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Aterous Group  ·  GTM Advisory

Where GTM gets honest.

Insights on marketing, sales, and go-to-market strategy for cybersecurity and AI startups, written by practitioners who've lived it.

Most early-stage cyber and AI companies don't lack ambition. They lack GTM that actually resonates with the practitioners they're selling to. This is where we share what we're seeing, what works, and what doesn't. No fluff.

Opinion & maverick
The SDR Model Is Broken for Early-Stage Cyber Startups
You're Not Doing ABM. You're Doing ABM Messaging.
Stop the Spray. Start the Focus.
Why Domain Expertise Is the Only GTM Advantage That Actually Compounds
Framework
The ICP Audit: How to Know Your Named Account List Is Already Wrong
How to Build an ABM Program That Isn't Just Costly Outbound
The Founder-Led Sales Trap: When to Stay In and When to Step Back
Build the Human Motion. Then Add the Tools.
The Messaging Problem
Your Named Account List Is Your GTM Strategy. Build It Like One.
Applied / from the field
What Our Messaging Actually Sounded Like (Before and After)
Stop Praying. Start Forecasting.
Stop Clicking. Start With a Strategy. Then Set Up HubSpot.
AI is the GTM Accelerator for Pre-Series B Startups.
Personal
I'm Not Winding Down. I'm Just Getting Started.
More coming soon
Messaging & positioning
What Our Messaging Actually Sounded Like (Before and After)
The Messaging Problem
ICP & account strategy
The ICP Audit: How to Know Your Named Account List Is Already Wrong
Your Named Account List Is Your GTM Strategy. Build It Like One.
Stop the Spray. Start the Focus.
ABM & demand gen
How to Build an ABM Program That Isn't Just Costly Outbound
You're Not Doing ABM. You're Doing ABM Messaging.
Sales motions
The SDR Model Is Broken for Early-Stage Cyber Startups
The Founder-Led Sales Trap: When to Stay In and When to Step Back
Build the Human Motion. Then Add the Tools.
Stop Praying. Start Forecasting.
GTM ops
Stop Clicking. Start With a Strategy. Then Set Up HubSpot.
AI is the GTM Accelerator for Pre-Series B Startups.
Leadership
Why Domain Expertise Is the Only GTM Advantage That Actually Compounds
I'm Not Winding Down. I'm Just Getting Started.
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