Ideal Customer Profile (ICP)
A specific description of the customer you most want — who they are, what they need, why they buy.
What it is
ICP = the specific customer type your product was built for. Not a persona. A profile. Industry, size, role, trigger, budget, decision pattern.
Why it matters
Without ICP, you market to everyone and convert no one. With ICP, every message + ad + landing page can be sharper. Tighter targeting = lower CAC.
How to find yours
Pull your 10 best customers. Note: industry, size, role of buyer, what they were doing when they bought, what triggered the search. Patterns emerge fast.
Sharper is better
A generic ICP ("B2B SaaS companies") is barely useful. A sharp ICP ("Series A SaaS founders w/ $1-3M ARR who just hired a head of growth and are deciding on Q3 spend") converts 5x better.
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