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Product-led growth strategy: what operating choices sit behind the number?
Table 5Product-led growth strategy: what operating choices sit behind the number?
| Strategy choice | What to declare | Failure signal |
|---|---|---|
| Entry design | Self-service, sales-assisted, or mixed path | One motion is reported as another. |
| Product threshold | Event, unit, eligibility, and time window | Activity is treated as qualification. |
| Ownership | Receiving role, acceptance rule, and response state | A handoff has no accountable owner. |
| Constraint handling | Security, procurement, capacity, or fit boundary | An interruption disappears from the funnel. |
| Outcome review | Comparison, cost, outcome, and horizon | A movement is presented as a causal return. |
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What is product-led growth? Product usage is not a growth loop
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