. You can catch up on the most popular editions here: Smart trials In-product experiments Usage paywalls Today, we’re focusing on value propositions. Most software helps customers save time by automating work that would normally be done manually with pencil-and-paper or spreadsheets. Automation and AI-centric products further streamline work and accelerate these time savings. We’ve all seen the viral Twitter threads on how to…

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